OSHA Inspection: FLAVOR DYNAMICS, INC.

Issued

Jun 28, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,020 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) Flavor Dynamics, Inc./South Plainfield, NJ facility - Plant Area: The company did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that employees performing servicing or maintenance are trained in safe operation of the equipment such as but not limited to:   1/ Ribbon Blenders (Powder Mixer #1 and Powder Mixer #2)  2/ Liquid Mixer (Tank 113)    Condition noted on/or about April 5, 2012.

Issued

Jun 28, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $816 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l)    a) Flavor Dynamics, Inc./South Plainfield, NJ facility - Plant Area: Forklift training was not provided, where employees are required to operate electric forklifts such as:    1/ sit down type (Yale)  2/ stand up high lift (Crown)    Condition noted on/or about April 5, 2012.

Issued

Jun 28, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,020 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 rotating parts, in-running nip points.    a) Flavor Dynamics, Inc./South Plainfield, NJ facility - Plant Area: Equipment such as Ribbon Blenders which are used in the Powder Room were not provided with machine guarding to prevent accidental contact during operation.      Condition noted on/or about April 5, 2012.

Issued

Jun 28, 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) Flavor Dynamics, Inc./South Plainfield, NJ facility - Plant Area: The employer did not provide employees, voluntarily wearing filtering facepiece respirators, with information contained in Appendix D of this section ("Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard").     Condition noted on/or about April 5, 2012.