OSHA Inspection: ASK FOODS, INC.

Issued

May 23, 2014

Abate by

Jun 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,066 · Current $1,100 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1660

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iv)(a):  Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8  degrees Celsius), were not kept in covered containers when not actually in use:    a) White Warehouse; Chemical Storage Room -  "Deep Freeze" was stored in a five gallon open-topped container, on or about April 22, 2014.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

May 23, 2014

Abate by

Jun 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1660

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii): Appropriate hazard warnings, or alternatively, words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provided at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, were not provided to employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:  a) White Warehouse; Chemical Storage Room -  A five gallon plastic container of "Deep Freeze" was not labeled with the appropriate hazard warning for the flammable liquid, on or about April 22, 2014.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

May 23, 2014

Abate by

Aug 27, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,066 · Current $1,100 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1660

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iv)(d): Flammable liquids were not drawn from or transferred into vessels, containers, or portable tanks within a building only through a closed piping system, from safety cans, by means of a device drawing through the top, or from a container or portable tanks by gravity through an approved self-closing valve:    a) White Warehouse; Chemical Storage Room - Employees dispensed from a tank of "Deep Freeze" that was not equipped with a self-closing valve, on or about April 22, 2014.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

May 23, 2014

Abate by

Aug 27, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $1,100

Hazardous substances 2260

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where the eyes or body of any person might be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    a) White Warehouse; Chemical Storage Room - Employees dispensing chemicals, such as IPC 400 LP and Perasan 'A' Sanitizer and Disinfectant, were not provided with an eyewash station, on or about April 22, 2014.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

May 23, 2014

Abate by

Jun 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,066 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B): The employer's written procedure for the control of potentially hazardous energy did not  contain specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy:    a) ASK Foods, Inc. - The employer's written procedures for controlling the pneumatic energy source for the large and small Mepaco mixers and the "Butcher Boy" did not include locking out the air supply, on or about March 26, 2014.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

May 23, 2014

Abate by

Jun 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Each authorized employee did not 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)  ASK Foods, Inc. - The employees cleaning the Mepaco and Butcher Boy mixers did not receive training to lockout the air to the equipment, on or about April 23, 2014.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

May 23, 2014

Abate by

Jun 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees:  a) ASK Foods, Inc. - Employees cleaning the Mepaco and Butcher Boy mixers did not lockout the pneumatic air supply, on or about April 23, 2014.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

May 23, 2014

Abate by

Jul 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,443 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): When at any time a powered industrial truck was found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe, the truck was not taken out of service until it had been restored to a safe operating condition:    a) White Warehouse - The Toyota forklift's metal frame was damaged near the battery cables and a wooden board was placed between the battery and the metal frame.  The driver's seat was also in disrepair, on or about April 22, 2013.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

May 23, 2014

Abate by

Jun 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:    a) ASK  Foods, Inc. - The employer did not identify permit-required confined spaces in the workplace, such as the retort oven, mixers, and baler, on or about   2014.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

May 23, 2014

Abate by

Jun 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0691

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(2)(I): The employer did not ensure that each employee could demonstrate knowledge on the information contained in 29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(2)(i)(A) and (B) of this section:  a) ASK Foods, Inc. - Employees who periodically welded on stainless steel were not provided with training on the contents of this section, and the purpose and a description of the medical surveillance program required by paragraph (k) of this section, 29 CFR 1910.1026, on or about March 26, 2014.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.