OSHA Inspection: BRENNEMAN PORK LLP

Issued

2020-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12145.00 · Current $11000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:      The employer is failing to protect employees from electrical and caught between hazards associated with performing maintenance on equipment with hazardous energy.  This was evident during the inspection conducted on March 11, 2020 at the Brenneman Thompson pig farm, where the employer had employees working unprotected on equipment with hazardous energy.  Instances include but are not limited to:      1.  Employees maintaining and clearing jams on a feed auger.  All potential energy sources require de-energization,       including the potential spring energy in the feed auger.  2.  Employees maintaining and replacing circuit breakers.       Among other methods of feasible and acceptable means of abatement, but not limited to, is the following:      i. The employer developing and implementing a comprehensive Lockout and/or Tag Out program as prescribed and enforced specific procedures as outlined in ASNI/ASSE Z244.1-2016, and ensure use of the program by employees.    ii. The employer providing lockout and/or tag out training to employees on the recognition of the applicable hazardous stored energy in their facility, the procedures to be used, and how to lock an tag equipment being serviced.[DB-O1]       Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

2020-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4424.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The employer did not compile a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that was referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet (Agriculture Reference: 1928.21(a)(5)):    A list of chemical products did not precede the safety data sheet binder kept in the lunch room.  Employees were not aware of a list of chemical products/safety data sheets.    Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

2020-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(iii): The employer did not provide information to the employees as to the location and availability of the written hazard communication program, and material safety data sheets required by 29 CFR 1910.1200:  (Agriculture Reference: 1928.21(a)(5)):    Employees at the Thompson farm were not aware of the location of the written chemical hazard communication program and binder of safety data sheets.  (At the time of the inspection the safety data sheets in the site binder were in English.)    Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

2020-04-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv):   The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, did not include an explanation of the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employee could obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:    The employer, at the Thompson farm, did not review the sections of a safety data sheet to all employees, including the section on health hazard information, and especially a review of the chemical product sheets used by the employees.    Abatement documentation is required for this violation.