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OSHA Inspection: DEL MONTE FOODS INC.

Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of DEL MONTE FOODS INC. in 1400 PLOVER ROAD, PLOVER, WI 54467 (NAICS 311421). OSHA activity number 347709263.

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Site address
1400 PLOVER ROAD
City
PLOVER
State
WI
ZIP
54467
Mailing
P.O. BOX 729, PLOVER, WI 54467
Inspection type
Federal Agency (M)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
311421
Employees
300
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.26 E

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $16131.00 · Current $10835.00 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.26(e): Portable dockboards are equipped with handholds or other means to permit safe handling of dockboards.  At the establishment located at 1400 Plover Road, Plover, Wisconsin; the employer did not ensure that an employee had means to permit safe handling of dockboards. On or about August 23, 2024, an incident occurred in which an employee operating a Yale sit-down forklift (Model: GLC060VXNDSQ084, Serial: C910V02484N) was not provided with the necessary means for safe handling of a Torbeck Dockboard (Model: 9298/72, Serial: 10966), resulting in the dock board slipping off the forklift and striking the employee, exposing them to struck-by hazards.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $10835
  • — C (S) $16131
  • — Z (S) $16131

1910.178 M02

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
29 CFR 1910.178(m)(2): No person shall be allowed to stand or pass under the elevated portion of any truck, whether loaded or empty.  At the establishment located at 1400 Plover Road, Plover, Wisconsin; the employer failed to ensure that employees do not pass beneath elevated forklifts on the loading dock, exposing them to struck-by hazards. On or around August 23, 2024, an incident occurred on dock R22 involving an employee operating a Yale sit-down forklift (Model: GLC060VXNDSQ084, Serial: C910V02484N). During this time, another employee working on the ground between the rail car and loading dock passed under the forklift, which was removing a Torbeck Dockboard (model: 9298/72, serial: 10966), leading to the dock board slipping off and striking the employee, resulting in a fatality.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $0
  • — C (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.178 O01

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
29 CFR 1910.178(o)(1): Only stable or safely arranged loads shall be handled. Caution shall be exercised when handling off-center loads which cannot be centered.  At the establishment located at 1400 Plover Road, Plover, Wisconsin; the employer did not ensure that employees handled stable and safely arranged loads while handling dockboards.  On or about August 23, 2024, an incident occurred in which an employee operating a Yale sit-down forklift (Model: GLC060VXNDSQ084, Serial: C910V02484N) to remove a Torbeck Dockboard (Model: 9298/72, Serial: 10966), lead to the dock board slipping off the forks and striking the employee.  The dockboard was angled downward towards the railcar, and the forks equipped on the forklift did not allow the dockboard to be safely arranged and stable.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $0
  • — C (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.178 M06

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $11524.00 · Current $8524.00 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.178(m)(6): A safe distance shall be maintained from the edge of ramps or platforms while on any elevated dock, or platform or freight car. Trucks shall not be used for opening or closing freight doors.  On or about August 23, 2024, at establishment located at 1400 Plover Road, Plover, Wisconsin; the employer did not prevent employees from using powered industrial trucks close rail car doors.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $8524
  • — C (S) $11524
  • — Z (S) $11524

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