OSHA Inspection: MAPLEHURST BAKERIES, INC

Issued

Oct 17, 2011

Abate by

Oct 27, 2011

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,900 Reduced

Hazardous substances E200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(n):  The employer's emergency action plan did not include
procedures for
handling small releases:
a) The employer failed to ensure that procedures for handling small
releases were
included in the company's emergency action plan. Employees were exposed to
the hazard
of ammonia while performing assigned operations involving bakery
operations.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Oct 17, 2011

Abate by

Oct 27, 2011

Penalty

Initial $5,500 · Current $3,850 Reduced

Hazardous substances E200

General-duty citation text

1910.145(c)(3):  Safety instruction sign(s) were not used where there was
a need for general
instructions and suggestions relative to safety measure(s):
a) The employer failed to post warning signs or other means to designate
that a
combustible dust hazard exists on equipment and/or production where the
dispersal of
flour dust existed. Employees were exposed to the hazard of combustible
dust
while
performing assigned operations involving bakery operations. A sample taken
on July 18,
2011 was determined to be a CLASS II explosive dust.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Oct 17, 2011

Abate by

Oct 20, 2011

Penalty

Initial $5,610 · Current $3,927 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c):  Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive
materials, suitable
facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not
provided within the work
area for immediate emergency use:
a) The employer failed to ensure that an eyewash/shower unit was
maintained in the
upper compressor room. Employees were exposed to the hazard of materials,
such as,
but not limited to, ammonia while performing maintenance and repairs on
compressor
units.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Oct 17, 2011

Abate by

Oct 27, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,100 Reduced

Hazardous substances E200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c):  Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of
equipment in hazardous
(classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, or approved for the
hazardous (classified)
location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:
The employer failed to ensure that equipment in the bakery area was
approved for a
CLASS II, DIVISION 1, location. Employees were exposed to the hazard of a
fire/explosion while performing assigned operator duties. A sample taken
on July 18,
2011 was found to be a CLASS II explosive.
a) Two floor fans in the Line 2 production.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Oct 17, 2011

Abate by

Nov 3, 2011

Penalty

Initial $5,500 · Current $3,850 Reduced

Hazardous substances E200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)(ii):  The employer did not provide information to
the employees on
operations in their work area where hazardous chemicals were present:
a) The employer failed to provide training and information on combustible
dust for
employees exposed to a fire and/or explosion hazard. Employees were
exposed to the
hazard of combustible dust while performing assigned duties, such as, but
not limited to,
bakery operations. A sample taken on July 18, 2011 was determined to be a
CLASS II
explosive dust.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED