OSHA Inspection: RITCHIES FOOD DISTRIBUTOR, INC.

Issued

2018-12-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-12-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7760.00 · Current $5000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.28 (b)(15) Walking-working surfaces not otherwise addressed. Except as provided elsewhere in this section or by other subparts of this part, the employer must ensure each employee on a walking working surface 4 feet (1.2m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by:    (iii) Personal fall protection systems, such as personal fall arrest, travel restraint, or positioning systems.    a) On 9/27/2018 an employee was retrieving products from a racking system utilizing a Crown Picker model #SP3000.  The employee was not utilizing fall protection while operating the Crown Picker and fell from a height of approximately 8' impacting the concrete floor.

Issued

2018-12-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-12-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7760.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.30(c) Retraining. The employer must retrain an employee when the employer has reason to believe the employee does not have the understanding and skill required by paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section.  Situations requiring retraining include, but not limited to, the following:    (3) When inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of fall protection systems or equipment indicate that the employee no longer has the requisite understanding or skill necessary to use equipment or perform the job safely.    a) On or about 9/27/2018 an employer did not properly train employees on the use of fall protection systems while conducting picking operations from the Crown Picker model #SP3000 to ensure that they were using the retractable system provided when exposed to fall heights over 5'.

Issued

2018-12-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-12-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7760.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components shall be inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity.    a)On or about 10/4/2018 an employer did not ensure that prior to pallets being utilized in racking systems and as attachments to the forks of a Crown Picker model #SP3000 were properly inspected.  Pallets were being utilized to place products on for storage and transport.  On 9/27/2018 an employee was picking products from a racking system, during the process the employee stepped onto the pallet with a broken slat, the employee falling from a height of approximately 8' to the concrete floor.

Issued

2018-12-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-12-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(4): Any part of a scaffold damaged or weakened such that its strength is less than that required by paragraph (a) of this section shall be immediately repaired or replaced, braced to meet those provisions, or removed from service until repaired.  a)On or about 10/4/2018 an employer did not remove from service pallets with  broken slats, this resulted in the employee falling approximately 8' to the concrete floor.