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BCK, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Athens, Georgia · Poultry Processing · NAICS 311615

2inspections
20citation items
$28,000current penalties
May 20, 2015last inspection

BCK, LLC has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Georgia, the first in 2005.

OSHA's last visit started on May 20, 2015 on a referral, in Athens.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 20 citation items: 12 serious and 8 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $46,800 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $28,000, down 40%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.37, exit routes (3 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,874. BCK, LLC averages $28,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

BCK, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2005 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340650209 OPENED MAY 20, 2015Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 200 employees at the site · Closed Jun 13, 2017

575 Old Hull Rd, Athens, GA 30601 · Poultry Processing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) · General requirements
 Serious$2,700$1,620Sep 21, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes
 Serious$3,600$2,160Sep 21, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2) · Exit routes
 Serious$0$0Sep 21, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4) · Exit routes
 Serious$3,600$2,160Sep 21, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.38(a) · Emergency action plans
 Serious$5,400$3,240Sep 21, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 5a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$6,300$3,780Sep 21, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 5b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$0$0Sep 21, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$3,600$2,160Sep 21, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$5,400$3,240Sep 21, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
 Serious$6,300$3,700Sep 21, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 9
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$4,500$2,700Sep 21, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 10
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(ii) · Gas welding and cutting
 Serious$2,700$1,620Sep 21, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1) · Injury and illness log
 Other-than-serious$900$540Sep 21, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1b
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(2) · Injury and illness log
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 21, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 2a
29 CFR 1904.32(a)(3) · Yearly injury summary
 Other-than-serious$900$540Sep 21, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 2b
29 CFR 1904.32(a)(4) · Yearly injury summary
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 21, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1904.40(a) · Giving injury records to OSHA
 Other-than-serious$900$540Sep 21, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 21, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 21, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 6
29 CFR 1910.333(c)(2) · Working near live electrical parts
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 21, 2015Final

Inspection 307839100 OPENED MAY 25, 2005Closed

Programmed other · Partial · Health · 70 employees at the site · Closed Jun 2, 2005

101 Ruth Drive, Athens, GA 30601 · Poultry Processing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

May 15, 2015, Athens: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.

An employee's hand was caught in a tray pack machine, resulting in a finger amputation.

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1904.29 · Injury and illness log

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1)

(b) Implementation—(1) What do I need to do to complete the OSHA 300 Log? You must enter information about your business at the top of the OSHA 300 Log, enter a one or two line description for each recordable injury or illness, and summarize this information on the OSHA 300-A at the end of the year.

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(2)

(2) What do I need to do to complete the OSHA 301 Incident Report? You must complete an OSHA 301 Incident Report form, or an equivalent form, for each recordable injury or illness entered on the OSHA 300 Log.

29 CFR 1904.32 · Yearly injury summary

29 CFR 1904.32(a)(3)

(3) Certify the summary; and

29 CFR 1904.40 · Giving injury records to OSHA

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.253 · Gas welding and cutting

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.333 · Working near live electrical parts

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

29 CFR 1910.38 · Emergency action plans

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