OSHA Inspection: CENTRAL FLORIDA FREEZER, INC.

Issued

2012-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $1020.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to potential releases of anhydrous ammonia  and/or fire hazards:    (a) At the engine room and ammonia tanks storage, ammonia detectors were not installed in accordance with generally accepted good engineering practices such as contained in the ASHRAE 15, Section 8.11.2.1 states: "Each refrigerating machinery room shall contain a detector, located in an area where refrigerant from a leak will concentrate", on or about September 25, 2012.

Issued

2012-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $1020.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:       a) At the battery room, employees maintained the batteries for high lift trucks, the employer did not provide appropriate personal protective equipment such as but not limited to protective clothing and chemical gloves, when employees were exposed to battery acid, on or about October 3, 2012.         (b) At the engine room and ammonia tanks storage, maintenance employees repaired ammonia leaks, the employer did not provide appropriate personal protective equipment as but not limited to protective clothing and chemical gloves, when employees were exposed to ammonia, on or about October 3, 2012.

Issued

2012-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1):  The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):    (a) At the battery room, employees maintained the batteries in the high lift trucks and the employer did not assess the job task to provide appropriate personal protective equipment such as but not limited to protective clothing and chemical gloves, when employees were exposed to battery acid, on or about October 3, 2012.     (b) At the engine room and ammonia tanks storage, maintenance employees repaired ammonia leaks; the employer did not assess the job task to provide appropriate personal protective equipment as but not limited to protective clothing and chemical gloves, when employees were exposed to ammonia, on or about October 3, 2012.

Issued

2012-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $1020.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1):  Respirators were not cleaned, disinfected, stored, inspected and repaired for employee's use:    a) At the maintenance shop, maintenance employees had respirators ready to be used without been cleaned, disinfected and repaired. Maintenance employees while using them to repair small ammonia leaks, on or about October 3, 2012.

Issued

2012-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(3)(i)(B): Respirators maintained for use in emergency situations were not inspected at least monthly and in accordance with manufacturer recommendations:    (a) At the facility, a full-face respirator used in emergency was not inspected at least monthly, on or about September 25, 2012.

Issued

2012-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $1020.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:    a) At the facility, on October 3, 2012, maintenance employees did not receive training in respiratory protection in the following:    1. Why the respirator is necessary and how improper fit, usage, or maintenance can compromise the protective effect of the respirator;     2. What the limitations and capabilities of the respirator are; How to use the respirator effectively in emergency situations, including situations in which the respirator malfunctions;     3. How to inspect, put on and remove, use, and check the seals of the respirator;    4. What the procedures are for maintenance and storage of the respirator;    5. How to recognize medical signs and symptoms that may limit or prevent the effective use of respirators; and    6. The general requirements of the section 29 CFR 1910.134.

Issued

2012-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.    a) At the battery room, the employer did not provide eye and body shower where employees did maintenance in batteries for the high lift trucks, on or about October 3, 2012.    b) At the ammonia tanks storage and engine room, the employer did not provide eye and body shower where employees repaired small leaks of ammonia, on or about October 3, 2012.

Issued

2012-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $1020.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):  The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area.    a) At the facility, on or about October 3, 2012, employees are exposed to chemicals such as but not limited to ammonia and employees had not been trained at least in the following:    1. Methods and observations that may be used to detect the presence or release of a hazardous chemical in the work area (such as monitoring conducted by the employer, continuous monitoring devices, visual appearance or odor of hazardous chemicals when being released, etc.);    2. The physical, health, simple asphyxiation, combustible dust, and pyrophoric gas hazards, as well as hazards not otherwise classified, of the chemicals in the work area;    3. The measures employees can take to protect themselves from these hazards, including specific procedures the employer has implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures, and personal protective equipment to be used; and,    4. The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, including an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information.

Issued

2012-11-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1): When information indicated that any employee's exposure equaled or exceed the 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, the employer did not develop and implement a monitoring program:    a) At the engine room, maintenance employees were exposed to high level noise and the employer did not implemented a monitoring program, on or about October 3, 2012.

Issued

2012-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    (a) At the facility, maintenance employees were provided with respirators without a medical evaluation, on or about October 3, 2012.    Note:  The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.

Issued

2012-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f):  The employee was required to use a respirator without being fit tested with the same make, model, style and size of respirator that was to be used:    a) At the facility, maintenance employees were allowed to use respirators when repairing small ammonia leaks without being fit tested, on or about October 3, 2012.

Issued

2012-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(3)(iii):  Self-contained breathing apparatus were not inspected monthly, maintained in a fully charged state, recharged when the pressure falls to 90% and the employer did not determine that the regulator and warning devices function properly:    (a) At the security guard shed, three Self-contained breathing apparatus were not inspected, on or October 3, 2012.    (b) At the security guard shed, a Self-contained breathing apparatus used in the emergency respirator was empty, on or October 3, 2012.

Issued

2012-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(l)(1): Evaluations of the workplace were not conducted to ensure the written respiratory protection program was being effectively implemented:    (a) At the facility, the employer established a respiratory protection program but it was not implemented, on or about September 25, 2012.

Issued

2012-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 energing, 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) At the facility, maintenance employees repair ammonia refrigeration system such as but not limited to Vilter compressors, on or about October 3, 2012.

Issued

2012-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6):  The employer did not ensure that all nameplates and markings were in place:    (a) At the dock in the front of the freezer F, Nissan LPG forklift, 5000 pounds capacity, had an illegible nameplate and warning signs, on or About September 25, 2012.

Issued

2012-11-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:    a) At the facility, an employee was allowed to operate the forklift and his last powered industrial truck operator training was in January 29, 2004.

Issued

2012-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6):  Certification did not include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation    (a) At the facility, the employer trained the forklift operators but not written certification record of the training was maintained, on or about September 25, 2012.

Issued

2012-11-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(1): Each disconnecting means required by Subpart S of Part 1910 for motors and appliances was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:    (a) At the facility, D-freezer electric panel had unlabeled breakers, on or September 23, 2012.

Issued

2012-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i):  The employer did not comply a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that was referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet.    a) At the facility, list of the chemicals used by employees such as but not limited to ammonia, oxygen and acetylene, on or about October 3, 2012.

Issued

2012-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1):  The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:    (a) At the facility, the employer did not have MSDS for the chemical such as but not limited to oxygen, acetylene and Engine Oil, Shell, 15W-40, on or about October 3, 2012.