OSHA Inspection: NUOVO PASTA PRODUCTIONS, LTD

Issued

2013-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 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.    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not installed an emergency eye wash station with at least fifteen minutes of continuous flow for the employees required to work and handle corrosive materials in the following departments:        A.  Chemical Storage Room:      B.  Chemical Storage Area:

Issued

2013-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.     WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established step-by-step hazardous energy control lockout/tagout procedures in the machine specific for the employees during servicing and maintenance of equipment such as (but not limited to) the mixers.

Issued

2013-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices,electronic safety devices, etc.    WORKSHOP:  The rotating part and ingoing nip points of the following equipment were unguarded:    1. The mixing blade of the Hobart mixer.    2. The ingoing nip points at the left and right sides of the entrance cutters of the two (2) Facchini Milano Dominoni pasta ravioli machine.

Issued

2013-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(1): Machine guarding. Abrasive wheels shall be used only on machines provided with safety guards as defined in the following paragraphs of this section.    WORKSHOP:  The abrasive wheel on the  left side of the Tradesman 6bench grinder was not equipped with a safety guard.

Issued

2013-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rests. On offhand grinding machines, work rests shall be used to support the work. They shall be of rigid construction and designed to be adjustable to compensate for wheel wear. Work rests shall be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage. The work rest shall be securely clamped after each adjustment. The adjustment shall not be made with the wheel in motion.    WORKSHOP:  The abrasive wheel on the left side of the Tradesman 6bench grinder was not equipped with a work rest.

Issued

2013-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): Exposure adjustment. Safety guards of the types described in Subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b)(3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch. (See Figures O-18, O-19, O-20, O-21, O-22, and O-23.)  WORKSHOP:  The abrasive wheel on the left side of the Tradesman 6 bench grinder was not equipped with a tongue guard.

Issued

2013-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met.  WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established and implemented a written hazard communication program where employees were required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) the Clorox and the all-purpose detergents.