OSHA Inspection: FINEST FOOD COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Nov 8, 2012

Abate by

Dec 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,625 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 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) The employer did not develop and implement lockout program/procedures and training to protect employees from amputation and ingoing nip-point injuries when servicing and maintaining equipment.  Employees are exposed when cleaning and/or changing blades on equipment such as, but not limited to, the food dicer, slicer, and peeler at a time when the machine's hazardous mechanical energy is not controlled.      In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence, or written records.

Issued

Nov 8, 2012

Abate by

Dec 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,675 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    a) The employer did not assure that rotating parts and ingoing nip points, located at each end of the Loma Systems metal detector conveyor, were guarded to protect employees that operated the machine.      b) Employees that operated the Vanmark food peeler/scrubber were exposed to injury associated with the machine's rotating parts and ingoing nip points.  The employer did not assure the machine was equipped with guards to protect the operator from the peeler rollers at the top and chute side of the machine, and also the rotating shafts adjacent to the discharge chute.        c) The employer did not assure that employees who operated the Urschel dicing machine were adequately protected from hazards created by rotating parts.  Employees were exposed to rotating parts of the impeller located at the feed hopper of the machine.      d) On or about October 12, 2012, the employer did not assure that employees who operated the Bock Engineered Products centrifugal dryer (s/n FP35-1096) were adequately protected from hazards created by rotating parts.  Employees were exposed to rotating parts in that the hazard area could be accessed at a time the machine operated.      In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence, or written records.

Issued

Nov 8, 2012

Abate by

Nov 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,575 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i): Conductors entering cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not protected from abrasion, and openings through which conductors entered were not effectively closed:    a) The employer did not assure that wires entering the electrical control box for the peeler were protected from abrasion and that openings were effectively closed.  Operators of the peeler machine were exposed to electrical shock hazards.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence, or written records.

Issued

Nov 8, 2012

Abate by

Nov 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords and cables were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief was provided that would prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:    a) The employer did not assure that flexible cords used to power the peeler control box were conducted to fittings equipped with strain relief.  Employees were exposed to electrical hazards while operating the Vanmark food peeler/scrubber machine.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence, or written records.