OSHA Inspection: ALLENS INC.

Issued

Nov 2, 2012

Abate by

Dec 18, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,250 · Current $2,975 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Every open-sided floor or platform 4 feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level was not guarded by a standard railing:     a) Employee(s) accessing the open mezzanine area above the lunchroom were not protected from a fall hazard of greater than 4 feet while climbing over the guardrails on the catwalk, above the cream style line, and walking to the electrical/data room.     Abatement Certification and Abatement Documentation Required.

Issued

Nov 2, 2012

Abate by

Dec 18, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,100 · Current $3,570 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 and in-going nip points:    a) On or about July 3, 2012 employees working on the small palletizer line were walking in between the swinging arm of the palletizer and the stacked pallets to retrieve loose cans that had fallen off the line, exposing them to struck-by hazards. There was no positive means of guarding to stop employees from walking in between and/or stopping the swing arm from striking an employee.     b) On or about July 3, 2012 in the cooker room, wires and pulleys powering the can conveyor between cookers 1 and 3 were not guarded up to seven feet off the ground, exposing in-going nip points.     c)  On or about July 3, 2012 in the cooker room, wires and pulleys powering the can conveyor between cookers 3 and 4 were not guarded up to seven feet off the ground, exposing in-going nip points.     d) On or about July 3, 2012 in the cooker room, wires and pulleys powering the can conveyor between cookers 2 and 5 were not guarded up to seven feet off the ground, exposing in-going nip points.    Abatement Certification and Abatement Documentation Required.