ALJ Decision in Packers Sanitation Services, Inc., Ltd., dba PSSI, OSHRC Docket No. 23-1371, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission.
This matter is before the United States Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (Commission) pursuant to section 10(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. (the Act). On April 27, 2023, a Compliance Safety and Health Officer (CSHO) initiated an inspection of a food processing facility in Bolingbrook, Illinois, after a sanitation worker was injured. As a result, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a Citation and Notification of Penalty (Citation) to Respondent Packers Sanitation Services, Inc., Ltd. (PSSI). The Citation alleged one Serious violation of 29 C.F.R. § 1910.147(d), with a total proposed penalty of $15,625.00. PSSI timely contested the Citation by filing a Notice of Contest with the Commission.