OSHA Inspection: T. ESAKI FARM, INCORPORATED

Issued

2013-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2):   Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly.    Warehouses and Offices:  The employer failed to perform monthly inspections of all the fire extinguishers located throughout the facility.

Issued

2013-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3):   Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check.    Warehouses and Offices:  The employer failed to perform an annual maintenance check of all the fire extinguishers located throughout the facility.

Issued

2013-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2):   The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage firefighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter.     Warehouses and Offices:  The employer failed to trained employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved that are required to put out fires in the incipient stage.

Issued

2013-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(a):   Where mechanical handling equipment was used, sufficient safe clearances were not allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways or wherever turns or passage had to be made.    Icebox B & C  The employers failed to ensure safe clearances in storage aisles where forklifts have damage racks that could lead to failure and collapse.

Issued

2013-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6):   The employer did not ensure that all nameplates or markings were not maintained in a legible condition.    Warehouse:  The powered industrial trucks nameplates showing the capacity of the truck based on load center and height was not legible.    Forklifts 103, 104 and 106

Issued

2013-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7):   Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service daily.    Warehouse:  The powered industrial trucks were not inspected at least daily to identify conditions that may adversely affecting the safety of the vehicle.

Issued

2013-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2):   Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling.    Vegetable Table:  A Relocatable Power Tap (power strip) is connected to an extension cord used to power a scale and an extension cord used for temporary lights in the ripening room.

Issued

2013-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(C):   Flexible cords and cables were used where run through doorways, windows, or similar openings.    Ripening Room:  The employees are exposed to an electrical shock hazard where an damaged extension for temporary power runs through a metal door opening.

Issued

2013-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(D):   Flexible cords were attached to building surfaces:    Ripening Room:  The employer permanently attached extension cords to the building surfaces and structures.

Issued

2013-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii):   There was a defect or evidence of damage that could have exposes an employee to injury and the defective or damaged item was not removed from service.    Ripening Room:  The employees are exposed to an electrical shock hazard where an damaged extension for temporary power ran through the closed metal door opening.

Issued

2013-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i):     Conductors entering cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not protected from abrasions.     Vegetable Table:  The employees are exposed to an electrical shock hazard where the metal conduit was pulled away from the metal box exposing live conductor wires.

Issued

2013-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):   The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met.    Warehouse and Maintenance Operations:  The employer failed to develop and implement a written program that included a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that is referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet.

Issued

2013-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1):   Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.    Warehouse and Maintenance Operations:  The employer failed to procure safety data sheets for all the hazardous chemicals used by employees in the workplace.  Purple Power Degreaser and Cleaner  Air Shield Diesel Exhaust Fluid

Issued

2013-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):   Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area.    Warehouse and Maintenance Operations:  The employer failed to train employees using hazardous chemicals on the effective information on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area.    Purple Power Degreaser and Cleaner  Air Shield Diesel Exhaust Fluid

Issued

2013-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2):     Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident.     Warehouse:  The employer failed to mark each circuit breaker.  Panel C