OSHA Inspection: BAKERY EXPRESS & CATERING, INC.

Issued

Jul 1, 2013

Abate by

Jul 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:   STOREROOM:  The mezzanine level storage area was not protected from falls on all sides.

Issued

Jul 1, 2013

Abate by

Jul 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $800 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:   FACILITY:  Exit routes were cluttered with supplies and equipment.

Issued

Jul 1, 2013

Abate by

Aug 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent:    FACILITY:  Exit routes were not marked with signs indicating direction of travel to exit discharge.

Issued

Jul 1, 2013

Abate by

Aug 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.37(b)(6): Each exit sign was not illuminated to a surface value of at least five foot-candles (54 lux) by a reliable light source and be distinctive in color:   FACILITY:  The backlight for the exit sign on the rear door was inoperative.

Issued

Jul 1, 2013

Abate by

Aug 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,500 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energy, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    FACILITY:  The employer did not establish an energy control program for employees engaged in the cleaning, servicing and maintenance of the bakery machines.

Issued

Jul 1, 2013

Abate by

Aug 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:      FACILITY:  The employer did not train employees, expected to fight incipient stage fires, in the use of fire extinguishers.

Issued

Jul 1, 2013

Abate by

Jul 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,000 Reduced

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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:   BAKING AREA:  Two vertical mixers, used by the employees to mix dough and other baking ingredients, were not provided with mixing bowl guards

Issued

Jul 1, 2013

Abate by

Aug 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.263(g)(2): Hand fed moulder(s) were not provided with either a belt-device or a hopper that extended high enough so that the hands of the operator could not get into the feed rolls:   BAKING AREA:  The bread molder, used by the employees to shape dough, was not equipped with a belt-device or hopper.

Issued

Jul 1, 2013

Abate by

Jul 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.304(f)(1)(iv): Overcurrent devices for circuits rated 600 volts, nominal, or less, were not readily accessible to each employee or authorized building management personnel:   STOREROOM:  The circuit breaker panels were inaccessible to employees as the workspace around the electric breaker panels was used for storage.

Issued

Jul 1, 2013

Abate by

Jul 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $800 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii): Flexible cords were not used only in continuous lengths without splice or tap:    BAKING AREA:  The power cord for the small unguarded vertical mixer, against the front wall, was spliced in the middle.

Issued

Jul 1, 2013

Abate by

Jul 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws:    FOOD PREPARATION AREA:  The power cable for the electric bread slicer was pulled from the cord end.

Issued

Jul 1, 2013

Abate by

Aug 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $800 Reduced

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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:   FACILITY:  The employer did not have a written hazard communication program.

Issued

Jul 1, 2013

Abate by

Aug 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:   FACILITY:  The employer did not maintain material safety data sheets for the hazardous chemicals in use on site.

Issued

Jul 1, 2013

Abate by

Aug 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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:   FACILITY:  Employees were not provided with effective training on the hazardous chemicals used in their work area.

Issued

Jul 1, 2013

Abate by

Jul 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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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:     KITCHEN AREA:     a)  The Relocatable Power Taps (RPT), used by the employer to power cooking equipment, were not used according to their listing and labeling instructions.     b)  The four inch wall mount box, mounted on the PVC conduit stub, was not used according to it's listing and labeling.

Issued

Jul 1, 2013

Abate by

Jul 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:      BAKING AREA:  Openings in the four-inch steel wall mount box, installed on the PVC conduit stub, were not effectively closed.

Issued

Jul 1, 2013

Abate by

Jul 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i): Conductors entering cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not protected from abrasions:     a)  Conductors hanging from the PVC conduit, which was pulled from its coupling, were exposed to abrasion.    b)  The PVC conduit connector, entering the 4" stub mounted receptacle box,  was not secured to the box. The conductors passing through the box opening were exposed to abrasion.    c)  The power cable connector for the dough moulding/baller was not secured to its enclosure.  The conductors hanging through the box opening were exposed to abrasion.    d)  The power cable for the dough balling machine was not protected from abrasion where it entered the splice enclosure.    e)  The motor control power cable connector for the dough moulding/baller was not secured to its enclosure.  The conductors hanging through the box opening were exposed to abrasion.

Issued

Jul 1, 2013

Abate by

Jul 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:      CHOCOLATE ROOM:  The wall receptacle, in the chocolate room, did not have a faceplate.

Issued

Jul 1, 2013

Abate by

Aug 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment:    FACILITY:  The employer did not perform a PPE assessment for the work place.