OSHA Inspection: CUISINE SOLUTIONS SAN ANTONIO

Issued

2024-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $16131.00 · Current $11292.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy.  Mecatherm line: On or about June 07, 2024, and at times prior thereto, employees were required to perform maintenance operations on the ring remover CR2450, without detailed steps to shut down the electrical, and pneumatic energy sources.

Issued

2024-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $16131.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(C): The energy control procedure did not clearly and specifically outline the steps for placement, removal and transfer of lockout devices or tagout devices and the responsibility for them.  At the ring remover: On or about June 07, 2024,  and at times prior thereto, employees were required to perform maintenance operations on the Ring Remover CR2450 without specific procedures on where to place locks or tags and their purpose.

Issued

2024-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $16131.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(D): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the requirements for testing a machine or equipment to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices, tagout devices, and other energy control   At the ring remover: On or about June 07, 2024,  and at times prior thereto, employees were required to perform maintenance tasks on the Ring Remover CR2450 without outlining specific procedures for testing and verifying that the machine was de-energized.

Issued

2024-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-12-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $16131.00 · Current $11292.00 Reduced

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 were not provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources:  At the ring remover: On or about June 07, 2024, and at times prior thereto,  employees were required to perform maintenance tasks on the Ring Remover CR2450 without providing locks or other hardware to physically prevent other employees from re-energizing a machine that was being worked on.

Issued

2024-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-12-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $16131.00 · Current $11292.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A):Authorized employee(s) did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.   At the ring remover: On or about June 07, 2024, and at times prior thereto, authorized employees who were required to perform maintenance operations on the Ring Remover CR2450 were not trained on the applicable hazardous energy sources.

Issued

2024-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-12-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $16131.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(i)(B):Affected employees were not instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure:  At the ring remover: On or about June 07, 2024, and at times prior thereto, affected employees who were required to be around maintenance operations on the Ring Remover CR2450 were not trained on the applicable hazardous energy sources.

Issued

2024-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-12-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $16131.00 · Current $11292.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(d)(4)(i):Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees:  At the ring remover: On or about June 07, 2024, and at times prior thereto, employees who were required to perform maintenance operations on the Ring Remover CR2450 where the electrical and pneumatic energy sources were not physically locked to prevent re-energization.

Issued

2024-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $16131.00 · Current $11292.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(f)(3)(i):A procedure was not utilized to afford the employees a level of protection equivalent to that provided by the implementation of a personal lockout or tagout device when servicing and/or maintenance was performed by a crew, craft.  At the ring remover: On or about June 07, 2024, and at times prior thereto, employees who were required to perform maintenance operations as part of a crew on the Ring Remover CR2450, did not have procedures to conduct group lock-out tag-out.

Issued

2024-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $16131.00 · Current $11292.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(1):Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazard(s) created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks.  a) Mecatherm line: On or about June 07, 2024, and at times prior thereto, employees were required to perform maintenance operations on the ring remover CR2450, without being protected from moving parts once inside the cage.  b) Mecatherm line: On or about June 07, 2024, and at times prior thereto, employees were required to manually pull trays while the conveyor on the ring remover CR2450 was moving without being protected from rotating parts.