OSHA Inspection: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - FOOD SAFETY INSPECTION SERVICE (FSIS)

Issued

Mar 2, 2016

Abate by

Apr 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): The floor of every workroom was not maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition. Where wet processes are used, drainage was not maintained, and false floors, platforms, mats, or other dry standing places were not provided where practicable:  (a) In the line one area, the overflow pipe at the south of the peracetic acid tank drained directly onto the floor instead of into a floor drain.  Water and peracetic acid solution were on the floor, exposing employees that transited through the area to the hazard of slipping and falling onto the concrete floor.    (b) Near the east end of the evisceration room, the overflow pipe on the Sanova dip tank was located about 2 feet above the floor.  The liquid drained directly onto the floor instead of into a floor drain.  The liquid on the floor exposed employees that transited through the area to the hazard of slipping and falling onto the concrete floor.

Issued

Mar 2, 2016

Abate by

Apr 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(a)(3)(ii): Where operating conditions necessitate the feeding of material into any hatchway or chute opening, protection was not provided to prevent a person from falling through the opening:  In the new second processing room on the second level, three, 3.25 foot by 11.5 foot openings were not protected to prevent employees from falling through.  The openings were used to transport birds from the first to second level on trolleys with hanging attachments.  The opening at the north end of the room was about 15 feet from the food safety inspection table.  At one end of this opening, the trolley was about 42 inches above floor, and trolley went through the opening about 5 feet away.  The opening at the south end was about 13 feet from the only exit on the floor.  Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling onto the processing equipment or about 30 feet to concrete floor below.

Issued

Mar 2, 2016

Abate by

Mar 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Every open-sided floor or platform 4 feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level was not guarded by a standard railing (or the equivalent as specified in paragraph (e)(3) of this section) on all open sides except where there is entrance to a ramp, stairway, or fixed ladder:  At the north end of the old second boxing mezzanine next to the stairway, the fall protection was not adequate.  It consisted of two chains that crossed each other in a X shape.  The chains were attached to posts located about 9 feet apart.  One chain end was attached to a post about 28 inches above the mezzanine, and the other chain end was attached to an opposite post about 48 inches above the mezzanine.  The point where the chains crossed was about 31 inches above the mezzanine.  The mezzanine was about 21 feet wide by about 42 feet long.  Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling about 15 feet, 10 inches to the concrete floor below.

Issued

Mar 2, 2016

Abate by

Apr 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(b)(1): At least two exit routes were not available in a workplace to permit prompt evacuation of employees and other building occupants during an emergency, except as allowed in paragraph (b)(3) of this section:     (a) In the line three room, there was only one exit at the northwest corner of the room.  The room was about 39 feet wide by 66 feet long and contained about 2574 square feet.  The exit consisted of a single side-hinged door that was 3 feet wide by 7 feet high.  Employees were exposed to the hazards of an ammonia gas leak.     (b) On the second level in the new second processing room, there was only one exit at the north end of the room.  The room was about 54 feet wide by 90 feet long and contained about 4860 square feet.  Employees in the area at the inspection table were exposed to the hazards of fire and an ammonia gas leak.

Issued

Mar 2, 2016

Abate by

Apr 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): The lockout/tagout procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, the specific procedural steps for the placement, removal and transfer of lockout devices or tagout devices and the responsibility for them:    The lockout/tagout procedures did not clearly identify the locations of the controls where the locks or tags were to be placed to control hazardous energy.  The written procedures identified the equipment to be locked or tagged out and identified by number the controls where the locks and tags were to be placed.  However, the drawings, used to locate the controls in the facility, were too small to determine the exact locations of the controls.  In addition, there were no numbers on the drawings that correspond with the numbers for the controls in the written procedures, making it unclear what each control actually controlled.  Employees were exposed to the hazard of being struck by augers, knives, and trolleys with hanging attachments.

Issued

Mar 2, 2016

Abate by

Apr 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.165(b)(2): The employee alarm was not capable of being perceived above ambient noise or light levels by all employees in the affected portions of the workplace:     In the chiller room, the employee alarms system was not capable of being perceived above ambient noise level as the controlling employer used a system of walkie talkies to notify employees of emergencies.  After a peracetic acid incident, the employees in the chiller room were not notified and could not hear the warnings given in the adjacent rooms.  Employees were exposed to the hazards of contacting or inhaling peracetic acid.

Issued

Mar 2, 2016

Abate by

Apr 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding were 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.:  (a) In the carcass inspection area, there were no pan guards for about 15 feet under the overhead trolley with hanging attachments used to transport birds that weighed around 12 pounds.  The hanging attachments varied from about 10 feet to 5 feet above the floor.  Employees in the area to inspect the birds were exposed to the hazard of being struck by the birds that fall off the trolley attachments and struck by the trolley attachments and birds where the bottom of the trolley hanging attachments were about five feet above the floor.  (b) Near the southwest corner of the line three room next to the platform used by the food inspection service, the sprocket and chain were not guarded on the chain trolley.  The ingoing nip point was located about 8.25 feet above the floor, and the food inspection platform was about 1.5 feet above the floor inline with the unguarded sprocket and chain.  The sprocket and chain were located 6.75 feet above the inspection platform.  The head of a 5.5 foot tall employee on the platform would be located about 1.25 feet from the unguarded sprocket and chain.  Employees that used the platform to conduct inspections of the birds on the chain trolley were exposed to the hazard of being caught between the sprocket and chain.    ( c ) In an area southeast of the pack room, there were no guards to protect employees from a 5 foot wide, steel dumping frame on an AMFEC machine.  While on the floor, the dumping frame was loaded with bird scraps, then the frame was moved by hydraulics on a pivot point to dump the bird scraps  onto a conveyor that moved the scraps to an auger to be ground up, and finally the box was returned to the floor.  While dumping the scrap onto the conveyor the dumping frame was about 9 feet, 10 inches to 7 feet off the floor.  Employees must pass next to the dumping frame to access the platform to observe the auger area on the AMFEC machine.

Issued

Mar 2, 2016

Abate by

Apr 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i): Conductors entering cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not protected from abrasion, and openings through which conductors enter were not effectively closed:   In the chiller room, conductors entering fittings were not protected from abrasion as the conduit hose was not connected to the fitting that enter an electrical box and the conductors rested on the edge of the fitting.  The openings through which the conductors entered were also not effectively closed as the conduit hose was not connected to the fitting.  Employees needed to pass next to the hazard to access the door to the chiller.  Employees were exposed to the hazards of contacting 110 to 220 VAC in a wet location.

Issued

Mar 2, 2016

Abate by

Apr 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii): Flexible cords were not used only in continuous lengths without splice or tap:   In the chiller room, three flexible cords were spliced or tapped together at one location, the splice or tap was covered with electrical tape.  Employees needed to pass next to the hazard to access the door to the chiller.  Employees were exposed to the hazards of contacting 110 VAC in a wet location.