OSHA Inspection: PACKERLAND WHEY PRODUCTS, INC.

Issued

2014-06-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $3430.00 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 toe boards:     On and about 5/28/14, employees working on the roof cleaning the evaporators were not protected from falling from the roof by guardrails or other forms of fall protection.

Issued

2014-06-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2450.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(a)(1):  Scaffolds were not furnished or erected in accordance with this standard for persons engaged in work that could not be done safely from the ground or from solid construction:    On and about 5/28/14, employees operating valves near the ceiling of the boiler room used a 2x10 plank spanning between the two boilers as a scaffold to reach the valves.

Issued

2014-06-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2450.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:     On and about 5/28/14, a 220v range plug receptacle designed for wall mounting was used as a flexible cord end.

Issued

2014-06-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  On and about 5/28/14, electrical panel boxes and junction boxes had multiple unused openings from previously removed installations that were not closed to prevent inadvertent contact or accumulations of debris.

Issued

2014-06-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers approved for the purpose:   On and about 5/28/14, 3 junction boxes did not have covers on them to protect the connections and to contain sparks in the event of arcing.

Issued

2014-06-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:   On and about 5/28/14, a flexible SO cable feeding a receptacle for a portable welder was run through an opening in the bottom of a breaker panel without a strain relief or bushing to prevent the weight of the cable from pulling on the terminal screws in the panel.