OSHA Inspection: H&T CORPORATION DBA MILTON PIGGLY WIGGLY

Issued

May 12, 2014

Abate by

Jul 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:      (a) Ware Room:  Employees were not protected from falling approximately eight feet from the top of the open sided front edge of the walk in freezer to the concrete floor below, as determined on January 30, 2014.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.

Issued

May 12, 2014

Abate by

May 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500

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:  (a)  Meat Department:  Employees were cutting meat on a Hobart Meat Cutting Band Saw Model 5801 without a pusher plate to prevent employees from getting their hand close to the blade while cutting as determined on January 31, 2014.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

May 12, 2014

Abate by

May 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):  (a)  Meat Department: A personal protective equipment (PPE) assessment had not been conducted on site to determine the PPE required to be worn by employees to protect them from hazards including, but not limited, hand lacerations while changing the meat band saw blade as determined on January 31, 2014.  ABATEMENT VERIFICATION REQUIRED.

Issued

May 12, 2014

Abate by

Jul 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasion; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes.    (a)  Meat Department: Employees were not required to wear cut resistant gloves while changing the blade on the meat cutting band saw as determined on January 31, 2014.    ABATEMENT VERIFICATION REQUIRED.

Issued

May 12, 2014

Abate by

May 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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 energizing, 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:  (a)  Meat Department:  The employer had not developed and implemented an energy control program to assure all energy sources are isolated prior to any service work on machines that require the removal of protective guards such as changing the blade on the meat band saw as determined on January 30, 2014.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

May 12, 2014

Abate by

May 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  (a)  A written chemical hazard communication program had not been developed to describe how the employer would communicate the hazards of the chemicals used on site,through labelling, safety data sheets, and employee training.  Employees use Essential Industries Food Service Degreaser and SunBurst No Bac disinfectant solution which are both irritants, as determined on January 30, 2014.  ABATEMENT VERIFICATION REQUIRED.

Issued

May 12, 2014

Abate by

May 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:   (a)  Copies of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for the hazardous chemicals used on site, such as cleaners and disinfectants, were not kept for employee use as determined on January 30, 2014.   ABATEMENT VERIFICATION REQUIRED.

Issued

May 12, 2014

Abate by

May 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  (a)  Employees had not been provided training and information on the hazardous chemicals used on site, such as cleaners and disinfectants, as determined on January 30, 2014.   ABATEMENT VERIFICATION REQUIRED.

Issued

May 12, 2014

Abate by

May 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:  (a)  Employees were not provided training on the use of the portable ABC fire extinguishers on site and on the hazards of incipient stage fire fighting as documented on January 31, 2014.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

May 12, 2014

Abate by

May 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1):  A Log of all recordable work-related injuires and illnesses (OSHA Form 300 or equivalent), was not completed in the detail as required by the regulation:  (a)  The OSHA-300 log for 2013 was not completed in the detail required by the standard in that item 1 was not classified by placing a mark in either columns (G), (H), (I), or (J) to classify the severity of the injury or illness as determined on January 30, 2014.  (b)  The OSHA-300 log for 2013 was not completed in the detail required by the standard in that item 2 did not include the number of days away from work as determined on January 30, 2014.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.