OSHA Inspection: THIEL CHEESE & INGREDIENTS, LLC

Issued

2013-02-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3060.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i):  The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:    a)    Company records indicated that the last periodic inspection took place in 2009.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

2013-02-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3):  All energy isolating devices that were needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment were not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s):    a)    Employees were using start/stop controls for lockout during cleaning operations for the cooker.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

2013-02-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4590.00 · Current $2500.00 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)    In the processing room, line #2 conveyor has an ingoing nip point at the top of the belt approximately 4" from the frame of the conveyor.  The water valve is approximately 12" from nip point.    b)    Surge tank has pinch points on line #1 created by 13" stroke cylinders on discharge doors.  Approximately 3" of clearance between agitator and arm for door.    c)    Bowl chopper #1, outfeed to conveyor, approximately 6" to nip point from cylinder frame.    d)    Packaging room conveyor ingoing nip point approximately 3" from frame.    e)    Loaf line box machine pinch point exposed by broken guard piece missing approximately 3-1/2" x 7".      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED