CENTER, TX —
OSHA Inspection: PACKER SANITATION SERVICES, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of PACKER SANITATION SERVICES, INC. in 1019 SHELBYVILLE STREET, CENTER, TX 75935 (NAICS 561720). OSHA activity number 341279297.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PACKER SANITATION SERVICES, INC.
- Site address
- 1019 SHELBYVILLE STREET
- City
- CENTER
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 75935
- Mailing
- 3681 PRISM LANE, KIELER, WI 53812
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 561720
- Employees
- 85
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.23 C01
- Issued
- Aug 1, 2016
- Abate by
- Aug 18, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $5,500 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered: (a) Employees performing sanitation to the picking machines are working more than four (4) feet off the ground using fall protection equipment without approved anchor points exposing them to fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $5000
- — Z (S) $5500
1910.147 C04 II
- Issued
- Aug 1, 2016
- Abate by
- Aug 11, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $6,600 · Current $3,300 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): 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, 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(A), (c)(4)(ii)(B), (c)(4)(ii)(C) and (c)(4)(ii)(D): This violation was discovered on or about February 23, 2016, in the debone area of the main plant on debone line #3 where the employer's energy control procedures did not: (a) Contain specific procedural steps for shutting down the equipment; (b) Contain specific procedural steps for the placement of lockout devices or tagout devices.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3300
- — Z (S) $6600
1910.242 B
- Issued
- Aug 1, 2016
- Abate by
- Aug 11, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,300 · Current $1,650 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.: (a) This violation occurred up on the mezzanine where sanitation employees were using unregulated compressed air at approximately 60 p.s.i. to dry off and clean three (3) JLR machines exposing employees to struck-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $1650
- — Z (S) $3300
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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 341279297.
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