OSHA Inspection: NATURE'S PATH FOODS, INC.

Issued

Jan 25, 2012

Abate by

Feb 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,295 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1):     All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition.    (a) In the Waffle Room, workers were exposed to a trip hazard due to a ~ 3 inch diameter flexible hose which ran from a pump to the mixing drum.  This flexible hose was approximately 6 to 8 inches above floor level.  Workers had to step over this hose, and a worker was observed tripping over this hose.

Issued

Jan 25, 2012

Abate by

Feb 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,295 · Current $1,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):     Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazard(s) created by:  (a) In the Waffle Room, the waffle oven operator was exposed to the hazard of rotating parts, which occurred where the returning conveyor belt spooled onto the rotating drum which picked up freshly baked waffles.  The operator of this equipment was periodically positioned between the north and south waffle oven lines, and this condition thus existed on both sides of the worker performing this operation.

Issued

Jan 25, 2012

Abate by

Feb 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,295 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b):     Effective chip guarding and personal protective equipment was not used when compressed air was used for cleaning purposes:  (a) In the Waffle Room, workers periodically used compressed air to clean waffle debris from the ovens, but did not use suitable eye protection, such as safety glasses.  This condition potentially exposed workers to eye injury.

Issued

Jan 25, 2012

Abate by

Feb 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.4(a):     The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent.    On or about October 26, 2011, the employer did not record the following workplace injuries or illnesses on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent for the calendar year 2011:     (a) On or about October 3, 2011, a worker required medical treatment and experienced days of restricted work activity due to an allergic reaction to buckwheat flour which was used in the Waffle Room.    Abatement Certification and Documentation is required

Issued

Jan 25, 2012

Abate by

Feb 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i):     Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:    (a) Workers in the Waffle Room voluntarily used disposable N95 filltering facepiece dust masks, but they had not been informed of the contents of Appendix D of OSHA's Respiratory Protection standard.