Inspection 347891442 OPENED NOV 20, 2024Closed
58535 Hwy 35, Wakefield, NE 68784 · Poultry Hatcheries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Bloomfield, Nebraska · Chicken Egg Production · NAICS 112310
M.G. Waldbaum has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Nebraska, the first in 2019.
OSHA's last visit started on Nov 20, 2024 on a referral, in Wakefield.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 serious.
OSHA proposed $13,260 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $10,000, down 25%.
For context, across all farming, fishing and forestry employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,440. M.G. Waldbaum averages $10,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company58535 Hwy 35, Wakefield, NE 68784 · Poultry Hatcheries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
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54080 Hwy 84, Bloomfield, NE 68718 · Chicken Egg Production · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
54080 Hwy 84, Bloomfield, NE 68718 · Chicken Egg Production · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jan 30, 2019: Employee amputates fingertip when caught in chain and sprock
At 12:15 p.m. on January 30, 2019, an employee was using a 7 inch scraper to clean an egg escalator machine and was removing some chicken and egg debris from a chain and sprocket. The employee left the machine running and reached in to retrieve the scraper when it fell into the machine. The employee caught her right hand's index finger in a pinch point and partially amputated her fingertip. The employee was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1928.57(a)(7) · Guarding of farm field equipment, farmstead equipment, and cotton gins |
Serious | $13,260 | $10,000 | May 21, 2019 | Final |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Aug 1, 2025, Wakefield: Amputation · amputations involving bone loss · finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Three employees were transferring a metal lid using a manual chain hoist to place it onto a cart. While they were adjusting its position, the lid shifted and the injured employee's left hand became caught between the hoist hook and the handle, resulting in a laceration and amputation of their ring fingertip including the tuft.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1928.57(a)(7)
(7) Methods of guarding. Except as otherwise provided in this subpart, each employer shall protect employees from coming into contact with hazards created by moving machinery parts as follows:
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