OSHA Inspection: CITY FOODS INC.

Issued

2012-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5400.00 · Current $2700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1):     Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs 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.    Throughout facility - On or about July 9, 2012, the employer did not establish an energy control program for maintenance employees performing motor changes on conveyor systems and other operating equipment, thereby exposing employees to the hazard of unexpected energization of equipment.

Issued

2012-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00 · Current $3150.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii):     Prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck (except for training purposes), the employer shall ensure that each operator has successfully completed the training required by this paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5).    Throughout facility - On or about July 9, 2012, operators were not trained in the safe operation of powered industrial trucks, thereby exposing all employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

2012-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7):     Industrial trucks shall be examined before being placed in service, and shall not be placed in service if the examination shows any condition adversely affecting the safety of the vehicle. Such examination shall be made at least daily. Where industrial trucks are used on a round-the-clock basis, they shall be examined after each shift. Defects when found shall be immediately reported and corrected.    Throughout facility - On or about July 9, 2012, the employer did not perform an examination of the powered industrial equipment to check for defects, thereby exposing employees to serious struck by hazards.

Issued

2012-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2700.00 · Current $1350.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4):     Work rests. On offhand grinding machines, work rests shall be used to support the work. They shall be of rigid construction and designed to be adjustable to compensate for wheel wear. Work rests shall be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage. The work rest shall be securely clamped after each adjustment. The adjustment shall not be made with the wheel in motion.    Maintenance Department - On or about July 9, 2012, the distance between the abrasive wheel and the adjustable work rest on the Dayton model # 2Z425S grinder exceeded one-eighth inch, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with rotating abrasive wheels and wheel breakage.

Issued

2012-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9):     Exposure adjustment. Safety guards of the types described in Subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b)(3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch. (See Figures O-18, O-19, O-20, O-21, O-22, and O-23.)    Maintenance Department - On or about July 9, 2012, the distance between the abrasive wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue at the top of the Dayton model # 2Z425S grinder exceeded one-fourth inch, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with wheel breakage.

Issued

2012-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1000.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a):     Basic requirement. You must use OSHA 300, 300-A, and 301 forms, or equivalent forms, for recordable injuries and illnesses. The OSHA 300 form is called the Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, the 300-A is the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, and the OSHA 301 form is called the Injury and Illness Incident Report.      Recordkeeping - On or about July 9, 2012, the employer failed to keep OSHA logs, summaries and injury and illness reports for 2010 to 2012(present date).