SOUTH HUTCHINSON, KS —
OSHA Inspection: TYSON PREPARED FOODS GROUP INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of TYSON PREPARED FOODS GROUP INC. in 9 NORTH WASHINGTON ST., SOUTH HUTCHINSON, KS 67505 (NAICS 311612). OSHA activity number 340024348.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- TYSON PREPARED FOODS GROUP INC.
- Site address
- 9 NORTH WASHINGTON ST.
- City
- SOUTH HUTCHINSON
- State
- KS
- ZIP
- 67505
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 1570 ., HUTCHINSON, KS 67504
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 311612
- Employees
- 376
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Oct 24, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,675 · Current $2,168 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: Employees engaged in maintenance activities using the following pieces of equipment in the maintenance shop were exposed to amputation hazards in that: a) At the Wilton horizontal band saw, the used portion of the blade was not guarded. b) At the Piranha Iron Worker, the punch end of the iron worker was not guarded.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $2168
- — C (S) $4675
- — Z (S) $4675
1910.215 B09
- Issued
- Oct 24, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,300 · Current $2,166 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch: Employees engaged in maintenance activities using the Dayton Bench Grinder in that maintenance shop were exposed to struck-by hazards in that grinder was not equipped with a tongue guard.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $2166
- — C (S) $3300
- — Z (S) $3300
1910.219 C04 I
- Issued
- Oct 24, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,805 · Current $2,166 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft: Employees engaged in production activities in the dry sausage stuffing area near the east exit belt were exposed to caught-by hazards in that the shaft end at the east exit belt was not guarded.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $2166
- — C (S) $2805
- — Z (S) $2805
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 340024348.
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