OSHA Inspection: DAN KING FARMS, INC

Issued

Sep 24, 2014

Abate by

Nov 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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):  a) In the middle of the production area, on or about and at times prior to May 29, 2014, the employer did not ensure a working platform that measured 104 inches from the ground level was equipped with a rail system to safeguard employees while accessing and exiting the fixed industrial ladder used by employees for access, exposing employees to the hazards associated with broken bones, sprains, lacerations, and bruises.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 24, 2014

Abate by

Nov 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(e)(1): Standard railing(s) did not consist of top rail, intermediate rail and/or posts and/or did not have a vertical height of 42 inches (106.7 cm) nominal from upper surface of top rail to floor, platform runway, or ramp level:  a) In the middle of the production area, on or about and at times prior to May 29, 2014, the employer did not ensure a fixed industrial stairway, that measured 104 inches in height, used by employees to access a working platform, as described in Citation 1 Item 1a, was equipped with a mid-rail, exposing employees to the hazards associated with broken bones, sprains, lacerations, and bruises.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 24, 2014

Abate by

Dec 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:  a) In the facility, on or about and at times prior to May 29, 2014, the employer did not implement a respiratory protection program for an employee who was required to wear a 3M cartridge style respirator while working with sodium hypochlorite and phosphoric acid, exposing the employee the hazards associated with lung irritation and difficulty in breathing.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 24, 2014

Abate by

Nov 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  a) In the facility, on or about and at times prior to may 29, 2014, the employer did not establish an energy control program for an employee who was tasked to assist in minor maintenance work of a conveyor system used to transport raw produce through a hydro cooler such as, but not limited to adjusting the conveyor belt and or the addition of grease, exposing the employee to the hazards associated with amputation and lacerations.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 24, 2014

Abate by

Nov 12, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  a) At the facility, on or about and at times prior to May 29, 2014, the employer did not provide for a written hazard communication program as prescribed by the standard for employees who with bleach and phosphoric acid.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED