OSHA Inspection: SEABOARD FOODS LLC

Issued

May 31, 2017

Abate by

Jun 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $11,950 · Current $6,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective face equipment is not required where there is a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment:    On or about March 17, 2017, and times prior thereto, the employer does not provide custodial employees with personal protective equipment (PPE) necessary to protect them from hazards associated with physical contact with chemicals when they transfer caustic cleaning chemicals from the original container into secondary containers for use in the facility.

Issued

May 31, 2017

Abate by

Jun 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer does not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):    On or about March 17, 2017, the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Hazard Assessment, completed in November, 2015, does not include all recognized hazards in the facility including, but not limited to, eye and face protection for welders helpers and custodial employees pouring cleaning chemicals. Employees are exposed to hazards associated with eye and skin exposure to UV light and physical contact with chemicals.

Issued

May 31, 2017

Abate by

Jun 22, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,959 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees are exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body are not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    a) On or about March 17, 2017, and times prior thereto, the employer does not ensure multiple eyewash stations throughout the facility are installed in such a manner they are accessible to employees of the sanitation contractor PSSI (Packers Sanitation Services Inc.) who uses corrosive materials to clean throughout the facility. Employees of the contractor are exposed to hazards associated with physical contact with chemicals.      b) On or about March 19, 2017 an eye wash station provided for use on the kill floor is blocked by a welding cart exposing employees to hazards associated with physical contact with chemicals.      c) On or about March 17, 2017, and times prior thereto, the employer does not ensure an eye wash station is available in the area custodians use while adding cleaning chemicals to secondary containers before use exposing employees to hazards associated with physical contact with chemicals.

Issued

May 31, 2017

Abate by

Jun 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $11,950 · Current $6,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(i)(A): During arc welding or arc cutting operations, helpers or attendants are not provided with proper eye protection:    On or about March 17, 2017, and times prior thereto, the employer does not ensure that each fire watch for welding in the facility uses appropriate eye protection. Employees are exposed to eye and skin ultraviolet light hazards.

Issued

May 31, 2017

Abate by

Jun 22, 2017

Penalty

Initial $11,950 · Current $6,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(2)(i): The employer using the scheduled monitoring option does not perform initial monitoring to determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure to chromium (VI) for each employee on the basis of a sufficient number of personal breathing zone air samples to accurately characterize full shift exposure on each shift, for each job classification, in each work area:     a) On or about March 17, 2017, and times prior thereto, initial monitoring for chromium (VI) exposure for employees conducting welding operations on stainless steel is not representative in that the length of time sampled does not represent a normal work shift exposing employees to inhalation hazards associated with chromium (VI).      b) On or about March 17, 2017, and times prior thereto, the employer only samples employees conducting tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding and does not sample employees conducting shielded metal arc welding (SMAW or stick welding) exposing employees to inhalation hazards associated with chromium (VI).

Issued

May 31, 2017

Abate by

Jun 22, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(2)(vi): The employer does not perform additional monitoring when there is a change in the production process, raw materials, equipment, personnel, work practices, or control methods that resultin new or additional exposures to chromium (VI), or when the employer has any reason to believe that new or additional exposures are occurring:    On or about March 17, 2017, the employer does not have additional monitoring after an addition was made to the project crew shop exposing employees to hazards associated with hexavalent chromium.

Issued

May 31, 2017

Abate by

Jun 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $11,950 · Current $6,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees are not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees are trained for is introduced into their work area:    On or about March 17, 2017 and times prior thereto, the employer does not provide effective information and training to employees exposing employees to the hazard of physical contact with hazardous chemicals.      a) Custodial employees do not receive effective information and training for using chemicals such as, but not limited to, corrosive cleaning chemicals.      b) Maintenance employees do not receive effective information and training for fumes and dusts produced during welding, cutting and grinding of metals such as carbon steel and galvanized metal as well as hazards associated with shield gasses used.

Issued

May 31, 2017

Abate by

Jun 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer does not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and does not ensure that they are readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they are in their work area(s):  On or about March 17, 2017, and times prior thereto, the employer does not maintain copies of safety data sheets and ensure they are accessible to all employees exposing employees to hazards associated with exposure to hazardous chemicals.

Issued

May 31, 2017

Abate by

Jun 22, 2017

Penalty

Initial $11,950 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1)(iii): The employer has not included chromium (VI) in the hazard communication program, established to comply with the Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200, ensured that each employee has access to labels on containers of chromium (VI) and to safety data sheets, and is trained in accordance with the requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard and 29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(2), including the contents of the Hexavalent Chromium Standard, the purpose and a description of the medical surveillance program, and made copies of this standard available to all affected employees:     a) On or about March 17, 2017, and times prior thereto, the employer does not include chromium (VI) in the hazard communication program exposing employees to hazards associated with chromium (VI).       b) On or about March 17, 2017, and times prior thereto, the employer doe not ensure that each employee has access to safety data sheets for the stainless steel being used exposing employees to hazards associated with chromium (VI).      c) On or about March 17, 2017, and times prior thereto, the employer doe not ensure employees are trained in accordance with the requirements of HCS regarding exposure to hexavalent chromium exposing employees to hazards associated with chromium (VI).

Issued

May 31, 2017

Abate by

Jun 22, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(4)(i): Within 15 working days after making an exposure determination in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(2) or 29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(3), the employer either does not post the results in an appropriate location that is accessible to all affected employees, or does not notify each affected employee individually in writing of the results:  On or about March 17, 2017 the employer does not notify each affected employee of the results of the exposure determination for hexavalent chromium.