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OSHA Inspection: SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC. / SMITHFIELD DISTRIBUTION, LLC

Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe health inspection of SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC. / SMITHFIELD DISTRIBUTION, LLC in 3049 E. VERNON AVENUE / 3163 E. VERNON AVENUE, VERNON, CA 90058 (NAICS 311611). OSHA activity number 345062400.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
3049 E. VERNON AVENUE / 3163 E. VERNON AVENUE
City
VERNON
State
CA
ZIP
90058
Mailing
3049 E VERNON AVENUE, VERNON, CA 90058
Inspection type
Fatality or catastrophe (M)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
Union (A)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
311611
Employees
1852
Ownership type
Private (A)

13 citations on file for this inspection.

342(A)

Other-than-serious 8 instances 8 exposed
Issued
Aug 30, 2021
Abate by
Oct 1, 2021
Penalty
Initial $5,000 · Current $4,000 Reduced
Recent events (3)
  • · O (O) $4000
  • · C (O) $5000
  • · Z (O) $5000

43000029 A

Other-than-serious 2 instances 8 exposed
Issued
Aug 30, 2021
Abate by
Oct 1, 2021
Penalty
Initial $450 · Current $450
Recent events (3)
  • · O (O) $450
  • · C (O) $450
  • · Z (O) $450

3205(C)(3)(B)3.A.

Deleted Other-than-serious 3 instances 428 exposed
Issued
Aug 30, 2021
Abate by
Oct 1, 2021
Penalty
Initial $450 · Current $0 Reduced
Recent events (3)
  • · O (O) $0
  • · C (O) $450
  • · Z (O) $450

3205(C)(9)(C)

Other-than-serious 2 instances 428 exposed
Issued
Aug 30, 2021
Abate by
Oct 1, 2021
Penalty
Initial $450 · Current $450
Recent events (3)
  • · O (O) $450
  • · C (O) $450
  • · Z (O) $450

5142(B)

Other-than-serious 1 instance 428 exposed
Issued
Aug 30, 2021
Abate by
Oct 1, 2021
Penalty
Initial $450 · Current $450
Recent events (3)
  • · O (O) $450
  • · C (O) $450
  • · Z (O) $450

64090006 A01

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Aug 30, 2021
Abate by
Oct 1, 2021
Penalty
Initial $450 · Current $450
Recent events (3)
  • · O (O) $450
  • · C (O) $450
  • · Z (O) $450

3205(C)(1)

Other-than-serious Gravity 5 1 instance 12 exposed
Issued
Aug 30, 2021
Abate by
Oct 1, 2021
Penalty
Initial $675 · Current $675
Recent events (3)
  • · O (O) $675
  • · C (O) $675
  • · Z (O) $675

3205(C)(2)(E)

Other-than-serious Gravity 5 1 instance 100 exposed
Issued
Aug 30, 2021
Abate by
Oct 1, 2021
Penalty
Initial $840 · Current $840
Recent events (3)
  • · O (O) $840
  • · C (O) $840
  • · Z (O) $840

3380(F)(2)

Other-than-serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Aug 30, 2021
Abate by
Oct 1, 2021
Penalty
Initial $840 · Current $840
Recent events (3)
  • · O (O) $840
  • · C (O) $840
  • · Z (O) $840

3205(C)(2)(A)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 500 exposed
Issued
Aug 30, 2021
Abate by
Sep 9, 2021
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
Recent events (3)
  • · O (S) $0
  • · C (S) $0
  • · Z (S) $0

3205(C)(5)

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 30 exposed
Issued
Aug 30, 2021
Abate by
Sep 9, 2021
Penalty
Initial $16,200 · Current $0 Reduced
Recent events (3)
  • · O (S) $0
  • · C (S) $16200
  • · Z (S) $16200

3205(C)(6)(A)

Other-than-serious Gravity 10 2 instances 6 exposed
Issued
Aug 30, 2021
Abate by
Sep 9, 2021
Penalty
Initial $16,200 · Current $3,000 Reduced
Recent events (3)
  • · O (O) $3000
  • · C (S) $16200
  • · Z (S) $16200

3205(C)(10)

Serious Gravity 10 4 instances 100 exposed
Issued
Aug 30, 2021
Abate by
Sep 9, 2021
Penalty
Initial $16,200 · Current $8,100 Reduced
Recent events (3)
  • · O (S) $8100
  • · C (S) $16200
  • · Z (S) $16200

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 345062400.

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