OSHA Inspection: MARAMOR CHOCOLATES

Issued

2013-12-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2450.00 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.    Note: Exception: The employer need not document the required procedure for a particular machine or equipment, when all of the following elements exist: (1) The machine or equipment has no potential for stored or residual energy or reaccumulation of stored energy after shut down which could endanger employees; (2) the machine or equipment has a single energy source which can be readily identified and isolated; (3) the isolation and locking out of that energy source will completely deenergize and deactivate the machine or equipment; (4) the machine or equipment is isolated from that energy source and locked out during servicing or maintenance; (5) a single lockout device will achieve a locker-out condition; (6) the lockout device is under the exclusive control of the authorized employee performing the servicing or maintenance; (7) the servicing or maintenance does not create hazards for other employees; and (8) the employer, in utilizing this exception, has had no accidents involving the unexpected activation or reenergization of the machine or equipment during servicing or maintenance.     a. At the facility located in Columbus, Ohio the employer did not develop and utilize equipment specific lockout procedures for the APT depositors that had both electrical and pneumatic energy sources.  On or about July 18, 2013 the employer had an employee receive an amputation to the right index finger.  The employee suffered the amputation while cleaning the machine without locking out the machine.

Issued

2013-12-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii): The employer shall certify that the periodic inspections have been performed. The certification shall identify the machine or equipment on which the energy control procedure was being utilized, the date of the inspection, the employees included in the inspection, and the person performing the inspection.    a. At the site located in Columbus, Ohio the employer had not certified that the annual periodic inspections of the lockout/tagout procedures had been performed.

Issued

2013-12-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.    a. At the site located in Columbus, Ohio the employer had authorized employees that were inadequately trained on the methods and means to control and isolate hazardous energy sources on the equipment.

Issued

2013-12-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(B): Each affected employee shall be instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure.    a. At the site located in Columbus, Ohio the employer had temporary employees that would work with machines and in areas of machines that were locked out by authorized employees, and they did not receive training on the purpose and use of the lockout procedures.

Issued

2013-12-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2450.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(ii)(D): Each authorized employee shall affix a personal lockout or tagout device to the group lockout device, group lockbox, or comparable mechanism when he or she begins work, and shall remove those devices when he or she stops working on the machine or equipment being serviced or maintained.     a. At the worksite located in Columbus, Ohio approximately 10 temporary employees would perform cleaning activities of the APT depositors, and the employees would not each affix a personal lockout device exposing them to amputation hazards.       b. On or about July 18, 2013 approximately 3 employees were working on the APT depositor with only one lockout device on the electric and one lockout device on the pneumatic.  Two of the employees were performing maintenance on the depositor and energized the unit while a third was cleaning the machine with this hands in the hopper.  When the machine was energized the employee cleaning the hopper had his right index finger amputated at the third knuckle by the agitator.

Issued

2013-12-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1050.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(i): Refresher training, including an evaluation of the effectiveness of that training, shall be conducted as required by paragraph (l)(4)(ii) to ensure that the operator has the knowledge and skills needed to operate the powered industrial truck safely.    a. At the site located in Columbus, Ohio the employer did not provide the refresher training to their forklift operators as required by the standard, such as, but not limited to training every three years or after employees are involved in an accident.

Issued

2013-12-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 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.     a. At the site located in Columbus, Ohio the employer had an inadequate guard on the reciprocating arms that moved the agitators on the back side line 4 depositor.     b. At the site located in Columbus, Ohio the employer had an inadequate guard on the reciprocating arms that moved the agitators on the back side line 5 depositor.

Issued

2013-12-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Unless specifically permitted otherwise in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this section, flexible cords and cables may not be used:    As a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure;     a. At the site located in Columbus, Ohio the employer had used an extension cord as an alternate to permanent wiring to power a scale used in the kitchen.     b.  At the site located in Columbus, Ohio the employer had used an extension cord as an alternate to permanent wiring to power the flowwrapper.

Issued

2013-12-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(B): Unless specifically permitted otherwise in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this section, flexible cords and cables may not be used:       Where run through holes in walls, ceilings, or floors;     a. At the site the employer had ran approximately 7 extension cords above the drop ceiling that were operating on approximately 120 volt AC current.  These cords were used to power various pieces chocolate processing equipment.     b. At the site the employer had ran approximately 2 flexible cords above the drop ceiling that were operating on approximately 240 volt AC current.  One of the cords was used to power a shrink wrapper.

Issued

2013-12-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2450.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i): Portable cord and plug connected equipment and flexible cord sets (extension cords) shall be visually inspected before use on any shift for external defects (such as loose parts, deformed and missing pins, or damage to outer jacket or insulation) and for evidence of possible internal damage (such as pinched or crushed outer jacket). Cord and plug connected equipment and flexible cord sets (extension cords) which remain connected once they are put in place and are not exposed to damage need not be visually inspected until they are relocated.    a. At the site located in Columbus, Ohio the employer had a flexible cord that was damaged with live conductors showing on the melter (#M-MEL8K) in the kitchen exposing employees to potential electrical shock.

Issued

2013-12-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $700.00 · Current $350.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): What do I need to do to complete the OSHA 300 Log? You must enter information about your business at the top of the OSHA 300 Log, enter a one or two line description for each recordable injury or illness, and summarize this information on the OSHA 300-A at the end of the year.    a. At the site the employer had an amputation on or about July 18, 2013 and the employer did not record the injury on a 2013 OSHA 300 log.