OSHA Inspection: TRI STATE BEEF COMPANY CO. INC.

Issued

2015-04-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 0530

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:    On or about November 4, 2014, for employees overexposed to carbon dioxide from dry ice  while packing combos the employer had not identify and evaluated the respiratory hazard for carbon dioxide in the workplace including how long an employee would be exposed to the respiratory hazard while packing combos and by identifying the carbon dioxide's chemical state and physical form.

Issued

2015-04-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 0530

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employees were exposed to an airborne concentration of Carbon Dioxide listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 5,000 ppm as an 8-hour Time Weighted Average concentration:  On or about February 25, 2015, an employee packing combos with meat and dry ice was exposed to an 8 hour Time Weighted Average of 5,978 ppm which exceeded the Permissible Exposure Limit by 119% during a sample period of 307 minutes.  ABATEMENT STEPS ARE AS FOLLOWS:  STEP1: Plan Submit to the Area Director a written, detailed plan of abatement outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering and/or administrative measures to control employee exposure to hazardous substances as referenced in this citation. This plan shall include, at a minimum, target dates for the following actions which must be consistent with the abatement dates required by this citation.  1. Evaluation of engineering/administrative control options; 2. Selection of optimum control methods and completion of design; 3. Procurement, installation and operation of selected control measures; and  4. Testing and acceptance or modifications/redesign of controls.  Step 2:  Engineering Controls Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of feasible engineering and/or administrative control upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance.

Issued

2015-04-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 0530

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):  On or about February 25, 2015, an employee packing combos with meat and dry ice was exposed to an 8 hour Time Weighted Average of 5,978 ppm which exceeded the Permissible Exposure Limit by 119% during a sample period of 307 minutes where the employer had not implemented feasible administrative or engineering controls such as increased general exhaust ventilation to reduce the exposure below the permissible exposure limits.

Issued

2015-04-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 0530

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    On or about October 28, 2014  the employer did not have a written hazard communication program implemented for employees exposed to carbon dioxide while packing combos.

Issued

2015-04-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 0530

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:  On or about October 28, 2014, employees packing combos were exposed to carbon dioxide from dry ice and the employer did not have a Safety Data Sheet for dry ice.