LIBERAL, KS —
OSHA Inspection: NATIONAL BEEF PACKING CO LLC
Federal Agency inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency health inspection of NATIONAL BEEF PACKING CO LLC in 1501 E. 8TH ST., LIBERAL, KS 67901 (NAICS 311612). OSHA activity number 345124515.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NATIONAL BEEF PACKING CO LLC
- Site address
- 1501 E. 8TH ST.
- City
- LIBERAL
- State
- KS
- ZIP
- 67901
- Mailing
- 1501 E. 8TH ST., LIBERAL, KS 67901
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 311612
- Employees
- 3900
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.146 C01
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2021
- Abate by
- Aug 6, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $13,653 · Current $8,192 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1):The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces: At the jobsite located at 1501 E 8th St, Liberal, KS, employees engaged in maintenance activities in the paunch press area, were exposed to struck-by, caught-in, engulfment, and asphyxiation hazards in that the employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if the containment around the paunch tank was a permit-required confined space.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $8191.8
- — Z (S) $13653
1910.146 C02
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2021
- Abate by
- Aug 6, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2):The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces: The employer is failing to protect employees from engulfment hazards associated with performing maintenance activities in a confined space. This was most recently observed in the facility located at 1501 E 8th St, Liberal, KS,, where the employer has employees engaged in maintenance activities in and around the unmarked paunch press area.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.146 D03
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2021
- Abate by
- Aug 6, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $13,653 · Current $8,192 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3):Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations: The employer is failing to protect employees from engulfment hazards associated with performing maintenance activities in a confined space. This was most recently observed in the facility located at 1501 E 8th St, Liberal, KS, the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations prior entering a confined space.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $8191.8
- — Z (S) $13653
1910.146 D08
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2021
- Abate by
- Aug 6, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $13,653 · Current $8,192 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(8):Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not designate the persons who were to have active roles in entry operations, identify the duties of each such employee: At the jobsite located at 1501 E 8th St, Liberal, KS, employees engaged in maintenance activities in the paunch press area, were exposed to struck-by, caught-in, engulfment, and asphyxiation hazards in that the employer did not designated the persons to have active roles prior entering a confined space such as authorized entrants, attendants, and entry supervisors.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $8191.8
- — Z (S) $13653
1910.146 E01
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2021
- Abate by
- Aug 6, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $13,653 · Current $8,192 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1):Before entry was authorized, the employer did not document the completion of measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) by preparing an entry permit: The employer is failing to protect employees from engulfment hazards associated with performing maintenance activities in a confined space. This was most recently observed in the facility located at 1501 E 8th St, Liberal, KS, where the employer allowed employees to enter a permit required confined space without preparing an entry permit.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $8191.8
- — Z (S) $13653
1910.303 G02 II
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2021
- Abate by
- Aug 6, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $12,873 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(ii): In locations where electric equipment was likely to be exposed to physical damage, enclosures or guards were not so arranged and of such strength as to prevent such damage: At the jobsite located at 1501 E 8th St, Liberal, KS, employees engaged in maintenance activities in the paunch press area, were exposed to electrical shock and fire hazards in that the enclosure of electrical parts was missing the cover.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $12873
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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 345124515.
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