Grand Island, Nebraska · Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering · NAICS 311611
OSHA has inspected JBS Swift once in Nebraska.
The inspection began on Jun 16, 2021 on a referral, in Grand Island.
That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $13,653 and still stand at $13,653.
Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.147.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,872, and JBS Swift averages $13,653 (1 cited inspection).
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(a)(2)(ii)(b) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $13,653 | $13,653 | Sep 9, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 9, 2021 | Final |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
Apr 18, 2024, Grand Island: Hospitalization · multiple severe wounds and internal injuries · multiple trunk locations
An employee entered the drive alley to close the gate. The cattle turned back and struck the gate catching the employee between the gate and the wall. The employee sustained multiple rib fractures and a traumatic pneumothorax.
Jun 9, 2021, Grand Island: Hospitalization · fractures · wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
An employee was unjamming a beef hide from a flesher machine when the flesher wheel closed on the employee's arm, fracturing the upper arm and wrist. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident, but was not locked out.
Nov 23, 2015, Grand Island: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was unhooking the initial hook on a cattle's hind leg. While re-hooking it to another shackle, the cattle's leg dropped down. The slack was not removed from the shackle due to mud and manure. The hook went up, and the employee's right thumb got caught in the shackle, causing an initial avulsion that later required surgical amputation above the first knuckle.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.147(a)(2)(ii)(b)
(B) An employee is required to place any part of his or her body into an area on a machine or piece of equipment where work is actually performed upon the material being processed (point of operation) or where an associated danger zone exists during a machine operating cycle.
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)
(6) Periodic inspection. (i) The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.
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