The De Queen, Ark., poultry processing plant owned by Pilgrim's Pride Corp. has been cited with 11 safety violations and proposed penalties totaling $170,000.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited American Foods Group LLC with seven safety violations – including one repeat – at the company's Sharonville, OH, meat processing facility.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. for 23 serious violations of OSHA's process safety management and fall protection standards at its Milwaukee ground beef production facility.
Cal-OSHA has charged a Hanford meat-packing plant with serious safety violations in the death of a worker earlier this year, The Hanford (Calif.) Sentinel learned this week.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited manufacturer Fremont Beef Co. in Fremont, Neb., following a safety inspection at the facility, which was initiated in February in response to a report of an amputation of a finger. Citations cover one serious, one repeat and one other-than-serious violation.
