OSHA Inspection: INTERNATIONAL DELIGHTS, LLC

Issued

Aug 28, 2012

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1):     The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:      a. Production Areas: The employer did not establish an energy control program for employees performing maintenance and repairs on machines such as but not limited to dough machines, conveyors and packaging machines, on or about 3/30/2012.

Issued

Aug 28, 2012

Abate by

Sep 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.263(k)(9):     Rotary, die machines, pretzel rolling, and pretzel-stick extruding machines. Dough hoppers shall have the entire opening protected with substantial grid-type guards to prevent the employee from getting his hands caught in moving parts, or the hopper shall be extended high enough so that the operator's hands cannot get into moving parts.      a. Production Areas: An employee sustained injuries to his right hand while cleaning a dough hopper, the machine did not have a guard in place, on or about 3/29/2012.