OSHA Inspection: BAY VALLEY FOODS, LLC

Issued

Sep 25, 2013

Abate by

Nov 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees       Refrigerating machinery room - On or about May 24, 2013, employee(s) were not adequately protected against the potential release of anhydrous ammonia in that:     a. The meanings of the machinery room West and South alarms were not clearly marked by signage near their visual and audible annunciators.      b. Emergency shutdown procedures, including precautions to be observed were not posted on a conspicuous card outside the engine room adjacent to each door.      c. In the refrigerating machinery room the vessel (VS101) containing ammonia was not marked with information that included the identity of the hazardous chemical contained therein and the applicable hazard warnings for it.     d. A body shower unit was not located external to the refrigerating machinery room and readily accessible via an exit.     Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable means to correct the hazard is:    1. Adhere to the safe design, installation and operation of anhydrous ammonia refrigeration systems by ANSI/ASHRAE 15-2010, "Safety Code for Mechanical Refrigeration" and ANSI/IIAR 2-2008, "Equipment Design and Installation of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Mechanical Refrigeration Syatems".

Issued

Sep 25, 2013

Abate by

Nov 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Every open-sided floor or platform 4 feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level shall be guarded by a standard railing (or the equivalent as specified in paragraph (e)(3) of this section) on all open sides except where there is entrance to a ramp, stairway, or fixed ladder.    North Production Building - On or about May 9, 2013, employee(s) were required to use an open-sided floor (roof) approximately twenty-five feet above the ground to perform routine maintenance on No. 5 and No. 9 exhaust / intake fans. The open-sided floor (roof) was not guarded with a standard railing. Employee(s) were thereby exposed to the hazards associated with falls.