OSHA Inspection: FRESCA MEXICAN FOODS, LLC

Issued

Apr 11, 2013

Abate by

May 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,295 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator was fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) was used, and at least annually thereafter:    a.) Dough Stretching:  Employees engaged in flour dusting operations, who have been identified as overexposed above the permissible exposure limit for particulates, were required to use half facepiece N95 respirators without being fit tested.      Note: Abatement certification is required for this item

Issued

Apr 11, 2013

Abate by

May 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $4,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazard(s) created by ingoing nip point:  a.) Hand Stretch Line:  The ingoing nip point at the smasher belt was not equipped with safety barrier guard.  Employees were exposed to the hazard of being caught in the ingoing nip point between the belt and the roller.  b.) Sealer Area:  The ingoing nip point between the smasher belt and the roller was not equipped with a safety barrier guard.  Employees were exposed to the hazard of the ingoing nip point.  c.) Line No. 10, Boxing Room:  The ingoing nip points at the discharge end of the belt conveyor where the belt wraps around the roller were not equipped with safety barrier guard.  Note: Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item

Issued

Apr 11, 2013

Abate by

May 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.263(i)(7)(iii): A sufficient number of stop buttons was not provided to enable quick stopping of conveyor(s) where the hazard of getting caught existed:   a.) The long belt conveyor at the back end of the Stretch Line was equipped with only one emergency stop at the far east end of the conveyor.  Additional emergency stops were not provided to permit ready access to a stopping device in case of emergency.  b.) Belt conveyors at press sealer and press diagonal were not equipped with emergency stops.  c.) Line No. 10, Boxing Room:  The belt conveyor was not equipped with an emergency stop device that can be actuated in an emergency situation to stop the conveyor.  d.) Sealer Area Smasher Belt:  Emergency stops were not provided and arranged where personnel are normally stationed to stop the conveyors in case of an emergency.    Note: Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item

Issued

Apr 11, 2013

Abate by

May 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $2,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.263(l)(3)(iii)(b):  Main shutoff valves were not locked in the closed position when employees entered the oven or when the oven was not in service:     a.) Oven No. Eight:  The shutoff valve to the natural gas supply-pipe to the oven was not designed to be lockable or capable of being locked out.  Thereby employees serviced and maintained the oven without placing a lock on the shutoff valve.     Note: Abatement certification is required for this item

Issued

Apr 11, 2013

Abate by

May 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.263(l)(9)(ii): All safety devices on the oven(s) were not inspected at intervals of not less than twice a month by a properly instructed bakery employee, and were not inspected at intervals of not less than once a year by a representative of the oven manufacturer:  a.) Production Area:  The employer did not establish and implement an inspection program for the gas-fired ovens at the facility.  Note: Abatement certification is required for this item.