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OSHA Inspection: VITAL FARMS

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of VITAL FARMS in 30911 HWY HH, SMITHTON, MO 65350 (NAICS 112340). OSHA activity number 342196359.

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Establishment
VITAL FARMS
Site address
30911 HWY HH
City
SMITHTON
State
MO
ZIP
65350
Mailing
30911 HWY HH, SMITHTON, MO 65350
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
112340
Employees
50
Ownership type
A

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.147 C01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Aug 3, 2017
Abate by
Sep 20, 2017
Penalty
Initial $8,873 · Current $8,873
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1):   The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:   Employees were exposed to amputation, crushing and struck-by hazards.  The employer had not developed machine specific lock out procedures for isolating potential energy of equipment and provided no training to, or periodic reviews of authorized employees.  Equipment included but was not limited to the Staalkat Optigrader 600.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $8873

1910.212 A01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Aug 3, 2017
Abate by
Sep 20, 2017
Penalty
Initial $5,070 · Current $5,070
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):   One or more methods of machine guarding was 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:  Employees were exposed to caught-in and struck-by hazards.  Employees in the production area were exposed to rotating parts of an unguarded roller assembly on the underside of a material conveyor.  This equipment was known to the company as the STAALKAT OPTIGRADER 600, which was positioned less than 7 feet from the walking and working surface.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $5070

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