OSHA Inspection: SCHREIBER FOODS

Issued

2024-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11524.00 · Current $8000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.28(b)(1)(i):  Except as provided elsewhere in this section 29 CFR 1910.28, the employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the systems described in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i):  At a facility located at 127 Claxton avenue, Carthage, MO 64836, employees were exposed to fall hazards.  The employer exposed employees to these hazards by allowing them to access the AST palletizer upper infeed area, above a fall hazard greater than 4 feet, without any type of fall protection or mitigation measures in place.

Issued

2024-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13828.00 · Current $6000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.28(b)(3)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each employee be protected from tripping into or stepping into or through any hole that is less than 4 feet (1.2 m) above a lower level by covers or guardrail systems.  At a facility located at 127 Claxton avenue, Carthage, MO 64836, employees were exposed to slip, trip and fall hazards.  The employer exposed the employees to these hazards when employees worked near an unguarded hole in the walking surface of the catwalk near the AST palletizer area.

Issued

2024-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $16131.00 · Current $10000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A)  Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.  At a facility located at 127 Claxton avenue, Carthage, MO 64836, employees were exposed to crushed by, caught in, struck by and amputation hazards.  The employer exposed the employees to these hazards when employees entered areas of the PRO-PAL 3500 AST Palletizer without first utilizing appropriate lockout/tagout procedures to deenergize the machine.  Instances of this exposure include but are not limited to:  Instance 1: Employees access the upper and lower infeed areas of the palletizer machine without first locking out the pneumatic and the electrical systems of the machine.  Instance 2:   Employees accessed the enclosed area of the palletizer machine, through an opening near the area where pallets exited the machine, after breaking the light barrier system to stop the machine from operating.  Employees did not utilize established lockout/tagout procedures prior to entering the area.

Issued

2024-06-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $16131.00 · Current $8000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(5)(i):Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware were not provided by the employer for isolating, securing, or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources:  At a facility located at 127 Claxton avenue, Carthage, MO 64836, employees were exposed to crushed by, amputation, and caught in hazards.  The employer exposed the employees to these hazards by failing to provide them with the locks required to lock out the pneumatic and electrical systems of the PRO-PAL 3500 palletizer, located in the AST palletizer section of the facility.

Issued

2024-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6913.00 · Current $10000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(5)(ii):Lockout devices and tagout devices were utilized for other purposes than controlling energy:  At a facility located at 127 Claxton avenue, Carthage, MO 64836, employees were exposed to crushed by, amputation and caught in hazards.  The employer exposed the employees to these hazards when locks that were identical to those used for lockout/tagout purposes were to be used for purposes such as, but not limited to, attaching signs to the cage near the pallet wrapper machine in the palletizer section of the facility.

Issued

2024-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11524.00 · Current $8000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(6)(i):The employer did not conduct an annual or more frequent inspection of the energy control procedure to ensure that the procedure and requirements of this standard were followed:  At a facility located at 127 Claxton avenue, Carthage, MO 64836, employees were exposed to hazards to include crushed by, amputation or caught in.  The employer exposed the employees to these hazards by failing to perform an annual or more frequent inspection of the energy control procedures used to control the energy associated with the PRO-PAL 3500 AST Palletizer used at the facility.

Issued

2024-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $16131.00 · Current $7988.00 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:  At a facility located at 127 Claxton avenue, Carthage, MO 64836, employees were exposed to hazards that include caught in, crushed by and amputation.  Instances of this exposure include, but are not limited to:  Instance 1:  The employer exposed the employees to these hazards by allowing them to work on the elevated walking area, near the upper and lower infeeds of the PRO-PAL 3500 AST palletizer machine, while electrically and pneumatically powered components of the palletizer were moving.  These components include, but are not limited to, powered rollers, void arms, and row travel bars.  Instance 2:  The employer exposed the employees to these hazards by allowing them to work near rotating conveyor belts on the elevated walking area, near the upper and lower infeeds of the PRO-PAL 3500 AST palletizer machine.  Instance 3: At a facility located at 127 Claxton avenue, Carthage, MO 64836, employees were exposed to hazards that included caught in, amputation and crushed by.  The employer exposed the employees to these hazards by allowing them to work near an exposed sprocket wheel and chain that powered the lower conveyor, near the lower infeed, directly adjacent to the elevated catwalk of the AST palletizer.

Issued

2024-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9218.00 · Current $7000.00 Reduced

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:  At a facility located at 127 Claxton avenue, Carthage, MO 64836, employees were exposed to electrical hazards to include electrical shock and electrical fire.  The employer exposed the employees to these hazards when employees used multiple relocatable power taps to provide electrical power to a fan and computer equipment near the Casting Shred palletizer operators station.