OSHA Inspection: BORDEN FOOD SERVICE

Issued

Apr 23, 1990

Abate by

May 24, 1990

Penalty

Initial $560 · Current $560

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
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 employees were
exposed to:
a) Employees were exposed to hazards of over-exertion which
resulted in strain injuries due to manual lifting in excess of safe
loads under the conditions provided. In the Dry Room, at the Ropac
Salt Packaging Machine, employees were required to lift sacks of salt
weighing 80 pounds, from a pallet placed on the floor, to the top of
salt hopper, 36 1/2 inches above the floor. This lift, transfer, and
sack emptying operation also involved carrying the loads from
approximately 3 feet to 30 feet, from the pallet location to the salt
hopper.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is the purchase of the salt in smaller sacks, such
as 40 pounds, and utilization of a pallet lifting device immediately
to the salt hopper, to lift the sacks to the tip of the salt hopper.
b) Employees were exposed to the hazards of over-exertion which
could result in strain injuries due to manual lifting in excess of
safe loads under the conditions provided. In the ketchup processing
area, employees were required to lift, transfer, and empty 80 pound
sacks of salt, from a pallet on the floor to the ketchup kettles
up to 72 inches above the floor, This operation involved carrying
the sacks for distances of approximately 54 feet, from the pallet
to the kettles.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is the purchase of salt in smaller sacks, such as
40 pounds, and utilization of a roll-about cart/hoist which can carry
the sacks of salt from the pallet to the ketchup kettles and hoist them
to the rims of the kettles for emptying into the ketchup batches.
c) Employees were exposed to hazards of over-exertion which
could result in strain injuries due to manual lifting in excess of
safe loads under the conditions provided. In the jelly processing
area, employees were required to lift 100 pound sacks of sugar from
a pallet on the floor, to a cart, and from the cart to the rims of
jelly kettles which were from 50 to 59 inches above the floor. The
lifting, transferring, and emptying of the sacks of sugar also
involved twisting and turning while supporting the load during transfer
to the cart and during transfer to the jelly kettles.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is the purchase of the sugar in smaller sacks, such
as 50 pounds, and utilization of a roll-about cart/hoist which can carry
the sacks of sugar from the pallet area to the jelly kettles and hoist
the load to the rim height of the kettles for emptying into the jelly
batches.
d) Employees were exposed to hazards of over-exertion due to
lifting in excess of safe loads under the conditions provided. In
the dry room, at the cloud packaging machine, employees were required
to lift 100 pound sacks of sugar from a pallet on the floor to the
top of the sugar hopper 60 inches above the floor. This lifting,
transferring, and emptying operation also involved carrying the loads.

Issued

Mar 29, 1990

Abate by

Jun 30, 1990

Penalty

Initial $480 · Current $480

Issued

Mar 29, 1990

Abate by

May 2, 1990

Penalty

Initial $560 · Current $250 Reduced