NATIONAL BEEF PACKING CO. LP
1501 EAST 8TH, Liberal, KS 67901
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Inspection records
Nov 16, 2023#347111155Nov 16, 2023Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#347111155$11,9842 viol.2 violations$11,984 in penalties
Inspection #347111155
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 16, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 16, 2023
- Final Order
- Feb 12, 2024
- Closed
- Feb 26, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3,100
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $23,046
- Penalties on Record
- $11,984
- Site Address
- 1501 E. 8th St., Liberal, KS 67901
- Industry
- 311612 Meat Processed from Carcasses
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 N09 | Other | 1 | 9 | $13,828 | $5,531 | Feb 12, 2024 | - | Feb 12, 2024 |
| 01002 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 P01 | Other | 3 | 9 | $9,218 | $6,453 | Feb 12, 2024 | - | Feb 12, 2024 |
Apr 12, 2023#346629181Apr 12, 2023Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#346629181$4,0181 viol.1 violation$4,018 in penalties
Inspection #346629181
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 12, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 12, 2023
- Final Order
- Jul 11, 2023
- Closed
- Jul 13, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3,050
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,696
- Penalties on Record
- $4,018
- Site Address
- 1501 E 8th St, Liberal, KS 67905
- Industry
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 P01 | Serious | 4 | 4 | $6,696 | $4,018 | Jul 10, 2023 | - | Jul 11, 2023 |
Jun 28, 2021#345390298Jun 28, 2021Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#345390298$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345390298
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 28, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 28, 2021
- Closed
- Jun 28, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,800
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1501 E. 8th St., Liberal, KS 67901
- Industry
- 311612 Meat Processed from Carcasses
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Jun 3, 2021#345346605Jun 3, 2021Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#345346605$13,6531 viol.1 violation$13,653 in penalties
Inspection #345346605
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 3, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 3, 2021
- Final Order
- Sep 22, 2021
- Closed
- Nov 1, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4,500
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $13,653
- Penalties on Record
- $13,653
- Site Address
- 1501 E 8th St, Liberal, KS 67905
- Industry
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Other | 1 | 5 | $13,653 | $13,653 | Sep 23, 2021 | - | Sep 22, 2021 |
Mar 25, 2021#345216279Mar 25, 2021Referral (C) · Complete scope, Health#345216279$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345216279
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 25, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 25, 2021
- Closed
- Jul 6, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3,900
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1501 E 8th St, Liberal, KS 67905
- Industry
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Mar 25, 2021#345216212Mar 25, 2021Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#345216212$53,63812 viol.12 violations$53,638 in penalties
Inspection #345216212
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 25, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- May 17, 2021
- Final Order
- Aug 9, 2021
- Closed
- Aug 20, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3,900
- Related Activity
- 2 referrals
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 12
- Violation Types
- 8 serious, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $94,402
- Penalties on Record
- $53,638
- Site Address
- 1501 E 8th St, Liberal, KS 67905
- Industry
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 12 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.28 Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19100028 B01 I | Other | 1 | 13 | $10,728 | $10,728 | - | Aug 9, 2021 | |
| 01002 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 P01 | Serious | 2 | 7 | $6,436 | $3,218 | - | Aug 9, 2021 | |
| 01003 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $8,582 | $4,291 | - | Aug 9, 2021 | |
| 01004A | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04 | Serious | 1 | 37 | $8,582 | $8,582 | Aug 6, 2021 | - | Aug 9, 2021 |
| 01004B | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Serious | 2 | 38 | $12,873 | $0 | - | Aug 9, 2021 |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 12 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Jan 29, 2021#345124515Jan 29, 2021FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, HealthFatality#345124515$32,7686 viol.6 violations$32,768 in penalties
Inspection #345124515
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 29, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 29, 2021
- Final Order
- Aug 9, 2021
- Closed
- Aug 20, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3,900
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 5 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $67,485
- Penalties on Record
- $32,768
- Site Address
- 1501 E. 8th St., Liberal, KS 67901
- Industry
- 311612 Meat Processed from Carcasses
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee is killed after being engulfed by beef processing p
Violations
Violation list (5 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C01 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $13,653 | $8,192 | Aug 6, 2021 | - | Aug 9, 2021 |
| 01001B | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C02 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Aug 6, 2021 | - | Aug 9, 2021 |
| 01002 | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D03 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $13,653 | $8,192 | Aug 6, 2021 | - | Aug 9, 2021 |
| 01003 | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D08 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $13,653 | $8,192 | Aug 6, 2021 | - | Aug 9, 2021 |
| 01004 | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 E01 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $13,653 | $8,192 | Aug 6, 2021 | - | Aug 9, 2021 |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 6 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Sep 6, 2019#344288667Sep 6, 2019Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#344288667$53,97612 viol.12 violations$53,976 in penalties
Inspection #344288667
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 6, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 6, 2019
- Contested
- Mar 16, 2020
- Final Order
- Aug 17, 2020
- Closed
- Oct 2, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,800
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 12
- Violation Types
- 10 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $121,446
- Penalties on Record
- $53,976
- Site Address
- 1501 E. 8th St., Liberal, KS 67901
- Industry
- 311612 Meat Processed from Carcasses
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employees are exposed to gaseous ammonia
Violations
Violation list (5 of 12 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 D03 I D | Serious | 1 | 4 | $13,494 | $6,747 | Sep 30, 2020 | Mar 16, 2020 | Aug 17, 2020 |
| 01002 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 D03 II | Serious | 23 | 4 | $13,494 | $6,747 | Sep 30, 2020 | Mar 16, 2020 | Aug 17, 2020 |
| 01003 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 E03 IV | Serious | 2 | 4 | $13,494 | $6,747 | Jun 18, 2020 | Mar 16, 2020 | Aug 17, 2020 |
| 01004A | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 E05 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $13,494 | $6,747 | Jun 18, 2020 | Mar 16, 2020 | Aug 17, 2020 |
| 01005A | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 F01 | Serious | 4 | 4 | $13,494 | $6,747 | Jun 18, 2020 | Mar 16, 2020 | Aug 17, 2020 |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 12 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Nov 12, 2015#341051910Nov 12, 2015Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#341051910$4,9001 viol.1 violation$4,900 in penalties
Inspection #341051910
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 12, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 13, 2015
- Final Order
- Jan 5, 2016
- Closed
- Jan 13, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3,000
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,000
- Penalties on Record
- $4,900
- Site Address
- 1501 E 8th St, Liberal, KS 67905
- Industry
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.1053 Ladders (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19261053 B11 | Serious | 1 | 20 | $7,000 | $4,900 | Dec 30, 2015 | - | Jan 5, 2016 |
Mar 4, 2015#340441195Mar 4, 2015Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#340441195$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #340441195
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 4, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 5, 2015
- Closed
- Mar 5, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,800
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1501 E 8th St, Liberal, KS 67905
- Industry
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
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