OSHA Inspection: PACIFIC SAUSAGES COMPANY, INC.

Issued

May 24, 2013

Abate by

Jun 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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 energing, 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:      The employer failed to protect employees from potential electrical, caught between and amputation hazards associated with performing maintenance on equipment requiring the de-energizing of stored energy without having developed and implemented an effective written lockout and tag out program.  This was most recently evident during the inspection of the facility located at 1818 Republican St. Honolulu, HI 96814, where the employer has employees operating, maintaining and cleaning equipment within the facility without having a written lockout and tag out program in place to establish the necessary safety methods to prevent injury.

Issued

May 24, 2013

Abate by

Jun 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:   The employer failed to develop and implement procedures necessary in establishing the process used within the company to protect employees from potential electrical, caught between and amputation hazards associated with performing maintenance on equipment requiring the de-energizing of stored energy without having developed and implemented an effective written lockout and tag out program.  This was most recently evident during the inspection of the facility located at 1818 Republican St. Honolulu, HI 96814, where the employer has employees operating, maintaining and cleaning equipment within the facility without having established a procedure which outlines the steps necessary to perform lockout and tag out prior to employees exposing themselves to any potential stored energy hazards.

Issued

May 24, 2013

Abate by

Jun 14, 2013

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii)(D): Lockout devices and tagout devices did not indicate the identity of the employee applying the device(s):     The employer failed to protect employees from potential electrical, caught between and amputation hazards associated with using locks for lockout that have not been marked appropriately so as to identify the employee who applied the lock.  This was most recently evident during the inspection of the facility located at 1818 Republican St. Honolulu, HI 96814, where the employer has employees using unmarked locks to secure disconnect switches for equipment they were de-energizing while they worked.

Issued

May 24, 2013

Abate by

Jun 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees:     The employer failed to train employees on potential electrical, caught between and amputation hazards associated with performing maintenance, operating or cleaning equipment requiring lockout and/or tag out of stored energy.  This was most recently evident during the inspection of the facility located at 1818 Republican St. Honolulu, HI 96814, where the employer has insufficiently trained employees operating, maintaining and cleaning equipment that requires lockout and/or tag out to safely de-energize the stored energy.

Issued

May 24, 2013

Abate by

Jun 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(ii): Lockout devices utilized were not affixed in a manner that held the energy isolating device in a safe or off position:     The employer failed to protect employees from potential electrical, caught between and amputation hazards associated with performing maintenance, operating or cleaning equipment requiring lockout and/or tag out of stored energy without having secured the disconnect with a lock or tag.  This was most recently evident during the inspection of the facility located at 1818 Republican St. Honolulu, HI 96814, where the employer has employees cleaning the flaker (superslicer) and is exposed to multiple points of operation hazards without securing the disconnect switch with an approved lock or mark it with an approved tag.

Issued

May 24, 2013

Abate by

Jul 30, 2013

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

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:    The employer failed to protect employees from point of operation hazards associated with operating unguarded equipment.  This was most recently evident during the inspection of the facility located at 1818 Republican St. Honolulu, HI 96814, where the employer has employees operating the Craftsman 12 drill press, model# 152-219110, serial# 0525-W to fabricate parts used in the maintenance and repair of the machines used in production throughout the facility.

Issued

May 24, 2013

Abate by

Jul 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i): The dimension of the working space in the direction of access to live parts operating at 600 volts or less and likely to require examination, adjustment, servicing, or maintenance while alive was less than indicated in Table S1:     The employer failed to protect employees from potential electrical hazards associated with limited access to electrical equipment.  This was most recently evident during the inspection of the facility located at 1818 Republican St. Honolulu, HI 96814, where the employer has the main electrical panel box mounted on an exterior wall and in 1987 remodeled the building so as to install new chill rooms and freezers thus restricting the area in front of the box to between 26 and 31 inches.

Issued

May 24, 2013

Abate by

Jun 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:  The employer failed to protect employees from potential electrical hazards associated with blocking access to electrical equipment with stored materials.  This was most recently evident during the inspection of the facility located at 1818 Republican St. Honolulu, HI 96814, where the employer is storing product carts in front of the disconnect switch and electrical panel for the oven that the employees operate as part of the sausage production process.

Issued

May 24, 2013

Abate by

Jun 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating  at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):     The employer failed to protect employees from potential electrical hazards associated with working near unprotected lights.  This was most recently evident during the inspection of the tool room  in the facility located at 1818 Republican St. Honolulu, HI 96814, where the employer has employees working in close proximity to unprotected lights exposing them to live electrical components in the event of an accidental contact and the breaking of the lights.  Instances include but are not limited to:      i.  Employees operating the Craftsman 12 drill press as well as conducting other work on the bench that has unprotected 115v fluorescent lighting less than a foot above the bench.           ii.  Employees making repairs and fabricating replacement parts where there was an overhead fan with an unprotected 115v light bulb less than 7 feet above the ground.          iii.  Employees accessing the main electrical panel box where the employer has mounted an unprotected 115v fluorescent light directly behind them.

Issued

May 24, 2013

Abate by

Jun 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): The employer did not use an OSHA 300, 301 and 300A Form or equivalent.    The employer failed to accurately record work place injuries and illnesses.  This was most recently evident during the inspection of the facility located at 1818 Republican St. Honolulu, HI 96814, where the employer had employees suffer work place accidents resulting in injuries or illnesses that caused them to either miss work or be transferred to a job with different duties then their own.  Instances include but are not limited to:       i.  On the 2012 OSHA 300 log the employer had an employee suffer a cut finger but did not explain what they cut it on, as well that the employer marked block H and I then listed 2 days in block K but nothing on block L.          ii.  On the 2012 OSHA form 300A the employer failed to record the hours work for the year.  Additionally the employer failed to transfer pertinent information from the 300 Log with the exception of 2 missed days in block K.       iii.  On the 2011 OSHA 300 log the employer had an employee suffer an injury on the left ring finger but fails to explain what caused it and what the injury was, as well the employer marked block H and J and put 10 missed days in block K but nothing in block L.       iv.  On the 2011 OSHA form 300A the employer failed to record the hours worked for the year.  Additionally the employer failed to transfer pertinent information from the 300 log with the exception of the 10 missed days in block K and 2 days of transferred work in block L.        v.  The employer is missing 2010 OSHA 300 log.       vi.  On the 2010 OSHA form 300A the employer failed to record the hours worked for the year.        vii.  Failure to conduct and maintain accident investigation reports.