SPRINGDALE, AR —
OSHA Inspection: TYSON POULTRY INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of TYSON POULTRY INC. in 600 NORTH BERRY STREET, SPRINGDALE, AR 72764 (NAICS 311615). OSHA activity number 340168780.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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 POULTRY INC.
- Site address
- 600 NORTH BERRY STREET
- City
- SPRINGDALE
- State
- AR
- ZIP
- 72764
- Mailing
- 600 NORTH BERRY STREET, SPRINGDALE, AR 72764
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
- 311615
- Employees
- 1236
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.119 J04 II
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2015
- Abate by
- Apr 29, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(ii): Inspections and testing procedures performed on process equipment to maintain its mechanical integrity, did not follow recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices. The employer does not ensure that inspection and testing procedures performed on process equipment to maintain its mechanical integrity followed recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP). The violation occurred in the Ammonia Refrigeration Engine Rooms on or about January 8, 2015 and at times prior thereto. Employees were exposed to fire, explosion, and/or inhalation hazards from ammonia vapors when the employer failed to ensure testing and inspections of safety systems were conducted in accordance with RAGAGEP for safety systems such as but not limited to: a. Compressor High Discharge Pressure Cut Out b. Compressor High/Low Oil Pressure Differential Cut Out c. Compressor High Discharge Temperature Cut Out Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps it is taking to ensure that inspection and testing procedures performed on process equipment to maintain its mechanical integrity followed recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP).
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $5000
- — Z (S) $5000
1910.165 B03
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2015
- Abate by
- Apr 29, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000 · Current $4,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.165(b)(3): The employee alarm was not distinctive and recognizable as a signal to evacuate the work area or to perform action designated under the emergency action plan. The employer does not ensure that an employee alarm was installed that was distinctive and recognizable as a signal to evacuate the work area or to perform action designated under the emergency action plan. A. The violation occurred in the Poultry Processing Plant on or about January 8, 2015 and at times prior thereto. Employees were exposed to inhalation hazards from ammonia vapors when the employer failed to ensure an employee alarm was installed in the facility that was distinctive for ammonia and recognizable as a signal to evacuate the work area. Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date the employer must submit documentation showing it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps it is taking to ensure that an employee alarm was installed that was distinctive and recognizable as a signal to evacuate the work area or to perform action designated under the emergency action plan.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $4000
- — C (S) $4000
- — Z (S) $4000
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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 340168780.
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