Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: ERGONOMIC

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to: (a) Employees working in the sliced bacon department at the bacon positions were exposed to the increased risk of developing back disorder in cumulative trauma disorders while grabbing, lifting and placing 15-20 pound pork bellies. the employer failed to prevent the risk through to prevent the hazard through available engineering or administrative clude but are not limited to: 1. Providing adjustible height and example adjustable pallet height equipment and unloading stations at the bacon and bending with 15-20 pound bellies. 2. Adjust the work station heights height of work stations to reduce the lifting distance where feasible. (b) Employees working in the belly pump department at the wizard press decomber positions were exposed to the ergonomic stressors re- disorders while performing lifting, twisting and bending motions to from the bellies in a cold environment. The employer failed to prevent prevent the risk through available enginnering or administrative con- Feasible controls include but are not limited to: 1. Provide hand tools face area of the work tables at wizard knife positions to reduce the bellies at the bacon press area. 2. Adjust the height of the work tion heights to reduce the lifting stresses where feasible. portion of the unloading table at the bacon press area so that the hanging positions were exposed to the increased risk of developing back ing activity. 15-20 pound bellies during loading and unloading the smokehouse tiers. positions were exposed to the ergonomic stressors resulting in cumula- or administratrive controls. Feasible controls include but are not lim- bellies. this is done in a cold environment. The employer failed to prevent the hazard through available engineering or administrative con- feasible. 2. Lower overhead conveyor height to reduce lift height for height of the work station to reduce the lifting distance where feasi- (d) Employees working in the sliced luncheon meat department at the slid directly from pallets onto the slicing machine conveyors. back disorders while performing pushing and pulling motions to transport scaler/downgrader positions were exposed to the ergonomic stres- the risk through available engineering or administrative controls. Feasi ing grabbing, pinching and placing of bacon product while exposed to a ing and unloading equipment to eliminate manual, Overhead repetitive able engineering or administrative controls. Feasible controls include sausage trees. 1. Supply higher value insulating gloves to employees to reduce the risk tierro-mat positions were exposed to the increased risk of developing position work stations closer to the pan stacker to eliminate reaching The employer failed to prevent the risk through available engineering slicing line pace to reduce stress. 4. Adjust the height of work station ed to: 1. Use of lifting equipment to assist operator while loading roll (e) Employees working in the sliced bacon department at the packer Abatement Schedule tive trauma disorders while performing exagerated hand motions to pack, Area director outlining & schedule for the implementation of ment. The employer failed to prevent the hazard through available exposures to hazardous substances as referenced in this cita- are not limited to: the following actions which must be consistent with the abate- where feasible. 2. Investigate and implement the use of automatic pack- (1) Evaluation of engineering/administrative control options: (f) Employees working in the sliced bacon department at the con- (3) Procurement, installation and operation of selected con- cumulative trauma disorders during repetitive reaching and grabbing of (4) Testing and acceptance or modification/redesign of con- to prevent the hazard through available engineering or administrative All proposed control measures shall be approved for each slicing line to reduce stress. 2. Adjust the height of work stations to other technically qualified person. 60-day progress reports sulating gloves to reduce the risks of cumulative trauma disorder due Step 2-Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of (g) Employees working in the sliced bacon department at the tucker- fication of their effectiveness in achieving compliance. cumulative trauma disorders during repetitive hand and arm motions of pushing vacuum packer bacon product into paper containers while exposed to cold environment. The employer failed to prevent the hazard through available engineering or administrative controls. Feasible controls in- clude but are not limited to: 1. Investigate feasibility of automatic tucking station equipment and implement if feasible. 2. Adjust the height of work stations to reduce the lifting and reaching distance where feasible. 3. supply higher value insulating gloves to reduce the risks of cumulative trauma disorder due to the cold envirnoment.