OSHA Inspection: LONGACRE'S MODERN DAIRY INCORPORATED

Issued

2013-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1):  The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:    (a)  Plant: Surge Tank 6  - The employer did not adequately evaluate the workplace to determine if there were any permit required confined spaces, on or about October 25, 2012.    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.

Issued

2013-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces:     (a)  Plant: Surge Tank 6 - An employee worked in a surge tank that met the criteria of a permit required confined space. The employer did not post signs warning employees of the dangers of the spaces, on or about October 25, 2012.    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.

Issued

2013-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146:      (a) Plant: Surge Tank 6 - An employee worked in a surge tank that met the criteria of a permit required confined space. The employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program, on or about October 25, 2012.    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.

Issued

2013-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:      (a) Plant: Surge Tank 6 - The employer did not develop, document or utilized machine specific energy control procedures where an employee performs maintenance on equipment such as the surge tank, on or about October 15, 2012.    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.

Issued

2013-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees:     (a) Plant: Surge Tank 6 - The employer did not provide training on the machine specific energy control procedures where an employee performs maintenance on equipment such as the surge tank, on or about October 25, 2012.    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.

Issued

2013-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

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:    (a) Plant: Surge Tank 6 -  The employer did not conduct annual inspections of the specific energy control procedures where an employee performs maintenance on equipment such as the surge tank, on or about October 25, 2012.    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.

Issued

2013-03-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1785.00 · Current $893.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c):  Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:     (a) Bottle Washing Area - The employer did not ensure that an eye washing facility was provided for employees handling a corrosive chemical such as but not limited to AFCO 5236 CLIP HW which contains potassium hydroxide, on or about November 15, 2012.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2013-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1050.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:    (a) Bottling Area- The employer did not provide an educational program to employees on the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting, on or about November 15, 2012.    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.

Issued

2013-03-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1785.00 · Current $892.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2): Abrasive wheel(s) used on grinding machinery were not provided with safety guard(s) which covered the spindle end, nut, flange projections:    (a) Maintenance Area - An employee used a Black and Decker bench grinder to sharpen a chisel.  The employer did not ensure that the side guard covered the spindle end, nut and flange, on or about November 15, 2012.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2013-03-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:    (a)  Maintenance Area - An employee used a Black and Decker bench grinder to sharpen a chisel. The employer did not ensure that the bench grinder was provided with an adjustable tongue guard, on or about November 15, 2012.    No abatement certification or documentation required.