OSHA Inspection: STONE HILL WINE COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Mar 11, 1991

Abate by

Apr 11, 1991

Penalty

Initial $200 · Current $200

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) THE EMPLOYER DID NOT PROVIDE EMPLOYEES INVOLVED IN CONFINED SPACE
ENTRY OF PROCESS EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING THE WINE FERMENTING TANKS, AN
ADEQUATE CONFINED SPACE ENTRY PROCEDURE TO PROTECT EMPLOYEES FROM
POSSIBLE OVEREXPOSURE TO TOXIC SUBSTANCES, COMBUSTIBLE GASSES OR
VAPORS, AND OXYGEN DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERES WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE
AND/OR REPAIRS. DURING SUCH OPERATIONS, EMPLOYEES WERE OR COULD
POTENTIALLY BE EXPOSED TO THE HAZARDS OF ASPHYXIATION DUE TO LOW
CONCENTRATIONS OF OXYGEN INSIDE THE PROCESS EQUIPMENT. ILLNESS
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO NERVOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE, ASPHYXIATION
AND DEATH FROM ETHYL ALCOHOL EXPOSURE, OR FIRE OR EXPLOSIONS DUE TO
THE POTENTIAL PRESENCE OF EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES OF GASSES OR VAPORS AND
OXYGEN INSIDE OF PROCESS EQUIPMENT.

Issued

Mar 11, 1991

Abate by

Mar 22, 1991

Penalty

Initial $160 · Current $160