OSHA Inspection: CLAIR D THOMPSON & SONS, INC.

Issued

Aug 1, 2012

Abate by

Aug 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,850 · Current $2,888 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:  a) Production area: The Hobart meat grinder was not equipped with a lid exposing workers to the hazards created by the rotating augers, on or about May 23, 2012.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Aug 1, 2012

Abate by

Sep 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,850 · Current $2,888 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:  a) Sales cooler: A 110 volt receptacle used to provide power to a scale and a banding machine was not equipped with a faceplate exposing workers to and electrocution hazard, on or about May 30, 2012.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Aug 1, 2012

Abate by

Aug 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,850 · Current $2,888 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:  a) In the sales cooler: A section of flexible conduit running from a receptacle to the bottom of a cooler sensor was damaged, exposing the internal connections to pulls and employees to an electric shock hazard, on or about May 30, 2012.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Aug 1, 2012

Abate by

Sep 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $770 · Current $578 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.7(b)(1)(iii): The employer failed to record a case of restricted work or transfer to another job:  a) With respect to a workplace in Jersey Shore, PA: The employer failed to record on the OSHA Injury and Illness log for 2009 a case of restricted work activity for an employee who suffered a cut/ amputation, on or about May 23, 2012.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Aug 1, 2012

Abate by

Sep 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $770 · Current $578 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(a)(2): The employer did not create an annual summary of injuries and illnesses recorded on the OSHA 300 Log:  a) With respect to a workplace in Jersey Shore, PA: A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, completed in its entirety, was not available for calendar year 2010, on or about May 23, 2012.  b) With respect to a workplace in Jersey Shore, PA: A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, completed in its entirety, was not available for calendar year 2011, on or about May 23, 2012.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Aug 1, 2012

Abate by

Aug 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace:  a) With respect to a workplace located in Jersey Shore, PA: The employer did not ensure that each employee who operated a Clark electric forklift had completed a training program, on or about May 23, 2012.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Aug 1, 2012

Abate by

Aug 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv): Flexible cords and/ or cables were used for purposes prohibited by paragraphs (A) through (F) of 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv):  a) Sales cooler: An extension cord used to power a banding machine was installed in place of permanent wiring exposing workers to an electrocution hazard, on or about May 30, 2012.  b) Sales cooler: An extension cord used to power a scale was installed in place of permanent wiring exposing workers to an electrocution hazard, on or about May 30, 2012.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Aug 1, 2012

Abate by

Aug 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  a) With respect to a workplace located in Jersey Shore, PA: The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program for employees exposed to the hazards associated with corrosive chemicals, on or about May 23, 2012.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED