OSHA Inspection: LEPAGE BAKERIES-PARK STREET, LLC

Issued

Jun 14, 2013

Abate by

Jun 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,500 · Current $3,850 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.137(b)(2)(viii): Electrical protective equipment was not subjected to periodic electrical tests in accordance with Tables I-5 and I-6:    Maintenance Shop - Category 0 voltage insulating gloves available for use and stored in the cabinet that housed electrical personal protective equipment was last tested 7/29/11.  They may not be placed into service unless electrically tested within the previous 12 months, and they must be electrically tested every 6 months thereafter.

Issued

Jun 14, 2013

Abate by

Jul 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,400 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii): Lockout devices and tagout devices were not singularly identified:    Establishment - Locks used by production employees for the control of hazardous energy were not identified with the name of the person who applied the lock, or other equivalent means.

Issued

Jun 14, 2013

Abate by

Jun 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,300 · Current $2,310 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour:    Receiving, Empty Cylinder Area - Empty oxygen cylinders were not separted by an empty propane cylinder a minimum distance of 20 feet or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour.

Issued

Jun 14, 2013

Abate by

Jun 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,300 · Current $2,310 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:    Rolls Department - The electrical disconnect switch for the Pattern Former was obstructed by a label machine.

Issued

Jun 14, 2013

Abate by

Jul 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1): Employees working in areas where there are potential electrical hazards were not provided with, and did not use, electrical protective equipment that is appropriate for the specific parts of the body to be protected and for the work to be performed:    Establishment - Employees exposed to the hazard of electrical shock did not use voltage rated rubber insulating gloves while conducting voltage tests on energized electrical equipment greater than 50 volts, and testing electrical equipment greater than 50 volts for the absence of voltage.

Issued

Jun 14, 2013

Abate by

Jul 3, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1): Employees were not trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertained to their respective job assignments:  Establishment - Employees were not trained in recognizing the applications that require the use of voltage insulating gloves.

Issued

Jun 14, 2013

Abate by

Jun 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(i): The employer did not maintain a written copy of the procedures outlined in paragraph (b)(2) of 29 CFR 1910.333 and did not make it available for inspection by the Assistant Secretary of Labor and his or her authorized representatives:  Establishment - The employer did not maintain a written copy of a procedure requiring that a qualified person use electrical test equipment to verify that electical circuit elements and equipment parts are deenergized prior to working on or near the exposed deenergized parts.