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

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): The employer did not select and have each affected employee use, the types of personal protective equipment that would protect the affected employee(s) from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment. On or about February 6, 2019 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not select or enforce the use of the proper fitting personal protective equipment that would protect employee(s) performing sanitation operations on the production and kill floor of Texas Packing Company, exposing employee(s) to the hazards of corrosive materials: a) A employee was observed foaming the kill floor with a corrosive chemical while wearing a protective jacket that did not cover the full length of their arms. b) A employee was observed foaming the processing floor with a corrosive chemical and not wearing a protective jacket. c) A employee was observed performing cleaning and sanitation operations without wearing hearing protection. d) A employee was observed handling corrosive chemicals without wearing protective goggles.