Chicago, Ill. and Gainesville, Ga. — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Anaheim, Calif.-based Bridgford Foods Corp. with 22 safety and health violations – including four repeat and at least one involving anhydrous ammonia –at its Chicago meat processing plant. Proposed penalties total $118,700. Three repeat health violations involve failure to mark chemical containers with their contents and hazardous warning labels, as well as failure to provide an emergency eyewash station for employees working with anhydrous ammonia and other corrosive chemicals. This OSHA inspection was the fifth since 2007 of the Chicago facility, where about 150 workers are employed. Bridgford Foods Processing, which employs about 535 workers company-wide, operates two facilities in Dallas, Texas, and one in Statesville, N.C. In addition, OSHA cited poultry processor KD Acquisition I LLC, doing business in Gainesville as Coleman Natural Foods, with 11 safety violations, including failing to provide safety protection to workers exposed to anhydrous ammonia and to provide training for handling hazardous materials. Proposed penalties total $187,100.
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