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OSHA Inspection: BIRDS EYE FOODS, INC.

Complaint inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of BIRDS EYE FOODS, INC. in 40 STEVENS STREET, OAKFIELD, NY 14125 (NAICS 445299). OSHA activity number 307051771.

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Site address
40 STEVENS STREET
City
OAKFIELD
State
NY
ZIP
14125
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
Union (Y)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Data loaded
NAICS code
445299
SIC code (legacy)
5149
Employees
120
Ownership type
Private (A)

9 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Nov 18, 2003
Abate by
Dec 21, 2003
Penalty
Initial $1,500 · Current $1,000 Reduced
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)Facility - On or about 10/24/2003, employees were exposed to being
caught in
between/crushing hazards from operating forklift trucks, including but not
limited to the #8 CATERPILLAR (V5OE59G00467), without wearing installed
seat belts in accordance with paragraph 7.39 section (a) of American
Society of
Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Publication B56.1-1993.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct
this hazard includes but is not limited to training, certifying, and
inspecting the
wearing of installed seat belts by forklift operators operating forklift
trucks.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1000.00
  • · Z (S) $1500.00

1910.147 C06 I

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
Nov 18, 2003
Abate by
Dec 21, 2003
Penalty
Initial $1,875 · Current $1,313 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1312.50
  • · Z (S) $1875.00

1910.147 C07 IA

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Nov 18, 2003
Abate by
Dec 21, 2003
Penalty
Initial $1,875 · Current $1,313 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1312.50
  • · Z (S) $1875.00

1910.178 L01 I

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Nov 18, 2003
Abate by
Dec 21, 2003
Penalty
Initial $1,125 · Current $788 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $787.50
  • · Z (S) $1125.00

1910.252 B02 III

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 40 exposed
Issued
Nov 18, 2003
Abate by
Oct 31, 2003
Penalty
Initial $956 · Current $669 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $669.20
  • · Z (S) $956.00

1910.332 B01

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Nov 18, 2003
Abate by
Dec 21, 2003
Penalty
Initial $1,500 · Current $1,000 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1000.00
  • · Z (S) $1500.00

1910.1200 H03 I

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 14 exposed
Issued
Nov 18, 2003
Abate by
Dec 21, 2003
Penalty
Initial $1,125 · Current $788 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $787.50
  • · Z (S) $1125.00

1910.1200 H03 II

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 14 exposed
Issued
Nov 18, 2003
Abate by
Dec 21, 2003

1910.1200 H03 III

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 14 exposed
Issued
Nov 18, 2003
Abate by
Dec 21, 2003

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