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OSHA Inspection: HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION in 3000 KENNEDY DRIVE, BELOIT, WI 53511 (NAICS 311422). OSHA activity number 345770630.

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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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
3000 KENNEDY DRIVE
City
BELOIT
State
WI
ZIP
53511
Mailing
3000 KENNEDY DRIVE, BELOIT, WI 53511
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
A
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
311422
Employees
426
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.147 C07 I

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 18 exposed
Issued
Jul 13, 2022
Abate by
Oct 4, 2022
Penalty
Initial $11,396 · Current $7,977 Reduced
1910.147(c)(7)(i)  The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees:(a)(LOCATION)(IDENTIFY SPECIFIC OPERATIONS AND/OR CONDITIONS)(IDENTIFY MACHINERY OR EQUIPMENT)   On or about February 2, 2022, the procedures for for the control of potentially hazardous energy were not utilized when Rhetort operators  were troubleshooting and unjamming the trolley ejector on the Busse Trolley Loader.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $7977
  • — Z (S) $11396

1910.212 A01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 18 exposed
Issued
Jul 13, 2022
Abate by
Oct 4, 2022
Penalty
Initial $14,502 · Current $10,151 Reduced
29 CFR  1910.212(a)(1):  One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.  On or about February 2, 2022, all four Busse machines were not equipped with one or more methods of machine guarding to prevent the operator from being exposed to amputation and/or caught-in hazards during normal machine operation where the sweep arm pushes the cans into the trolley, and then automatically self-retracts once the cans are loaded into the trolley.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $10151
  • — Z (S) $14502

1910.176 B

Deleted Other-than-serious 4 instances 20 exposed
Issued
Jul 13, 2022
Abate by
Aug 3, 2022
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR  1910.176(b): Storage of material shall not create a hazard. Bags, containers, bundles, etc., stored in tiers shall be stacked, blocked, interlocked and limited in height so that they are stable and secure against sliding or collapse.  On or about February 8, 2022, the racking systems in the Rooms 101, 104, 109, and 162 had previously been struck by a forklift, bending the upright and reducing the structural integrity from the racking system.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (O) $0

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