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OSHA Inspection: SMITHFIELD PACKAGED MEATS CORP.

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SMITHFIELD PACKAGED MEATS CORP. in 1400 NORTH WEBER AVENUE, SIOUX FALLS, SD 57103 (NAICS 311611). OSHA activity number 347007395.

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Site address
1400 NORTH WEBER AVENUE
City
SIOUX FALLS
State
SD
ZIP
57103
Mailing
1400 NORTH WEBER AVENUE, SIOUX FALLS, SD 57103
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
A
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
311611
Employees
3300
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.212 A01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jan 22, 2024
Abate by
Feb 15, 2024
Penalty
Initial $8,619 · Current $8,619
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)Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. at 1400 North Weber Avenue in Sioux Falls, SD 57103: On or about and at times prior to September 30, 2023, the employer did not ensure movable guarding on the 8th floor East Saddle Table prevented employee exposure to  caught-by and pinch point hazards created by movement of the East Saddle Table Conveyor system. A gap between the top of the abutted elevated work platform and the bottom of the movable guard did not reduce or eliminate employee reaching through distance to be less than the distance to contact moving components of the East Saddle Table Conveyor System. This condition exposed employees to caught-in and pinch point hazards.   Among other resources, ANSI B11.19 Performance Requirements for Risk Reduction Measures: Safeguarding and other Means of Reducing Risk - 2019 provides reaching through openings in a protective structure distances in Section E.3 and reaching under a protective structure distances in Section E.4.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $8619
  • — Z (S) $8619

1910.212 A02

Serious Gravity 5 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Jan 22, 2024
Abate by
Feb 15, 2024
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
1910.212(a)(2): Guard(s) on machine(s) were not affixed to the machine or secured elsewhere when attachment to the machine was not possible.  (a)Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. at 1400 North Weber Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57103: On or about and prior to September 30, 2023, the employer did not ensure that movable guarding on the Southeast side of the East and Middle Saddle  tables were affixed to the machine or secured elsewhere to prevent deflection and displacement of the guard that could exposure employee to pinch-point and caught-in hazards created by movement of the East Saddle Table conveyor system. This condition exposed employees to pinch-point and caught-in hazards.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.132 D01 I

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jan 22, 2024
Abate by
Feb 15, 2024
Penalty
Initial $8,619 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR  1910.132(d)(1)(i): The employer did not select and have each affected employee use, the types of personal protective equipment that would protect the affected employee(s) from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment:   (a)Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. at 1400 North Weber Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57103: On or about and at times prior to October 2, 2023, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from cut hazard by utilizing plastic arm guards when working on Townsend 7600 Skinners.  This condition exposed employees to cut hazards.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $8619

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