JEFFERSON, WI —
OSHA Inspection: VALLIA FOODS LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of VALLIA FOODS LLC in N3705 STATE ROAD 89, JEFFERSON, WI 53549 (NAICS 311612). OSHA activity number 345609002.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VALLIA FOODS LLC
- Site address
- N3705 STATE ROAD 89
- City
- JEFFERSON
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 53549
- Mailing
- N3705 STATE ROAD 89, JEFFERSON, WI 53549
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 311612
- Employees
- 29
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2022
- Abate by
- May 10, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $10,151 · Current $7,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1):The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative: On October 20, 2021, the employer did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance, such as unjamming a grinder, where exposure to stored energy could occur and cause injury.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7200
- — Z (S) $10151
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2022
- Abate by
- May 10, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $10,151 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: On or about October 20, 2021, procedures were not developed to control the residual energy from the rotating auger in the Hobart Chopper, Model 4046, when employees were unjamming the chopper.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $10151
1910.147 D04 I
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2022
- Abate by
- May 10, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $10,151 · Current $7,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees: On about October 20, 2021, lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device, including the cord and plug on the Hobart Chopper, Model 4046, when employees were unjamming the chopper.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7200
- — Z (S) $10151
1910.147 C07 I A
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2022
- Abate by
- May 10, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $10,151 · Current $7,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Authorized employee(s) did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation: On or about October 20, 2021, authorized employees did not receive training on the recognition of applicable hazardous energy source, including the residual energy from the rotating auger in the Hobart Chopper, Model 4046, when employees were unjamming the chopper, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7200
- — Z (S) $10151
1904.39 A02
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $3,400 Reduced
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. On or about October 21, 2021, the employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related amputation when an employee experienced a multiple fingertip amputation when they made contact with the moving parts from a Hobart Chopper while clearing jammed pieces of meat.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3400
- — Z (O) $5000
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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 345609002.
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