OSHA Inspection: ATKINS FARMS, INC.

Issued

Apr 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,951 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:    Warehouse, Atkins Farms Country Market; On or about April 9, 2014 the emergency exit door in the warehouse was blocked.

Issued

Apr 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,825 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i): Adequate precautions were not taken to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors from sources such as open flames; lightning; smoking; cutting and welding; hot surfaces; frictional heat; static, electrical, and mechanical sparks; spontaneous ignition, including heat-producing chemical reactions; and radiant heat:    Maintenance Shop, Atkins Farms Country Market;  On or about April 9, 2014 flammable, "Fire Starter", was stored adjacent to the water heater in the maintenance shop creating a fire hazard.

Issued

Apr 22, 2014

Abate by

Jun 9, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,295 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(a)(3)(ii): Floor(s) of workroom(s) were not maintained, so far as practical, in a dry condition:    Meat Department, Atkins Farms Country Market; On or before April 9, 2014 there were roof leaks in the meat department that created slip and fall hazards.

Issued

Apr 22, 2014

Abate by

Apr 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,060 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were 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:    Battery Charging Area, Warehouse, Atkins Farms Country Market; On or about April 9, 2014 employees were not provided an eyewash where batteries were maintained, exposing them to corrosive materials that could lead to temporary or permanent eye injuries.

Issued

Apr 22, 2014

Abate by

Apr 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(g)(2): Battery changing and charging installations for industrial trucks were not provided with facilities for flushing and neutralizing spilled electrolyte:  Battery charging area, warehouse, Atkins Farms Country Market; On or about April 9, 2014, the employer did not have methods or materials for neutralizing spilled electrolyte in the battery charging and maintenance area.

Issued

Apr 22, 2014

Abate by

May 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,060 · Current $2,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8870

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment.    Bakery, Atkins Farms Country Market; On or about April 9, 2014 employees were exposed to electric shock hazards from exposed conductors that were accessible via a two and a half inch hole in the front of the oven in the bakery.

Issued

Apr 22, 2014

Abate by

Jun 9, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:  Bakery Panel, Atkins Farms Country Market; On or about April 9, 2014, the 120/208 volt bakery panel was not labeled to indicate what the overcurrent devices were supplying power to.

Issued

Apr 22, 2014

Abate by

May 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 8870

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:    Atkins Farms Country Markets; On or about April 9, 2014 electrical panels throughout the facility were blocked by equipment preventing ready access.

Issued

Apr 22, 2014

Abate by

May 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,295 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8870

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:    Atkins Farms Country Market; On or about April 9, 2014, flexible cords were used in lieu of permanent wiring in the facility.    a)  Along the beam and sprinkler piping by the front registers.  b)  To power bug light in passageway to warehouse.  c)  Spotlight in the upstairs conference room.

Issued

Apr 22, 2014

Abate by

May 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(D): Flexible cords were attached to building surfaces:    Atkins Farms Country Market; On or about April 9, 2014, the employer was using flexible cords that were attached to the building surface with wire ties.    a)  By the front registers, attached to the sprinkler piping  b)  Passageway to the warehouse, attached to wall  c)  Conference room attached to the window sill

Issued

Apr 22, 2014

Abate by

May 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 8870

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws:    Atkins Farms Country Market; On or about April 9, 2014, flexible cords on equipment did not have strain reliefs that would prevent tension from being transmitted to joints or terminal screws.    a)  Warehouse, battery charger strain relief on cables was not sufficient to prevent conductors from being pulled from grommet  b)  Bakery, Hobart Model A-200 Mixer, exposed conductors on the cord by the plug and where it is attached to the machine.