OSHA Inspection: LAKE ONTARIO FRUIT, INC.

Issued

Jun 1, 2011

Abate by

Jul 5, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $2,975

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 the hazards of anhydrous ammonia in that:
a) On or about 5/17/11, the compressor room had doors that communicated
with the
maintenace shop that were not self-closing fire doors as required by
ANSI/ASHRAE 15-
1994 8.14(b).
b) On or about 5/17/11, the compressor room wall leading into the
maintenance shop
had pipes piecing the wall, openings between the wall top and the roof
deck, and wood
sections.  The compressor room wall was not tight, of noncombustible
construction and
were not of at least one-hour fire resistive construction.  In addition,
pipes were not sealed
to the walls as required by ANSI/ASHRAE 15-1994 8.14(c) and (f).
Among other methods, several feasible and acceptable abatement methods to
correct these
hazards include: a) install self-closing fire doors; b) seal openings in
the wall and replace
wood sections with one-hour fire resistive construction materials in
accordance with
ANSI/ASHRAE 15-1994 8.14(b), (c), and (f), respectively.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED