Inspections of the leading supplier of fast food and supermarket chicken processing facilities have resulted in an additional $462,000 in penalties for deficiencies in ammonia refrigeration systems at two of the company’s facilities. The leading supplier of fast food and supermarket chicken has racked up more than $1.87 million in fines from OSHA this year for exposing workers to multiple safety and health violations. OSHA cited the company for 11 repeated, four serious and two other-than-serious violations on Dec. 1. Proposed penalties total $308,000. Another company facility in the same state faces an additional $154,000 in penalties after OSHA cited it for five repeated and three serious violations on Dec. 1. OSHA cited the business in 2011 for many of the same violations. The agency’s follow-up inspection found 16 repeated and five serious violations of PSM procedures for ammonia refrigeration systems. Inspectors found the company lacked clear, written operating procedures, failed to test and inspect systems and did not provide adequate training for workers. OSHA also determined that the company failed to perform annual bloodborne pathogen refresher training, provide hepatitis B vaccine for workers exposed to bloodborne pathogens, and store gas cylinders properly. Here is a breakdown of the citations: