NORWICH, NY —
OSHA Inspection: KERRY BIOFUNCTIONAL INGREDIENTS, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of KERRY BIOFUNCTIONAL INGREDIENTS, INC. in 158 STATE HIGHWAY 320, NORWICH, NY 13815 (NAICS 311514). OSHA activity number 339504367.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- KERRY BIOFUNCTIONAL INGREDIENTS, INC.
- Site address
- 158 STATE HIGHWAY 320
- City
- NORWICH
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 13815
- Mailing
- 158 STATE HIGHWAY 320, NORWICH, NY 13815
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 311514
- Employees
- 109
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.106 E06 II
- Issued
- Mar 5, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 20, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii): Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), was dispensed into containers unless the nozzle and container are electrically interconnected. a) Product Development, on or about 11/25/13: Employees pouring toluene from 5 gallon containers into one gallon pails did not bond each container with the other during transfers. Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3000
- — Z (S) $3000
1910.1200 H03 III
- Issued
- Mar 5, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 20, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iii): Employee training did not include the measures employees can take to protect themselves from physical and health hazards, including specific procedures the employer had implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures and personal protective equipment to be used: a) Product Development, on or about 11/25/13: Training on bonding of containers during toluene transfers was not performed for employees pouring toluene from 5 gallon containers into one gallon pails. Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Mar 5, 2014
- Abate by
- May 31, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form: a) "QC Lab, on or about 11/25/13: An estimate of employee exposure to nuisance dust was not performed. Employees are required to wear a powder air purifying respirator when performing quality control procedures." Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $3000
1910.147 C06 I
- Issued
- Mar 5, 2014
- Abate by
- Apr 9, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed: a) Throughout the facility, on or about 11/25/13: An anual inspection was not performed on equipment including, but not limited to, evaporators run on multiple energy sources such as electrical and thermal energy. Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 339504367.
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