OSHA Inspection: PACKERLAND WHEY PRODUCTS, INC.

Issued

Jun 24, 2014

Abate by

Aug 13, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,430 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

Jun 24, 2014

Abate by

Jul 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,450 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

Jun 24, 2014

Abate by

Jul 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,450 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

Jun 24, 2014

Abate by

Jul 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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

Jun 24, 2014

Abate by

Jul 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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

Jun 24, 2014

Abate by

Jul 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.