OSHA Inspection: PASQUALES PIZZA & PASTA HOUSE

Issued

2014-01-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2975.00 · Current $1041.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.    a. At the worksite located at 14 North State Street in Westerville, Ohio, the employer had a Hobart mixer (model # H-600-G, serial # 1936798) that was not equipped with a guard for the mixing bowl to protect the employees from the rotating shaft and attachments while the mixer was running.

Issued

2014-01-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2975.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5): Grounding path. The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures shall be permanent, continuous, and effective.    a.  At the site located at 14 North State Street in Westerville, Ohio the employer had employees that would use the deli slicer in the food prep room that was plugged into a receptacle that had an open ground.

Issued

2014-01-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.    a. At the worksite located at 14 North State Street in Westerville, Ohio the employer had not certified a written hazard assessment that would outline what personal protective equipment the employees would need to wear for the different job tasks.