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

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: In Area 5 of JBS USA, LLC on Head Table #1, Grand Island, NE: The employer did not furnish a place of employment which was free from a recognized hazard that caused or was likely to cause death or serious harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazard of being struck by a metal arm of a jawbone breaker on a Kent Head Table BHT-1. Specifically, on or about March 18, 2011, and at times prior to, an employee was exposed to a hazard of being struck by a metal bar from a jawbone breaker on a Kent Head Table Machine BHT-1. The welds on the arm were known to break from the force of the arm striking a back plate on the machine. In this instance the weld on the arm broke and the arm bar was thrown from the machine and struck an employee in the face seriously injuring the employee. Among other methods, feasible and acceptable methods of abatement are: 1)Reducing the force of the machine by installing hydraulics with a buffer thereby reducing the amount of upward force on the arm 2)Redesign the machine 3)Upgrade to a new model head table 4)Installing guards to protect employees in the trajectory path of the arm. Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this violation. The documentation should include written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring results, and photographs or videos which you believe will be helpful. The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with the citations.