OSHA Inspection: KEYSTONE FOODS CORPORATION

Issued

Mar 14, 1996

Abate by

Mar 19, 1996

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
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employer did not furnish
employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized
hazards that were causing
or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that:
On or about September 26,1995, and at other times, at the Xenia McDonald's
restaurant, employees
were exposed to the hazards of acute intoxication and asphyxiation due to
leaking hose connections of
the carbon dioxide fill system at the Xenia McDonald's restaurant.
Feasible means, among others, to abate this hazard would be to properly
inspect, and maintain the
carbon dioxide hose connectors and valves and the receiver connections to
ensure proper sealing of
the connections and to develop specific procedures to inspect connector
mechanisms that have been
frozen due to the presence of carbon dioxide.
Note: This inspection found that this condition may also exist at other
McDonalds locations and
checks of these other facilities, with appropriate followup action is
recommended.