OSHA Inspection: JBS GREEN BAY, INC.

Issued

Sep 19, 2018

Abate by

Feb 3, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,239 · Current $9,392

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): (1) Unprotected sides and edges.  (i) Except as provided elsewhere in this section, the employer must ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the following: Guardrail systems; safety net systems; or personal fall protection systems, such as personal fall arrest, travel restraint, or positioning systems.      (a)  Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 8 feet 8 inches on the Palletizer #1 located in the distribution center when going through the guardrail to access the machine to straighten boxes and clear jams.      (b)  Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 10 feet on the upper sorting conveyor located in the mezzanine of the distribution center when accessing the conveyor to clear jams via ladder or walking on the conveyor from the operator station.

Issued

Sep 19, 2018

Abate by

Oct 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $9,392

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(iv): (iv) Each employee is protected from falling into a ladderway floor hole or ladderway platform hole by a guardrail system and toeboards erected on all exposed sides, except at the entrance to the hole, where a self-closing gate or an offset must be used;    (a)  Maintenance employees accessing the elevated work platform located on table 6 in fabrication were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 10' as there was no self-closing gate or offset provided to the ladderway.    (b)  Maintenance employees accessing the elevated work platform located on table 3 in fabrication were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 10' as there was no self-closing gate or offset provided to the ladderway.      (c)  Maintenance employees accessing the elevated work platform for hide conveyor #2 located in the blood room were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 6 feet 5 inches as there was no self-closing gate or offset provided to the ladderway.

Issued

Sep 19, 2018

Abate by

Oct 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $9,392

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.30(a)(1): (a) Fall hazards. (1) Before any employee is exposed to a fall hazard, the employer must provide training for each employee who uses personal fall protection systems or who is required to be trained as specified elsewhere in this subpart.  Employers must ensure employees are trained in the requirements of this paragraph on or before May 17, 2017.    Operators located in the distribution center were not trained in the nature of the fall hazards in their work area, how to recognize them, or procedures to be followed to minimize those hazards.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards in excess of 4 feet while clearing jams and arranging boxes on the Palletizer #1 and sorting conveyors.

Issued

Sep 19, 2018

Abate by

Oct 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,239 · Current $9,392

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.     On or about March 28, 2018, procedures for the Palletizer #1, #2, and sorting conveyors located in the distribution center were not developed and documented for employees performing maintenance and servicing tasks including clearing jams.      Note: Exception: The employer need not document the required procedure for a particular machine or equipment, when all of the following elements exist: (1) The machine or equipment has no potential for stored or residual energy or reaccumulation of stored energy after shut down which could endanger employees; (2) the machine or equipment has a single energy source which can be readily identified and isolated; (3) the isolation and locking out of that energy source will completely deenergize and deactivate the machine or equipment; (4) the machine or equipment is isolated from that energy source and locked out during servicing or maintenance; (5) a single lockout device will achieve a locker-out condition; (6) the lockout device is under the exclusive control of the authorized employee performing the servicing or maintenance; (7) the servicing or maintenance does not create hazards for other employees; and (8) the employer, in utilizing this exception, has had no accidents involving the unexpected activation or reenergization of the machine or equipment during servicing or maintenance.

Issued

Sep 19, 2018

Abate by

Jan 3, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,239 · Current $9,392

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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)  Employees operating the Palletizer #1 and #2 located in the distribution center were exposed to the chain and sprocket for the box rake without adequate machine guarding to keep them from accessing the ingoing nip points and rotating parts.    (b)  Employees operating the custom made pneumatically operated stuffer machine for chucks and clods located in front packing were exposed to pinch points and struck by hazards created by the unguarded ram.    (f)  Employees operating and passing by the custom made pneumatically operated barrel dumper were exposed to unguarded struck by hazards and caught in hazards.    (h)  Employees inspecting and clearing the manure shaker screen located in the kill floor tunnel were exposed to an unguarded auger exposing employees ingoing nip points and rotating parts.

Issued

Sep 19, 2018

Abate by

Oct 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $129,336 · Current $13,260 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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)  Employees working at the shackler location of the fabrication conveyor were exposed to ingoing nip points created by the overhead conveyor located approximately 79 inches from the floor.

Issued

Sep 19, 2018

Abate by

Oct 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $13,260

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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.    (c)  Employees working in trim upgrade were exposed to rotating hydraulic drive shafting from the Industrial Fabrication Inc. conveyors without adequate guarding to prevent employee access.

Issued

Sep 19, 2018

Abate by

Oct 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $13,260

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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.    (d)  Employees passing by the side puller located in the harvest room were exposed to unguarded struck by hazards and pinch points.

Issued

Sep 19, 2018

Abate by

Oct 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $13,260

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d): Application of control. The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence:    (e)  Employees working in the blood room were exposed to ingoing nip points created by an unguarded conveyor.

Issued

Sep 19, 2018

Abate by

Oct 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): All pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings shall be provided with covers identified for the purpose. If metal covers are used, they shall be grounded. In completed installations, each outlet box shall have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy. Covers of outlet boxes having holes through which flexible cord pendants pass shall be provided with bushings designed for the purpose or shall have smooth, well-rounded surfaces on which the cords may bear.    On or about April 10, 2018, an electrical outlet box near the tripe trimmer located in the kill floor tunnel did not have a cover.