OSHA Inspection: TYSON CHICKEN, INC.

Issued

Jul 30, 2021

Abate by

Aug 25, 2021

Penalty

Initial $9,753 · Current $9,753

Hazardous substances 0170

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.  One Tyson Ave, Noel, MO (Mechanical Room #1):   a) On or about February 8, 2021, the employer did not document that equipment complies with the employer's chosen recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP) such as but not limited to ANSI/IIAR 2 (2014) Section 5.14.6, when the ammonia piping system line HSS located in Engine Room #1 on P&ID NL13-023HS-9 was not labeled with the following information:  "ammonia, physical state (e.g. liquid or gas), relative pressure level, and direction of flow.    b) On or about February 8, 2021, the employer did not document that equipment complies with the employer's chosen recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP) such as but not limited to ANSI/IIAR 2 (2014) Section 5.14.6, when the ammonia piping system line HSS located in Engine Room #2 on P&ID NL13-017K HS-1 and HS-12 was not labeled with the following information:  "ammonia, physical state (e.g. liquid or gas), relative pressure level, and direction of flow.   This hazardous condition exposed employees to toxic, cryogenic, and fire hazards in the event of an anhydrous ammonia release.

Issued

Jul 30, 2021

Abate by

Aug 25, 2021

Penalty

Initial $9,753 · Current $9,753

Hazardous substances 0170

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) before use.  One Tyson Ave, Noel, MO (Mechanical Room #1):  a) This was demonstrated on February 8, 2021, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not document that valve specification complied with the employer's chosen recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP) such as but not limited to IIAR Bulletin 109 (1997) Section 4.10.1 in that, pressure instrument "11290" marked on P&ID50 DEGREE RECIRC NL-13-73-030  did not conform with the following information: "All installed instruments should be in working order. Inaccurate or broken instruments should be replaced.)." The instrument was not in working order as it was both broken, not legible,  and had not been replaced.  This hazardous condition exposed employees to toxic, cryogenic, and fire hazards in the event of an anhydrous ammonia release.

Issued

Jul 30, 2021

Abate by

Aug 25, 2021

Penalty

Initial $1,095 · Current $1,095

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(B): The employer's piping and instrument diagrams were not accurate and did not represent equipment that was existing and was part of the process.  One Tyson Ave, Noel, MO (Mechanical Room 1):  The employer failed to protect employees in that the Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) developed for the system is not accurate, complete, and up-to-date for the covered process equipment associated with ammonia refrigeration.   a) The P&ID was not accurate in that a relief valve was labeled 130320 was misidentified in the field when on the diagram it is identified as relief valve 130620 on the line RV-C2 in NL-13-73-022M HS-13.     b) The P&ID did not depict a valve that was present and part of the process in the field with a label/tag of 42 on the ammonia line LSS in NL-13-73-022M HS-13.   c) The P&ID did not depict and a relief valve was labeled 1300031 as Hasen was misidentified in the field when on the diagram it is identified as relief valve as an Anderson Greenwood associated with the line TSR-C2 in NL-13-73-061E HS-4.     This hazardous condition exposed employees to toxic, cryogenic, and fire hazards in the event of an anhydrous ammonia release.