OSHA Inspection: TIP TOP POULTRY, INC.

Issued

Dec 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $10,163 · Current $9,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that was 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by one or more of the following:  Guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    a) Roofs Over Ice Machine Building and Engine Room #3; On or about June 12, 2018, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to a 30 feet fall hazard, when employees jumped from one rooftop to another.      b) Condenser Platforms; On or about June 12, 2018, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to between 15 and 30 feet fall hazards when employees cleaned the condenser located on the roof of Engine Room #3

Issued

Dec 7, 2018

Abate by

Jul 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $10,163 · Current $9,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(ii): The employer did not document that equipment complies with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices.    a) Ammonia Refrigeration System Machine Rooms #1 and #3; On or about June 12, 2018, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to asphyxiation hazards, in that the ventilation systems were not designed to be automatically activated by an ammonia leak detection system as required by IIAR 2-1999.

Issued

Dec 7, 2018

Abate by

Jul 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(5): The employer did not correct deficiencies in equipment that were outside acceptable limits (defined by the process safety information on paragraph (d) of this section) in a safe and timely manner when necessary means where taken to assure safe operation.    a) Ammonia Refrigeration System Machine Rooms #1 and #3; On or about June 12, 2018, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to asphyxiation hazards, in that ammonia machine room detection system monitors were not operational or not present.

Issued

Dec 7, 2018

Abate by

Jul 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $10,163 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(e)(5): The employer did not assure that PHA recommendations were resolved in a timely manner:    a) Ammonia Refrigeration System at Tip Top Poultry; On or about June 12, 2018, and at times prior, the employer did not resolve recommendations from Process Hazard Analysis performed in 2013.

Issued

Dec 7, 2018

Abate by

Jul 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $10,163 · Current $9,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(i): The employer did not perform inspection and tests on process equipment.    a) On or about June 12, 2018 and at times prior, the employer did not perform tests on piping equipment that showed signs of deterioration from surface corrosion.

Issued

Dec 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,130 · Current $6,500 Reduced

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:    a) Engine Room 1, Engine Room 3; On or about June 12, 2018, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to amputation hazards in that rotating parts on the compressors were not guarded to prevent employees from having any part of the body in the danger zone during normal operations.

Issued

Dec 7, 2018

Abate by

Jan 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(11)(ii): Each flight of stairs having at least 3 treads and at least 4 risers was not equipped with stair rail systems and handrails in accordance with Table D-2, Stairway Handrail Requirements:  a) Outside Engine Room 1; On or about June 12, 2018, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards, in that the 52" wide stair system having 11 risers leading to Engine Room 1 lacked stair rail protection on each open side.

Issued

Dec 7, 2018

Abate by

Jan 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(g)(1): Ceiling of an exit route was not at least seven feet six inches.  Any projection from the ceiling must not reach a point less than six feet eight inches from the floor.   a)  Engine Room 1; The employer exposed employees to entrapment hazards in that the exit route height was measured to be between approximately 6 feet 2 inches and 7 feet 4 inches from the floor.

Issued

Dec 7, 2018

Abate by

Jan 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a) Engine Room 1, Engine Room 3; On or about June 12, 2018, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to fire hazards in that fans, lights, and compressors were plugged into flexible cords rather than a fixed wired outlet.  b) Chemical Room; On or about June 12, 2018, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to fire hazards in that sensors were plugged into an extension cord rather than a fixed wired outlet.

Issued

Dec 7, 2018

Abate by

Jan 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii): There was a defect or evidence of damage that could have exposes an employee to injury and the defective or damaged item was not removed from service:  a) Engine Room 3; On or about June 12, 2018, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to fire hazards in that the employer failed to remove a damaged cord from service on a light fixture.