OSHA Inspection: TORTILLA KING, INC

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3600.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit routes were not free and/or unobstructed. No materials or equipment may be placed, either permanently or temporarily, within the exit route.   In the Corn Warehouse the South exit door reading "TO EXIT" was obstructed with product on a pallet approximately 4 feet in height.

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $2250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(1): Each exit route was not adequately lighted so that an employee with normal vision can see along the exit route.  Employees were exposed to hazards related to power outage and fires in that the exit routes were not fitted with illumination to provide a safe path of travel to an exit route in the:  a) Corn Warehouse area.  b) Corn Packaging area.

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00 · Current $3150.00 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.  An employee engaged in servicing the batteries of a forklift with distilled water was exposed to eye and facial burns. The employee was exposed in that an eye wash station was not in the immediate area where the employee was servicing the batteries.

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $2250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2): Guard(s) on machine(s) were not affixed to the machine or secured elsewhere when attachment to the machine was not possible.  In the Mixing Room, employees were exposed to amputations. The employees were exposed in that guards were being opened at the Masa mixer to see the level of masa in the mixer.

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00 · Current $3150.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven -7 feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed.  Employees working inside the facility were exposed to amputations. The employees were exposed in that the sprockets and chains were not guarded at the conveyors known as:  a) Line 4060 b) Line 4047 c) Line 4090 d) Line 3725

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12600.00 · Current $6300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit"  Doors which were designated emergency exits were not marked with an exit sign reading "EXIT" exposing employees to hazards related to fires in the.  a) Loading dock area at the south door.  b) Corn Packaging area all doors.   TORTILLA KING, INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD, 29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 312803034, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM 1, ISSUED ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2009, WITH THE FINAL ORDER DATE OF SEPTEMBER 28,2009, AT THE  JOB SITE LOCATED AT 249 23rd AVENUE IN MOUNDRIDGE, KS 67107

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent.  In the Corn Warehouse and in the Office hallway a sign to indicate the path of travel to the nearest exit was not posted.