Since 1982, OSHA inspectors have visited John Morrell, Inc. in South Dakota 3 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Jan 7, 2016 after a complaint, in Sioux Falls.
In all, OSHA issued 6 citation items: 3 serious and 3 other-than-serious.
The penalties, $7,290 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.
The rule cited most here is 1926.1101 (asbestos in construction), 2 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,873 penalty. John Morrell, Inc. averages $6,650 across 1 cited inspection.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Oct 10, 2016, Sioux Falls: Hospitalization · fractures · wrist(s)
An employee was stepping out of the elevator when her foot was caught on the 1/2-inch rise from the elevator floor to the work floor. She tripped and fractured her left wrist, requiring surgery.
Jan 15, 2016, Sioux Falls: Hospitalization · cuts, lacerations · knee(s)
An employee was injured while hanging a dropped hog onto a rail with a chain hoist. The hog and hanger assembly fell, landed on a floor conveyor, and bounced off striking the employee on the outside of his knee. The hangar portion of the assembly caused a puncture wound to the knee and lacerated a tendon.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
