POTTSVILLE, PA —
OSHA Inspection: TYSON FOODS, INC.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of TYSON FOODS, INC. in 110 KEYSTONE BOULEVARD EAST, POTTSVILLE, PA 17901 (NAICS 493120). OSHA activity number 343154019.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- TYSON FOODS, INC.
- Site address
- 110 KEYSTONE BOULEVARD EAST
- City
- POTTSVILLE
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17901
- Mailing
- 110 KEYSTONE BOULEVARD EAST, POTTSVILLE, PA 17901
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 493120
- Employees
- 131
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.119 D03 II
- Issued
- Jul 20, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 24, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $7,853 · Current $12,934
0170
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(ii): The employer did not document that the equipment complies with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices: a) Engine room, a door, used for pedestrian access, was tied in the open position, and the employer did not document in the process safety information that the door complied with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices, on or about, May 11, 2018. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $12934
- — C (S) $7853
- — Z (S) $7853
1910.119 E05
- Issued
- Jul 20, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 24, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $7,853 · Current $0 Reduced
0170
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(e)(5): The employer did not establish a system to promptly address the team's findings and recommendations; assure that the recommendations are resolved in a timely manner and that the resolution is documented; document what actions are to be taken; complete actions as soon as possible; develop a written schedule of when these actions are to be completed; communicate the actions to operating, maintenance and other employees whose work assignments are in the process and who may be affected by the recommendations or actions: a) The process hazard analyses (PHA) identified the potential for forklifts to impact the evaporators located in the cooler areas. Recommendations were made within the PHA to control the hazards, but were not fully implemented. An effective system was not established to ensure that recommendations were fully resolved, on or about, May 5, 2018. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $7853
- — Z (S) $7853
1910.119 L01
- Issued
- Jul 20, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 24, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $7,853 · Current $0 Reduced
0170
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(l)(1): The employer did not establish written procedures to manage changes to process chemicals, technology, equipment, and procedures, and changes to facilities that affect a covered process: a) Evaporative condenser water tank; The employer did not establish written management of change procedures for changes to equipment in the process such as a tee, valve, and over-center hose connection which were added to the supply plumbing of the water tank so that the piping could be used in an adjacent construction task, on or about, May 5, 2018. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $7853
- — Z (S) $7853
1910.119 E03 I
- Issued
- Jul 20, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 24, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $7,853 · Current $0 Reduced
0170
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(e)(3)(i): The process hazard analysis did not address the hazards of the process: a) The process hazard analysis did not address the potential for the internal pressure relief valve of the Hansen Auto-Purger to malfunction or fail to operate and thus contribute to a release of anhydrous ammonia within the engine room, on or about, May 11, 2018. b) The process hazard analysis did not address the potential for the evaporator shell of the purger to suffer a condition such as corrosion, which may lead to its failure and subsequent release of anhydrous ammonia within the engine room, on or about, May 11, 2018. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $7853
- — Z (S) $7853
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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 343154019.
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