HAMMOND, LA ·
OSHA Inspection: SANDERSON FARMS, INC. - PROCESSING DIVISION
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SANDERSON FARMS, INC. - PROCESSING DIVISION in 13111 HWY 190, HAMMOND, LA 70401 (NAICS 311615). OSHA activity number 341200186.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SANDERSON FARMS, INC. - PROCESSING DIVISION
- Site address
- 13111 HWY 190
- City
- HAMMOND
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70401
- Mailing
- 13111 HWY 190, HAMMOND, LA 70401
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 311615
- Employees
- 532
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jun 24, 2016
- Abate by
- Jun 30, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $4,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that caused or were likely to cause death or serious physical harm in that employees were exposed to a caught in hazard: De-bone area line #3, tender clipper workstation - On or about January 15, 2016, employee(s) were exposed to a caught in hazard due to a opening on the conveyor line seam caused by the shifting of the Teflon guide.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $4500
- · C (S) $6300
- · Z (S) $6300
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 341200186.
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