AGRI STAR MEAT AND POULTRY LLC
220 N WEST STREET, POSTVILLE, IA 52162 · NAICS 311612 Meat Processed from Carcasses
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Inspection records
Aug 26, 2024#347713265Aug 26, 2024Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#347713265$11,1623 viol.3 violations$11,162 in penalties
Inspection #347713265
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 26, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 10, 2024
- Final Order
- Jan 13, 2025
- Closed
- Jan 21, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 618
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $11,162
- Penalties on Record
- $11,162
- Site Address
- 220 N West Street, Postville, IA 52162
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $11,162 | $11,162 | Jan 10, 2025 | - | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 01001B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jan 10, 2025 | - | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 01001C | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jan 10, 2025 | - | Jan 13, 2025 |
Jul 24, 2024#347640187Jul 24, 2024Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#347640187$6,6972 viol.2 violations$6,697 in penalties
Inspection #347640187
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 24, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 29, 2024
- Final Order
- Nov 21, 2024
- Closed
- Dec 9, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 616
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,697
- Penalties on Record
- $6,697
- Site Address
- 220 N West Street, Postville, IA 52162
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $6,697 | $6,697 | - | Nov 21, 2024 | |
| 01001B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E01 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | - | Nov 21, 2024 |
Mar 9, 2022#345824858Mar 9, 2022Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#345824858$13,6531 viol.1 violation$13,653 in penalties
Inspection #345824858
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 9, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 31, 2022
- Final Order
- May 18, 2022
- Closed
- May 18, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 440
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $13,653
- Penalties on Record
- $13,653
- Site Address
- 220 N West Street, Postville, IA 52162
- 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.
Employee falls from order picker and fractures ribs, breaks
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 | Serious | 1 | 7 | $13,653 | $13,653 | May 13, 2022 | - | May 18, 2022 |
Feb 17, 2021#345157424Feb 17, 2021Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#345157424$28,4154 viol.4 violations$28,415 in penalties
Inspection #345157424
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 17, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 17, 2021
- Final Order
- Aug 19, 2021
- Closed
- Oct 21, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 525
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $28,415
- Penalties on Record
- $28,415
- Site Address
- 220 N West Street, Postville, IA 52162
- 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.
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 burned in propane cylinder rupture
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A03 | Serious | 2 | 525 | $11,366 | $11,366 | Sep 27, 2021 | - | Aug 19, 2021 |
| 01002A | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L04 III | Serious | 1 | 1 | $7,577 | $7,577 | - | Aug 19, 2021 | |
| 01002B | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L06 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | - | Aug 19, 2021 | |
| 01003 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 N10 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $9,472 | $9,472 | Sep 27, 2021 | - | Aug 19, 2021 |
Apr 30, 2019#343971263Apr 30, 2019Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#343971263$11,0861 viol.1 violation$11,086 in penalties
Inspection #343971263
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 30, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 30, 2019
- Final Order
- Sep 24, 2019
- Closed
- Oct 17, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 500
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $11,086
- Penalties on Record
- $11,086
- Site Address
- 220 N West Street, Postville, IA 52162
- 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.
Employee amputates finger while using turkey neck cutter
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 88.4 OSHA citation code: 88.4 - CODE OF IOWA (2017) | Serious | 1 | 5 | $11,086 | $11,086 | Oct 14, 2019 | - | Sep 24, 2019 |
Oct 8, 2018#343485199Oct 8, 2018Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#343485199$10,0001 viol.1 violation$10,000 in penalties
Inspection #343485199
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 8, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 9, 2018
- Final Order
- Dec 12, 2018
- Closed
- Dec 26, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 550
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $12,934
- Penalties on Record
- $10,000
- Site Address
- 220 N West Street, Postville, IA 52162
- 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.
Employee amputates fingers and thumb when caught in clip mac
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 1 | 1 | $12,934 | $10,000 | Dec 7, 2018 | - | Dec 12, 2018 |
Jan 29, 2018#342916756Jan 29, 2018Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#342916756$24,70710 viol.10 violations$24,707 in penalties
Inspection #342916756
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 29, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 30, 2018
- Final Order
- Mar 29, 2018
- Closed
- Apr 17, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 575
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 10
- Violation Types
- 8 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $41,180
- Penalties on Record
- $24,707
- Site Address
- 220 N West Street, Postville, IA 52162
- 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.
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 strikes band saw blade with finger and amputates it
Violations
Violation list (5 of 10 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 7 | 16 | $5,790 | $3,474 | Apr 18, 2018 | - | Mar 29, 2018 |
| 01002 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 22 | $3,474 | $2,084 | Apr 18, 2018 | - | Mar 29, 2018 |
| 01003 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | 4 | 22 | $5,790 | $3,474 | Apr 18, 2018 | - | Mar 29, 2018 |
| 01004 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 I02 | Serious | 3 | 22 | $5,790 | $3,474 | Apr 18, 2018 | - | Mar 29, 2018 |
| 01005 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 B07 I | Serious | 2 | 3 | $4,632 | $2,779 | Apr 18, 2018 | - | Mar 29, 2018 |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 10 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Jul 1, 2013#317171478Jul 1, 2013Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#317171478$3,7505 viol.5 violations$3,750 in penalties
Inspection #317171478
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 1, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 2, 2013
- Closed
- Feb 3, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 680
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,500
- Penalties on Record
- $3,750
- Site Address
- 220 N West Street, Postville, IA 52162
- Industry
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I | Serious | 1 | 40 | $2,500 | $1,500 | Feb 6, 2014 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 2 | 40 | $2,500 | $1,250 | Aug 23, 2013 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens OSHA citation code: 19101030 C01 IIA | Other | 1 | 12 | $2,500 | $1,000 | Aug 23, 2013 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens OSHA citation code: 19101030 F02 I | Other | 2 | 12 | $0 | $0 | Aug 23, 2013 | - | - |
| 01003C | 1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens OSHA citation code: 19101030 G02 IIB | Other | 1 | 12 | $0 | $0 | Aug 23, 2013 | - | - |
Apr 27, 2011#315555110Apr 27, 2011Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#315555110$3,0001 viol.1 violation$3,000 in penalties
Inspection #315555110
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 27, 2011
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 27, 2011
- Closed
- Aug 18, 2011
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 700
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,500
- Penalties on Record
- $3,000
- Site Address
- 220 N West Street, Postville, IA 52162
- Industry
- 311615 Poultry Processing
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.
Employee's finger and thumb are amputated by saw
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 6 | $4,500 | $3,000 | Jul 12, 2011 | - | - |
Mar 2, 2011#315361154Mar 2, 2011Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#315361154$4,2528 viol.8 violations$4,252 in penalties
Inspection #315361154
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 2, 2011
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 10, 2011
- Closed
- Apr 11, 2011
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 600
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 8 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $8,500
- Penalties on Record
- $4,252
- Site Address
- 220 N West Street, Postville, IA 52162
- Industry
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
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 (5 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.24 Step Bolts and Manhole Steps OSHA citation code: 19100024 H | Serious | 1 | 2 | $2,125 | $1,063 | Apr 13, 2011 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 Q07 | Serious | 1 | 7 | $2,125 | $1,063 | Mar 30, 2011 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.1026 Chromium (VI) OSHA citation code: 19101026 D01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $2,125 | $1,063 | Apr 20, 2011 | - | - |
| 01004A | 1910.1026 Chromium (VI) OSHA citation code: 19101026 L01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $2,125 | $1,063 | Apr 20, 2011 | - | - |
| 01004B | 1910.1026 Chromium (VI) OSHA citation code: 19101026 L02 IA | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Apr 20, 2011 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 8 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
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