GREELEY, CO —
OSHA Inspection: SWIFT BEEF COMPANY
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SWIFT BEEF COMPANY in 800 N 8TH AVENUE, GREELEY, CO 80631 (NAICS 311612). OSHA activity number 346629397.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SWIFT BEEF COMPANY
- Site address
- 800 N 8TH AVENUE
- City
- GREELEY
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 80631
- Mailing
- 800 N 8TH AVENUE, GREELEY, CO 80631
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 311612
- Employees
- 3800
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2023
- Abate by
- Dec 18, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $15,625 · Current $15,625
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-in hazards: (a) On or about April 12, 2023, and at times prior, employees were assigned to inspect the trolley return chain system for trolleys that had fallen from the chain and rail onto the tray and retrieve the trollies from the trays. To see and reach the inside of the tray and access the rail and chain, employees stood adjacent to the trolley chain system in a locations where trolley hooks could swing, catching the workers. Workers were exposed to struck-by and caught-in hazards with no means to stop the trolley return chain. Abatement Note: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to install estops or an estop cable where workers are exposed to moving parts of the return trolley system in accordance with the guidelines set forth in NFPA 79.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $15625
- — Z (S) $15625
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2023
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $15,625 · Current $0 Reduced
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 April 12, 2023, and at times prior, employees were assigned to inspect the trolley return chain and the tray below, and retrieve trolleys that had fallen to the tray, during its operation, and to hang trolleys on the moving chain. To see, reach in the tray, and hang trolleys, employees needed to stand adjacent to the trolley return chain system in a location where trolleys, and their hooks, could swing and strike or catch the workers. This condition exposed worker to struck-by and caught-in hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $15625
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2023
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $9,822 · Current $0 Reduced
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 April 12, 2023, and at times prior employees were exposed to hazardous chemicals in the workplace and were not trained on the hazards, precautions and proper response to exposures. Employees were exposed to at least but not limited to Trolox acid (skin corrosive, eye damage, respiratory organ single exposure toxicity) and PC-992 lubricating oil (serious eye damage, aspiration toxicity) without training. This condition exposed the employee to chemical health hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $9822
1910.147 C07 IV
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2023
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iv): The employer's certification of employee training did not contain each employee's name and date of training: (a) On or about April 12, 2023, the employer did not certify each employee assigned tasks that required application of the control of hazardous energy was trained. This exposed employees to hazardous energy during servicing and maintenance activities.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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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 346629397.
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