JBS USA and subsidiary Swift Beef Co. in Greeley, CO, were sent a notice by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) following a fatality.
According to the information released by OSHA, investigators responded to an incident on March 27. OSHA said that JBS failed to adequately secure a paddlewheel being installed to churn chemicals used in processing animal hides. The paddlewheel, along with the trolley and hoist used to lift it, fell, resulting in an employee falling into an oval vat containing the chemicals.
Following its investigation, OSHA proposed fining JBS $58,709 in penalties. This is the third incident at the Greeley facility. OSHA has cited the company for 11 serious violations, including failing to ensure proper machine guarding and not implementing safe process procedures.
