OSHA Inspection: GLOBAL HARVEST FOODS, LLC

Issued

Aug 24, 2023

Abate by

Sep 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,831 · Current $5,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that was 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by one or more of the following: Guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:   (a)Global Harvest Foods, LLC 201 at North Richmond Street, Roscoe, SD 57471:  On or about and at times prior to April 12, 2023, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from side or edge fall hazards involving a fixed elevated platform near the west side of the Cleaning Machine due to inadequate fall protection when working on a surface 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards greater than four feet.

Issued

Aug 24, 2023

Abate by

Sep 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $5,122 · Current $2,000 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.37(a)(4): Safeguards designed to protect employees during an emergency (e.g., sprinkler systems, alarm systems, fire doors, exit lighting) were not in proper working order at all times:   (a)Global Harvest Foods, LLC 201 at North Richmond Street, Roscoe, SD 57471:  On or about and at times prior to April 12, 2023, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected during an emergency from entrapment hazards in that  an exit light fixture in the production area was broken and did not illuminate when activated.  This condition exposed employees during an emergency to not visibly identify exits and evacuate the building.

Issued

Aug 24, 2023

Abate by

Oct 16, 2023

Penalty

Initial $5,122 · Current $5,122

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29 CFR  1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  (a)Global Harvest Foods, LLC 201 at North Richmond Street, Roscoe, SD 57471:  On or about and at times prior to April 12, 2023, the employer did not provide medical evaluations to determine the employee's ability to use respirators, before the employees used the respirator.  Employees were provided and used SAS and Moldex 2200 N95 respirators.  This condition exposed employees to health hazards associated with respiratory protection use.

Issued

Aug 24, 2023

Abate by

Oct 16, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2): Employees using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit-tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) was used, and at least annually thereafter:   (a)Global Harvest Foods, LLC 201 at North Richmond Street, Roscoe, SD 57471:  On or about and at times prior to April 12, 2023, the employer did not ensure that employees using SAS and Moldex 2200 N95 respirators were fit-tested prior to initial use of the respirators, or were performed for employees required to use company provided N95 respirators.  This condition exposed employees to a respirator hazard due to improper fit of the respirator.

Issued

Aug 24, 2023

Abate by

Oct 16, 2023

Penalty

Initial $5,122 · Current $4,100 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph (l) through a certification that included the name of the operator, the date of the training, that date of evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation:  (a)Global Harvest Foods, LLC 201 at North Richmond Street, Roscoe, SD 57471:  On or about and at times prior to April 12, 2023, the employer did not ensure that employees were trained and evaluated to operate forklifts.  This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards associated with improper forklift operation.

Issued

Aug 24, 2023

Abate by

Sep 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $5,122 · Current $3,000 Reduced

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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)Global Harvest Foods, LLC 201 at North Richmond Street, Roscoe, SD 57471:  On or about and at times prior to April 12, 2023, the employer did not ensure the in-running nip point involving the powered drive pulley on the Thiele Conveyor located between the bagger and palletizer machines in the production area was properly guarded.  This condition exposed employees to caught-in hazards associated with the unguarded head pulley on the conveyor.

Issued

Aug 24, 2023

Abate by

Sep 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $5,122 · Current $4,000 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:   (a)Global Harvest Foods, LLC 201 at North Richmond Street, Roscoe, SD 57471:  On or about and at times prior to April 12, 2023, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from electrical hazards in that  the west electrical panel in the production area storeroom was not labelled nor was it arranged so the purpose was evident.  This condition exposed employees to electrical shock and burn hazards.

Issued

Aug 24, 2023

Abate by

Sep 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:   (a)Global Harvest Foods, LLC 201 at North Richmond Street, Roscoe, SD 57471:  On or about and at times prior to April 12, 2023, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from live electrical parts in the breaker panel in the storeroom of the production area due to two circuit breaker openings which were covered by gray tape.  This condition exposed employees to shock and fire hazards.

Issued

Aug 24, 2023

Abate by

Sep 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1910.305(b)(1)(i): Conductors entering cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not protected from abrasion, and openings through which conductors entered were not effectively closed:   (a)Global Harvest Foods, LLC 201 at North Richmond Street, Roscoe, SD 57471:  On or about and at times prior to April 12, 2023, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from electrical hazards in that  a conductor running into a junction box located on the southwest side of the Thiele Machine in the production area had 3-inches of exposed wire.  This condition exposed employees to electrical shock and fire hazards.