OSHA Inspection: T. MARZETTI COMPANY

Issued

Mar 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,550 · Current $2,550

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.24(c): "Stair strength." Fixed stairways shall be designed and constructed to carry a load of five times the normal live load anticipated but never of less strength than to carry safely a moving concentrated load of 1,000 pounds.    a. In the lane room where employees walked across the conveyor of line 3, the stair support leg on the first step was missing, thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Mar 19, 2014

Abate by

Sep 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,100 · Current $5,100

General-duty citation text

1910.147(e)(3) Lockout or tagout devices removal. Each lockout or tagout device shall be removed from each energy isolating device by the employee who applied the device. Exception to paragraph (e)(3): When the authorized employee who applied the lockout or tagout device is not available to remove it, that device may be removed under the direction of the employer, provided that specific procedures and training for such removal have been developed, documented and incorporated into the employer's energy control program. The employer shall demonstrate that the specific procedure provides equivalent safety to the removal of the device by the authorized employee who applied it. The specific procedure shall include at least the following elements:    29 CFR 1910.147(e)(3)(ii): Making all reasonable efforts to contact the authorized employee to inform him/her that his/her lockout or tagout device has been removed; and    a. At the worksite where maintenance personnel installed locks and tags to de-energized equipment, those maintenance personnel were not contacted and informed that their lock had been removed and equipment re-energized.

Issued

Mar 19, 2014

Abate by

Sep 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

1910.147(e)(3) Lockout or tagout devices removal. Each lockout or tagout device shall be removed from each energy isolating device by the employee who applied the device. Exception to paragraph (e)(3): When the authorized employee who applied the lockout or tagout device is not available to remove it, that device may be removed under the direction of the employer, provided that specific procedures and training for such removal have been developed, documented and incorporated into the employer's energy control program. The employer shall demonstrate that the specific procedure provides equivalent safety to the removal of the device by the authorized employee who applied it. The specific procedure shall include at least the following elements:    29 CFR 1910.147(e)(3)(iii): Ensuring that the authorized employee has this knowledge before he/she resumes work at that facility.     a. At the worksite where maintenance personnel installed locks and tags to de-energized equipment, those maintenance personnel were not contacted upon their return to work and informed that their lock had been removed and equipment re-energized.

Issued

Mar 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,100 · Current $5,100

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. In the lane room where employees packaged salad dressing, the doors of the Little David machine on line 3 were not adequately guarded, exposing employees to caught-in or struck-by hazards.  b. In the lane room where employees packaged salad dressing, the doors of the Little David machine on line 14 were not adequately guarded, exposing employees to caught-in or struck-by hazards.  c. In the lane room where employees packaged salad dressing, the doors of the Little David machine on line 12 were not adequately guarded, exposing employees to caught-in or struck-by hazards.  d. In the lane room where employees packaged salad dressing, the doors of the Little David machine on line 11 were not adequately guarded, exposing employees to caught-in or struck-by hazards.

Issued

Mar 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,550 · Current $2,550

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Installation and use. Listed or labeled equipment shall be installed and used in accordance with any instructions included in the listing or labeling.    a. In the lane room adjacent to line 12 where employees weighed packets of salad dressing, a relocatable power tap was used in wet conditions, thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.

Issued

Mar 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,250 · Current $4,250

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(e)(1): Cabinets, cutout boxes, fittings, boxes, and panelboard enclosures. Cabinets, cutout boxes, fittings, boxes, and panelboard enclosures in damp or wet locations shall be installed so as to prevent moisture or water from entering and accumulating within the enclosures and shall be mounted so there is at least 6.35-mm (0.25-in.) airspace between the enclosure and the wall or other supporting surface. However, nonmetallic enclosures may be installed without the airspace on a concrete, masonry, tile, or similar surface. The enclosures shall be weatherproof in wet locations.     a. In the lane room where employees operate production equipment and wash the room out daily, the Little David electrical box on line 3 had openings in the side of the box, thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.    b. In the lane room where employees operate production equipment and wash the room out daily, the Little David electrical box on line 12 had openings in the side of the box, thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.    c. In the lane room where employees operate production equipment and wash the room out daily, the Little David electrical box on line 14 had a rusted out opening in the side of the box, thereby exposing employees to a contact hazard.