| Inspection Type |
Complaint
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Safety
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| Close Conference |
2022-03-31
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| Emphasis |
L: FALL, L: FORKLIFT
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| Case Closed |
2022-05-19
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Related Activity
| Type |
Complaint |
| Activity Nr |
1865496 |
| Safety |
Yes |
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100212 A01 |
| Issuance Date |
2022-04-06 |
| Current Penalty |
3522.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
3522.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-05-03 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
5 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: Depacking Machine Area: On or about February 23, 2022, there were two instances of inadequate guarding on a Scott Equipment Company Depacking Machine, model THOR: a) The interlock located on the gate of the elevated platform was inoperable, exposing employees to falls into the infeed hopper where there were two large augers that rotate inwards during operation. b) The outfeed conveyer auger was not guarded, allowing access from the floor level, exposing employees to rotating parts and ingoing nip points. |
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| Citation ID |
02001 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19100147 C06 I |
| Issuance Date |
2022-04-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2022-05-23 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-05-03 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
12 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i):The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed: On or about February 23, 2022, the employers LOTO program was dated, August 21, 2018, and had no updates or revisions annotated on it, indicating that is was not being reviewed at least annually. |
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| Inspection Type |
Complaint
|
| Scope |
Partial
|
| Safety/Health |
Health
|
| Close Conference |
2018-06-13
|
| Emphasis |
L: EISAOF, L: EISAX50, L: FORKLIFT
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| Case Closed |
2018-10-02
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Related Activity
| Type |
Complaint |
| Activity Nr |
1346041 |
| Safety |
Yes |
| Health |
Yes |
|
Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100028 B01 I |
| Issuance Date |
2018-08-10 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2018-09-27 |
| Current Penalty |
3326.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
6652.0 |
| Final Order |
2018-09-11 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): Except as provided elsewhere in this section, the employer must ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the following: (A) Guardrail systems; (B) Safety net systems; or (C) Personal fall protection systems, such as personal fall arrest, travel restraint, or positioning systems. UPPER PIT On, or about, June 13, 2018, the employer did not ensure that each employee was protected from falling when employees emptied boxes of food into an open pit that was approximately 5 feet in height. The side was unprotected and an employee recently fell into the pit. |
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| Citation ID |
01002A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100305 A02 X |
| Issuance Date |
2018-08-10 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2018-09-27 |
| Current Penalty |
2494.5 |
| Initial Penalty |
4989.0 |
| Final Order |
2018-09-11 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.305(a)(2)(x): Flexible cords and cables were not protected from accidental damage, as might be caused, for example, by sharp corners, projections, and doorways or other pinch points: OVERHEAD DOOR NEAR AERATION BASIN On, or about July 13, 2018, a yellow extension cord, used to energize the de-foaming pump for the aeration basin was not protected from sharp corners or pinch points from an overhead door. |
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| Citation ID |
01002B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100305 G01 IV A |
| Issuance Date |
2018-08-10 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2018-09-27 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2018-09-11 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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: AERATION BASIN On, or about July 13, 2018, two orange and one yellow extension cord were connected in series to energize the de-foaming pump for the aeration basin. |
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| Citation ID |
01003A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2018-08-10 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2018-09-27 |
| Current Penalty |
2494.5 |
| Initial Penalty |
4989.0 |
| Final Order |
2018-09-11 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: FACILITY On, or about June 13, 2018, the employer failed to develop and implement a written hazard communication program when employees worked with chemicals including, but not limited to, Purple Primer, which contained cyclohexanone and may cause pulmonary edema and pneumonitis. |
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| Citation ID |
01003B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 H01 |
| Issuance Date |
2018-08-10 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2018-09-27 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2018-09-11 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: FACILITY On, or about June 13, 2018, employees that worked with Purple Primer, which contained cyclohexanone and may cause pulmonary edema and pneumonitis, were not provided effective information and training on the health hazards of the chemical at the time of their initial assignment. |
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| Citation ID |
02001 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19100141 G04 |
| Issuance Date |
2018-08-10 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2018-09-27 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2018-09-11 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.141(g)(4): Food or beverages were stored in area(s) exposed to toxic material(s): LAB On, or about June 13, 2018, salsa and an energy drink were stored in a refrigerator used to house samples taken from the waste water treatment stream. |
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