OSHA Inspection: WINONA FOODS, INC.

Issued

2020-08-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5783.00 · Current $2892.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(iv): Each employee is protected from falling into a ladderway floor hole or ladderway platform hole by a guardrail system and toeboards erected on all exposed sides, except at the entrance to the hole, where a self-closing gate or an offset must be used.    On or about April 8, 2020, in the Filling Room, the ladder system leading to the platform on top of the PacTec did not have a self-closing gate exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2020-08-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-02-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7711.00 · Current $5397.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)(C): Where lockout is used for energy control, the periodic inspection shall include a review, between the inspector and each authorized employee, of that employee's responsibilities under the energy control procedure being inspected.    The employer did not include the authorized employees as part of the periodic inspections to ensure they were familiar with their responsibilities under the procedure and continue to implement energy-control procedures properly.

Issued

2020-08-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-12-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d): The established procedure for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) did not cover the actions listed in and was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(6):     On or about April 8, 2020, employees were exposed to machine hazards associated with  moving parts when they engaged in cleaning activities on the Industrial Stainless, Inc. hopper in connection with the PacTec (Model: PT-4/6S, S/N: 2201). The informal procedure used by employees for rinsing and cleaning the hopper did not utilize an energy isolating device.       As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving machine isolation [1910.147(d)(3)], lockout/tagout device application [1910.147(d)(4)], dissipation of residual energy [1910(d)(5)(i)], and verification of isolation [1910.147(d)(6)] were not implemented to protect employees from machine hazards.

Issued

2020-08-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7711.00 · Current $3856.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2): General requirements for machine guards. Guards shall be affixed to the machine where possible and secured elsewhere if for any reason attachment to the machine is not possible. The guard shall be such that it does not offer an accident hazard in itself.    On or about and prior to April 8, 2020, the Industrial Stainless filler hopper had a hinged cover which was not affixed to the machine allowing employees access and exposed to struck by and entanglement hazards.

Issued

2020-08-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-12-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(2)(i): Each employer who has an employee(s) with occupational exposure as defined by paragraph (b) of this section shall prepare an exposure determination. This exposure determination shall contain the following as outlined in 1910.1030(c)(2)(i)(A)-(C):    On or about April 8, 2020, the exposure control plan did not include:  a list of all job classifications in which all employees in those job classifications have occupational exposure; a list of job classifications in which some employees have occupational exposure, and a list of tasks and procedures or groups of closely related task and procedures in which occupational exposure occurs and that are performed by employees in the job classifications.