OSHA Inspection: RANCH FOODS DIRECT LLC

Issued

Aug 13, 2021

Abate by

Oct 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $9,557 · Current $9,557

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:   (a) Ranch Foods Direct LLC at 1228 East Fillmore Street Colorado Springs, CO 80907: On or before 6/11/21 the employer did not ensure that the meat grinder was guarded effectively or that tools other than hands were used for pushing small amounts of meat through the grinder when the stomper supplied by the employer was unable to push meat through the grinder. An employee lost four fingers of their right hand when trying to push meat through when the stomper was not effective. This condition exposed employees to amputation and crushing hazards.  Abatement Note: Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item. See enclosed "Certification of Corrective Actions Worksheet."

Issued

Aug 13, 2021

Abate by

Oct 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:   (a) Ranch Foods Direct LLC at 1228 East Fillmore Street Colorado Springs, CO 80907: On or before 6/11/21 the employer did not develop or implement a written hazard communication program. This condition exposed employees to chemical hazards including but not limited to cleaners and sanitizers.  Abatement Note: Abatement certification is required for this item. See enclosed "Certification of Corrective Actions Worksheet."

Issued

Aug 13, 2021

Abate by

Oct 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:   (a) Ranch Foods Direct LLC at 1228 East Fillmore Street Colorado Springs, CO 80907: On or before 6/11/21 the employer did not provide effective information and training regarding the chemical hazards present in the workplace. Employees clean and sanitize food prep surfaces as a daily task. This condition exposed employees to hazardous chemicals.  Abatement Note: Abatement certification is required for this item. See enclosed "Certification of Corrective Actions Worksheet."

Issued

Aug 13, 2021

Abate by

Oct 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $1,366 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.33(a):The employer did not save the OSHA 300 Log, the privacy case list (if one existed), the annual summary, and the OSHA 301 Incident Report Forms for five (5) years following the end of the calendar year that these records covered:  (a) Ranch Foods Direct LLC at 1228 East Fillmore Street Colorado Springs, CO 80907: On or before 6/11/21 the employer did not retain 5 years of OSHA logs as required by this standard. 2016 through 2018 logs were not kept.  Abatement Note: Abatement certification is required for this item. See enclosed "Certification of Corrective Actions Worksheet."

Issued

Aug 13, 2021

Abate by

Oct 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $6,827 · Current $6,827

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye:  (a) Ranch Foods Direct LLC at 1228 East Fillmore Street Colorado Springs, CO 80907: On or before 6/11/21 the employer did not report a work related amputation resulting in inpatient hospitalization to OSHA as required by this standard.  Abatement Note: Abatement certification is required for this item. See enclosed "Certification of Corrective Actions Worksheet."

Issued

Aug 13, 2021

Abate by

Oct 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:   (a) Ranch Foods Direct LLC at 1228 East Fillmore Street Colorado Springs, CO 80907: On or before 6/11/21 the employer did not perform a workplace hazard assessment to determine which hazards existed, how they would be controlled and what personal protective equipment would be assigned to each task. This condition exposed employees to hazards including but not limited to amputation hazards and chemical hazards.  Abatement Note: Abatement certification is required for this item. See enclosed "Certification of Corrective Actions Worksheet."