Inspection 347893463 OPENED NOV 19, 2024Closed
80 Brooks Road, Ferndale, NY 12734 · Poultry Processing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected HVFG LLC 4 times in New York since 2020.
The latest one began on Nov 19, 2024 on a referral, in Ferndale.
Those inspections ended with 18 citation items: 11 serious, 1 repeat and 6 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $127,967 and now stand at $85,723, 33% lower after settlements or reviews.
Permit-required confined spaces comes up most often in these citations: 8 items under 1910.146.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for farming, fishing and forestry employers since 2015 is $1,440, and HVFG LLC averages $28,574 (3 cited inspections).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
HVFG LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 346035785 OPENED JUN 22, 2022Closed
22 County Rd 183c, Bethel, NY 12720 · All Other Business Support Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection |
Other-than-serious | $9,324 | $10,000 | Dec 13, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash |
Other-than-serious | $9,324 | $0 | Dec 13, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $9,324 | $10,000 | Dec 13, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2c 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 13, 2022 | Final |
Inspection 346029010 OPENED JUN 20, 2022Closed
22 County Road 183c, Bethel, NY 12720 · All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jun 19, 2022 (fatal): Employee is killed by drowning in sump pit
At 4:45 p.m. on June 19, 2022, an employee was replacing a submersible sewage pump located in a sump pit. The sump pit was floor-level and located in the corner of a raw processing room. The sump pit was 2 feet in diameter and 6 feet deep, and was approximately 2/3 full of wastewater. The employee was using Channelock pliers to reconnect a 2 inch diameter polyvinyl chloride (PVC) outlet pipe to the pump, when he dropped the pliers into the sump pit. The employee tried to retrieve the pliers and fell into the sump pit head first. No one witnessed the incident, as the employee was working alone. The employee was found killed by drowning at a later time, submerged headfirst with his feet protruding from the sump pit.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Serious | $9,324 | $10,000 | Dec 12, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Serious | $13,052 | $15,000 | Dec 12, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Serious | $13,052 | $0 | Dec 12, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2c 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 12, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2d 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(6) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 12, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2e 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(9) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 12, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2f 29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 12, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2g 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(4)(ix) · Permit-required confined spaces |
Serious | $13,052 | $0 | Dec 12, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Other-than-serious | $7,458 | $15,000 | Dec 12, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Other-than-serious | $9,324 | $0 | Dec 12, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Repeat | $22,376 | $20,000 | Dec 12, 2022 | Final |
Inspection 344610423 OPENED FEB 5, 2020Closed
80 Brooks Rd., Ferndale, NY 12734 · Other Poultry Production · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Feb 5, 2020: Employee's finger is amputated in contact with auger
At 11:00 a.m. on February 5, 2020, an employee was working on a line feeder inside a barn where ducks were being fed. The employee placed his right index finger inside the feed output opening on the feed line tube to clear a jam. The employee's finger made contact with the auger inside the feed tube pipe resulting in a finger amputation to the first knuckle. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $10,409 | $5,723 | Mar 16, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6) · Lockout/tagout |
Other-than-serious | $974 | $0 | Mar 16, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements |
Other-than-serious | $974 | $0 | Mar 16, 2020 | Final |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Ferndale site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 258 workers: 0.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 132 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HVFG Ferndale · 2024 | 258 | 2 | 2 | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| HVFG,LLC Ferndale · 2019 | 222 | 8 | 2 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| Hudson valley foie gras Ferndale · 2018 | 282 | 11 | 3 | 4.1 | 3.4 |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
Nov 8, 2024, Ferndale: Hospitalization · multiple surface and flesh wounds · multiple regions of the head
On 11/08/2024, an employee was working on piping a refrigeration condenser. Refrigeration condensers arrive from the factory with the internal piping pressurized and the end capped. The employee was cutting a capped refrigeration line when the cap blew off, striking the battery-operated saw he was using and knocking the saw it into his face. He was cut under the nose and struck on the head. The…
Feb 4, 2020, Ferndale: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was doing maintenance on a feed auger. The auger activated and amputated the employee's right index finger at the middle joint.
Jun 30, 2016, Ferndale: Hospitalization · internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk · chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
An employee fell while walking up an incline to the building in the parking lot, fracturing ribs and puncturing a lung.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)
(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)
(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.
29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1)
(a) General requirements. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.
29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces
29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout
29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash
29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other other poultry production employers in New York
- Kreher's Farm Fresh Eggs, LLC Clarence · 9 citations · $14,827
- Sunrise Farms, Inc. Catskill · 8 citations · $5,683
- Giroux's Poultry Farm Inc. Chazy · 1 citation · $5,120
- Aviagen North America Inc. Watertown · 14 citations · $45,000
- Harold Brey & Sons, Inc. Jeffersonville · 4 citations · $8,000
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