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Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued one repeated and one serious safety violation to The J.M. Smucker Company, after the agency’s investigated an incident in which a 39-year-old maintenance employee suffered the amputation of the tip of his right index finger on July 29, 2016 at its Orrville facility.

Unrelated to the incident, agency inspectors found that the company also exposed workers to struck-by hazards from an overhead obstruction above a staircase in the facility.

The J.M. Smucker Co. announced Tuesday it was donating a building, land and money to the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank.

<table> <caption>Violation Items</caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">#</th> <th scope="col">Citation ID</th> <th scope="col">Citaton Type</th> <th scope="col">Standard Cited</th> <th scope="col">Issuance Date</th> <th scope="col">Abatement Due Date</th> <th scope="col">Current Penalty</th> <th scope="col">Initial Penalty</th> <th scope="col">FTA Penalty</th> <th scope="col">Contest</th> <th scope="col">Latest Event</th> <th scope="col">Note</th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1.</th> <td>01001A</td> <td>Other</td> <td>19100037 A02</td> <td>05/30/2024</td> <td></td> <td> $0</td> <td> $3,496</td> <td> $0</td> <td></td> <td>I - Informal Settlement</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2.</th> <td>01001B</td> <td>Other</td> <td>19100110 F06 II</td> <td>05/30/2024</td> <td></td> <td> $0</td> <td> $0</td> <td> $0</td> <td></td> <td>I - Informal Settlement</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">3.</th> <td>01002</td> <td>Serious</td> <td>19100147 C01</td> <td>05/30/2024</td> <td>07/05/2024</td> <td> $3,000</td>

<table> <caption>Violation Summary</caption> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="col">Violations/Penalties</th> <th scope="col">Serious</th> <th scope="col">Willful</th> <th scope="col">Repeat</th> <th scope="col">Other</th> <th scope="col">Unclass</th> <th scope="col">Total</th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Initial Violations</th> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5</td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Current Violations</th> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>5</td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Initial Penalty</th> <td> $22,692</td> <td> $0</td> <td> $0</td> <td> $0</td> <td> $0</td> <td> $22,692</td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Current Penalty</th> <td> $12,000</td> <td> $0</td> <td> $0</td> <td> $0</td> <td> $0</td> <td> $12,000</td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">FTA Penalty</th> <td> $0</td> <td> $0</td> <td> $0</td> <td> $0</td> <td> $0</td> <td> $0</td></tr> </tbody></table>

$267,530

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative: a) Cooking Department/Smokehouse Room - On or about December 14, 2023, the employer did not establish an energy control program (lockout/tagout) with procedures for the control of energy, periodic inspections and training to ensure employees were protected before starting servicing or maintenance on machines or equipment. Employees perform cleaning and sanitation activities on a smokehouse with electrical and thermal hazardous energy sources. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s): a) Cutting Department - A MADO Selekta 3 vertical band saw used to cut meat was not equipped with an adjustable guard to protect employees from accidental contact with the rotating blade, on or about December 14, 2023. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

The Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday affirmed a ruling freeing J.M. Smucker Co. and Big Heart Pet Brands from a technician's suit alleging she was unfairly held to a higher standard at...

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords�and/or cables�were used�as a�substitute for�the fixed�wiring of�a structure: a) Cooking Department/Smokehouse Room - An orange 300v triple outlet flexible cord was used in lieu of permanent wiring to energize an FRM-1010 Horizontal Dry Ink Continuous Band Sealer, on or about December 14, 2023. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Four J.M. Smucker Co. employees who were denied religious exemptions from the company’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate lack claims under the First Amendment’s free-exercise clause, the Sixth Circuit said Tuesday.

Ranks More info 1,367 of 9,025 in 2024

J.M. Smucker has reversed plans for a third price hike for coffee this fiscal year, choosing instead to absorb $75 million in tariff-related costs it has accrued to date this year, according to a Nov. 25 earnings call.

The union representing more than 270 plant workers at the J.M. Smucker Co. has ratified a three-year contract with the Orrville food company.

$400,000

29 CFR 1910.110(f)(6)(ii): Containers were not stored in a suitable enclosure or otherwise protected against tampering: a) Customer Service Entrance - Four (4) liquid propane tanks were stored outside the building next to the exterior wall without a suitable enclosure or protected against tampering, on or about December 14, 2024. No abatement�certification or�documentation required.

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(2): Exit routes were not arranged so that employees would not have to travel toward a high hazard area, nor was the hazard effectively shielded by suitable partitions or barriers: a) Customer Service Entrance - Four (4) liquid propane tanks were stored outside the building next to the exterior wall and within approximately 32-inches of the exit door exposing employees to fire and/or explosion hazards, on or about December 14, 2024. No abatement�certification or�documentation required.

imore infoNOTE: The organization itself did not donate, rather the money came from the organization's PACs, their individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate family members. Organizations themselves cannot contribute to candidates and party committees. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

<table> <thead> <tr> <th scope="col">Bill</th> <th scope="col">Title</th> <th scope="col">Reports</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>H.R.5</td> <td>Parents Bill of Rights Act</td> <td>12</td> </tr> <tr> <td>H.R.7024</td> <td>Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024</td> <td>12</td> </tr> <tr> <td>H.R.5421</td> <td>EITC Modernization Act</td> <td>8</td> </tr> <tr> <td>S.2884</td> <td>A bill to delay the implementation of a rule relating to the importation of sheep and goats and products derived from sheep and goats, and for other purposes.</td> <td>8</td> </tr> <tr> <td>S.788</td> <td>Duck Stamp Modernization Act of 2023</td> <td>8</td> </tr> <tr> <td>H.R.7380</td> <td>PURR Act of 2024</td> <td>4</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

29 CFR 1910.243(b)(2): Airhose and hose connections used for conducting compressed air to utilization equipment was not designed for the pressure and service to which they were subjected: a) Cutting Department - The air hose of a suspended circular meat cutting saw was equipped with a worm-driven hose clamp not designed for use on a pressurized air hose, on or about December 14, 2023. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.