OSHA Inspection: GLENN VALLEY FOODS, LLC

Issued

Jun 25, 2018

Abate by

Jul 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6): Nameplates or markings for powered industrial trucks were not maintained in a legible condition:  The employer is failing to protect employees from struck-by hazards associated with operating powered industrial trucks without legible data plates.  This was most recently documented during the inspection of the facility located at 1204 Jones St. Omaha, NE, where the employer has employees operating three Crown electric pallet jacks as means of moving pallets of product throughout the facility without legible data plate as means of referencing the equipment's lifting capabilities to prevent overloading the equipment.

Issued

Jun 25, 2018

Abate by

Jul 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $9,054

General-duty citation text

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:  The employer is failing to protect employees from caught between hazards associated with inadequate machine guarding. The most recent occurrence of this was found at the facility located at 1204 Jones St. Omaha, NE where the employer has employees opening the Plexiglas door and reaching into the Bettcher Dyna-Form meat press to fill the meat log form or to remove the finished meat logs from the forms; with the Plexiglas door interlock not functioning properly, resulting in an employee having four fingers amputated.

Issued

Jun 25, 2018

Abate by

Jul 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $9,054

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(iii):  Special hand tools for placing and removing material(s) was not provided to permit easy handling of material without the operator placing a hand in the danger   The employer is failing to protect employees from caught between hazards associated with lack of tools and inadequate work procedures.  The most recent occurrence of this was found at the facility located at 1204 Jones St. Omaha, NE where the employer has employees opening the Plexiglas door and reaching into the Bettcher Dyna-Form meat press to fill the meat log form or to remove the finished meat logs from the forms without having provided a tool to use and prevent this unnecessary exposure.

Issued

Jun 25, 2018

Abate by

Jul 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii):  Working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less was used for storage:  The employer is failing to protect employees from electrical hazards associated with using the area in front of the electrical panels for storage.  The most recent occurrence of this was found at the facility located at 1204 Jones St. Omaha, NE where the employer has employees operating equipment where the means of de-energization is in an electrical panel that has material stored in front hindering the employees access capability.

Issued

Jun 25, 2018

Abate by

Jul 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,467 · Current $6,467

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A):  Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  The employer is failing to protect employees from electrical hazards associated with unsafe electrical work practices in using temporary flexible cords in lieu of permanent wiring.  The most recent occurrence of this was found at the facility located at 1204 Jones St. Omaha, NE where the employer has strung temporary flexible cords along the ceiling above the production line as means of plugging the equipment into overhead drop outlets.

Issued

Jun 25, 2018

Abate by

Jul 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws:                                                               The employer is failing to protect employees from electrical hazards associated with unsafe electrical work practices in hanging cords by the connectors without removing the tension and providing some form of strain relief. The most recent occurrence of this was found at the facility located at 1204 Jones St. Omaha, NE where the employer has employees operating equipment drawing power from temporary flexible cords strung along the ceiling connecting to a drop outlet without providing strain relief causing the exterior insulation to pull free from the connectors at both ends of the cord.