MASON, OH —
OSHA Inspection: EMPIRE PACKING COMPANY, LP
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of EMPIRE PACKING COMPANY, LP in 4780 ALLIANCE DR., MASON, OH 45040 (NAICS 424470). OSHA activity number 344347927.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- EMPIRE PACKING COMPANY, LP
- Site address
- 4780 ALLIANCE DR.
- City
- MASON
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 45040
- Mailing
- 4780 ALLIANCE DR., MASON, OH 45040
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 424470
- Employees
- 450
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A03 III
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2020
- Abate by
- Mar 4, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,260 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(iii): Machine Guarding. Point of operation guarding. Special handtools for placing and removing material shall be such as to permit easy handling of material without the operator placing a hand in the danger zone. Such tools shall not be in lieu of other guarding required by this section, but can only be used to supplement protection provided. a) On or about September 25, 2019 an employee was injured on the line 5 band saw in the pork room while cutting pork butts. The employee was using the push block attached to the saw, but did not have a tool to help move the ends of the pork through when it was getting soft and instead reached to grab the pork and came into contact with the blade of the saw.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3000
- — Z (S) $13260
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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 344347927.
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