NEW CENTURY, KS —
OSHA Inspection: KERRY SWEET INGREDIENTS, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of KERRY SWEET INGREDIENTS, INC. in 400 PRAIRIE VILLAGE DR., NEW CENTURY, KS 66031 (NAICS 311320). OSHA activity number 332836725.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- KERRY SWEET INGREDIENTS, INC.
- Site address
- 400 PRAIRIE VILLAGE DR.
- City
- NEW CENTURY
- State
- KS
- ZIP
- 66031
- Mailing
- 400 PRAIRIE VILLAGE DR., NEW CENTURY, KS 66031
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 311320
- Employees
- 190
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.23 C01
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,400 · Current $2,380 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floor(s) or platform(s) 4 feet or more above the adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded by standard railings (or the equivalent as specified in 29 CFR 1910.23(e)(3)(i) through (v)), on all open sides: Employees were exposed to injury from a fall hazard of 48 and 1/4 inches. The Blender Deck, an elevated work platform, in the Oat Cluster Room was not provided with standard railings. 29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1) requires certification that the abatement of the above violation is complete.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $2380
- — Z (S) $3400
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $4,250 · Current $3,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: Employees working in the Frontier Room were exposed to injury from rotating parts of equipment. The ecentric shaft, flywheel and shaft end for the shaker, under the seperator, on the Forsberg Seperator were not provided with a guard. 29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1) requires certification that the abatement of the above violation is complete.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3400
- — Z (S) $4250
1910.219 F03
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $4,250 · Current $3,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven -7 feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed: Employees working in the Oat Cluster Room were exposed to injury from an in-going nip point hazard. Two sprockets and chain drive from the spray roller motor were not provided with a guard. 29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1) requires certification that the abatement of the above violation is complete.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3400
- — Z (S) $4250
1910.305 G02 III
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $4,250 · Current $3,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws: Employees working in the Oat Cluster Room were exposed to injury from an electrical shock/electricution hazard. The 480 volt conductors were pulled out of the strain relief on the spray roller motor. 29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1) requires certification that the abatement of the above violation is complete.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3400
- — Z (S) $4250
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 332836725.
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