OSHA Inspection: 4C FOODS CORP.

Issued

2023-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $15625.00 · Current $15625.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.   Location: 580 Fountain Ave. Brooklyn, NY.  On or about 12/5/2022  a) The employer did not establish a program consisting of specific energy control procedures, employee training, and periodic inspections.  Employees were exposed to uncontrolled energy sources while performing cleaning and maintenance to the Stick Pack Machines.

Issued

2023-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.  Location: 580 Fountain Ave. Brooklyn, NY.  On or about 12/5/2022  a) The employer did not develop, document and utilize procedures for the control of potentially hazardous energy.  Employees were exposed to uncontrolled energy sources while performing cleaning and maintenance on the Stick Pack Machines.

Issued

2023-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(5)(i): Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware shall be provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources.  Location: 580 Fountain Ave. Brooklyn, NY.  On or about 12/5/2022  a) The employer did not provide employees with locks, tags, or other hardware for isolating all energy sources when performing cleaning of the Stick Pack Machines.

Issued

2023-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-20 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.  Location: 580 Fountain Ave. Brooklyn, NY.  On or about 12/5/2022  a) The employer did not ensure employees acquired the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls.  Employees were exposed to uncontrolled energy sources while performing cleaning and maintenance on the Stick Pack Machines.

Issued

2023-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $85938.00 · Current $85938.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(3)(iii): Special hand tools for placing and removing material(s) was not provided to permit easy handling of material without the operator placing a hand in the danger zone.  Location: 580 Fountain Ave. Brooklyn, NY.  On or about 12/5/2022  a) The employer did not provide tools for employees when placing materials into the moving parts of the machines.  Machine operators hand fed packaging films into the energized seal jaws of the Stick Pack Machines.  4C FOODS CORP. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD, ITS EQUIVALENT, OR ESSENTIALLY SIMILAR STANDARD, 29 CFR 1910.212(a), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1440885, CITATION NUMBER 1, ISSUED ON 4/16/2020, NOTE: FINAL ORDER DATE 5/19/2020.