OSHA Inspection: DEAN SAUSAGE COMPANY, INCORPORATED

Issued

Jul 18, 2023

Abate by

Aug 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $789 · Current $789

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  (a) On or about 07/18/2023, the employer failed to submit certification of corrective action for Citation #1, Item#1 issued on  03/17/2023 with an abatement due date of 04/12/2023.  (b) On or about 07/18/2023, the employer failed to submit certification of corrective action for Citation #2, Item #1 issued on 05/15/2023 with an abatement due date of 06/09/2023.  (c) On or about 07/18/2023, the employer failed to submit certification of corrective action for Citation #2, Item #2a issued on 05/15/2023 with an abatement due date of 06/09/2023.  (d) On or about 07/18/2023, the employer failed to submit certification of corrective action for Citation #2, Item #2b issued on 05/15/2023 with an abatement due date of 06/09/2023.  (e) On or about 07/18/2023, the employer failed to submit certification of corrective action for Citation #2, Item #3a issued on 05/15/2023 with an abatement due date of 06/09/2023.  (f) On or about 07/18/2023, the employer failed to submit certification of corrective action for Citation #2, Item #3b issued on 05/15/2023 with an abatement due date of 06/09/2023.  (g) On or about 07/18/2023, the employer failed to submit certification of  corrective action for Citation #2, Item #4 issued on 05/15/2023 with an abatement due date of 06/09/2023.  (h) On or about 07/18/2023, the employer failed to submit certification of  corrective action for Citation #2, Item #5 issued on 05/15/2023 with an abatement due date of 06/09/2023.    (i) On or about 07/18/2023, the employer failed to submit certification of corrective action for Citation #2, Item #6 issued on 05/15/2023 with an abatement due date of 06/09/2023.  (j) On or about 07/18/2023, the employer failed to submit certification of corrective action for Citation #2, Item #7a issued on 05/15/2023 with an abatement due date of 06/09/2023.  (k) On or about 07/18/2023, the employer failed to submit certification of corrective action for Citation #2, Item #7b issued on 05/15/2023 with an abatement due date of 06/09/2023.  (l) On or about 07/18/2023, the employer failed to submit certification of corrective action for Citation #2, item #7c issued on 05/15/2023 with an abatement due date of 06/09/2023.  (m) On or about 07/18/2023, the employer failed to submit certification of corrective action for Citation #3, Item #1 issued on 05/15/2023 with an abatement due date of 06/09/2023.  (n) On or about 07/18/2023, the employer failed to submit certification of corrective action for Citation #3, Item #2a issued on 05/15/2023 with an abatement due date of 06/09/2023.  (o) On or about 07/18/2023, the employer failed to submit certification of corrective action for Citation #3, Item #2b issued on 05/15/2023 with an abatement due date of 06/09/2023.   (p) On or about 07/18/2023, the employer failed to submit certification of corrective action for Citation #3, Item #3 issued on 05/15/2023 with an abatement due date of 06/09/2023.  (q) On or about 07/18/2023, the employer failed to submit certification of corrective action for Citation #3, Item #4 issued on 05/15/2023 with an abatement due date of 06/09/2023.  (r) On or about 07/18/2023, the employer failed to submit certification of corrective action for Citation #3, Item #5 issued on 05/15/2023 with an abatement due date of 06/09/2023.

Issued

May 15, 2023

Abate by

Jun 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $5,625 · Current $5,625

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.22(c):  The employer did not provide, and ensure each employee uses, a safe means of access and egress to and from walking-working surfaces.  (a) On or about January 9, 2023 - Assembly, an employee was exposed to fall hazards when it was necessary to climb onto and over a conveyor in order to get to the 'doughboy' packaging machine work station.

Issued

May 15, 2023

Abate by

Jun 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,218 · Current $4,218

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:  (a) On or about January 9, 2023 - Assembly, employees were exposed to struck-by, caught-in, and amputation hazards when lockout/tagout was not used when cleaning under the equipment such as, but not limited to, the biscuit cutter; the employer did not provide authorized lockout/tagout training for employees who might enter equipment such as, but not limited to, the biscuit cutter and 'doughboy', to clear jams; and the employer did not require unplugging and controlling access to the plug when cleaning cord/plug equipment or around cord/plug equipment.

Issued

May 15, 2023

Abate by

Jun 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:   (a) On or about January 9, 2023 - Assembly, employees were exposed to struck-by, caught-in, and amputation hazards when the employer did not have machine specific lockout/tagout procedures for equipment that was not cord and plug such as, but not limited, the biscuit cutter and Ross machine and for equipment with multiple energy sources such as, but not limited to, the bag sealer and 'doughboy' (electricity/heat).

Issued

May 15, 2023

Abate by

Jun 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $5,625 · Current $5,625

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) On or about January 9, 2023- Assembly, employees were exposed to caught-in hazards when the belt conveyor for the sealing machine was not guarded.

Issued

May 15, 2023

Abate by

Jun 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):  (a) On or about January 9, 2023 - Assembly, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when the bag sealing machine cover could not be closed due to flexible cables coming out of the top of the machine.

Issued

May 15, 2023

Abate by

Jun 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,218 · Current $4,218

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.219(c)(4)(i): Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft:  (a) On or about January 9, 2023 - Assembly, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when the rotating shaft under the sausage conveyor projected more than one-half the diameter of the shaft.

Issued

May 15, 2023

Abate by

Jun 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $5,625 · Current $5,625

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven (7) feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed:  (a) On or about January 9, 2023 - Assembly, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when conveyor sprocket wheels were not completely enclosed.

Issued

May 15, 2023

Abate by

Jun 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,218 · Current $4,218

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(a)(2)(i): Temporary electrical power and lighting installation(s) 600 volts, nominal, or less were used in prohibited manners:  (a) On or about January 9, 2023 - Assembly, employees were exposed to electrical hazards when extension cords were used to power the box taping machine and bag sealing machine.

Issued

May 15, 2023

Abate by

Jun 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $5,625 · Current $5,625

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) On or about January 9, 2023 - Assembly, a written hazard communication program had not been developed and implemented for employees working with hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to,  Ammonia and Clorox.

Issued

May 15, 2023

Abate by

Jun 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:   (a) On or about January 9, 2023 - Assembly, safety data sheets were not maintained for hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, Ammonia and Clorox.

Issued

May 15, 2023

Abate by

Jun 9, 2023

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) On or about January 9, 2023 - Assembly, employees working with hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, Ammonia and Clorox had not been trained.

Issued

May 15, 2023

Abate by

Jun 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.22(a)(2): The employer did not ensure that the  floor of each workroom is maintained in a clean and, to the extent feasible, in a dry condition. The employer did not ensure that when wet processes are used, drainage is be maintained and, to the extent feasible, dry standing places, such as false floors, platforms, and mats are provided.  (a) On or about January 9, 2023 - Assembly, employees were exposed to slip hazards when water from sanitation operations the previous night had been allowed to accumulate on the floor.

Issued

May 15, 2023

Abate by

Jun 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.37(b)(1): Each exit route was not adequately lighted so that employees with normal vision could see along the exit route:  (a) On or about January 9, 2023 - Assembly, employees were exposed to fire hazards when the room between the exit door and the door to the outside was not lit.

Issued

May 15, 2023

Abate by

Jun 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":  (a) On or about January 9, 2023 - Assembly, employees were exposed to fire hazards when there was no 'EXIT sign' on the door to the outside located in the little room that was the path from the assembly exit to the outside.

Issued

May 15, 2023

Abate by

Jun 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.37(b)(7): Each exit sign did not have the word "Exit" in plainly legible letters not less than six inches (15.2 cm) high, with the principal strokes of the letters in the word "Exit" not less than three-fourths of an inch (1.9 cm) wide:   or in the alternative  29 CFR  1910.37(b)(6): Each exit sign was not illuminated to a surface value of at least five foot-candles (54 lux) by a reliable light source and be distinctive in color:   (a) On or about January 9, 2023 -  Assembly, employees were exposed to fire hazards when the 'exit sign' in the assembly room had been worn with part of the word 'EXIT' removed and part of the self-luminous/ electroluminescent materials worn away.

Issued

May 15, 2023

Abate by

Jun 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(b)(1)(iv): Electric equipment was not free from recognized hazards that were likely to cause serious physical harm to employees, such as damaged electrical insulation:   (a) On or about January 9, 2023 - Assembly, employees were exposed to electrical hazards when the insulation on the 'doughboy' power cable was damaged exposing the internal conductors.

Issued

May 15, 2023

Abate by

Jun 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:  (a) On or about January 9, 2023 - Assembly, employees were exposed to electrical hazards when the electrical box used to power the box taping machine was not used as listed/labeled.  The openings were not effectively closed.

Issued

Mar 17, 2023

Abate by

Apr 12, 2023

Penalty

Initial $1,406 · Current $1,406

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.29(b)(2): The employer did not fill out or correctly fill out an OSHA Form 301 or equivalent for each recordable injury or illness:  (a) On or about December 8, 2022 - Dean Plant, the OSHA form 301 was not completely filled out for the injury that took place on September 20, 2022 when the employee address, date of birth, hire date, and form completed-by information was not included.