OSHA Inspection: TRI STATE BUNS

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2625.00 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):   Facility Roof, Tri State  Buns, 810 Warren Street, Harrison, NJ 07029.  a) Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 6 feet from an unguarded roof edge when using a portable metal ladder to access the heat recovery system.   b) Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 9 feet from an unguarded roof edge when using a fixed metal ladder to access the propylene glycol tank and chiller.   Condition noted on or about 9/4/2014.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2625.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.26(c)(3)(iii): Ladders were used on surfaces which did not provide a secure footing:  Facility Roof, Tri State  Buns, 810 Warren Street, Harrison, NJ 07029.  a) Employees accessing the heat recovery system were exposed to fall hazards of 6 feet when using a portable metal ladder with its base resting on an unsecured wooden 4x4 board.  Condition noted on or about 9/4/2014.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:  a) Facility Floor, Tri State  Buns, 810 Warren Street, Harrison, NJ 07029.  An employee on the buns packaging line was exposed to continuous noise levels at 85.8% of the permissible daily noise exposure (8 hour time weighted average sound level of 90 dBA) which is 0.86 times the allowable 85 dBA.  The equivalent sound level of the measured dose is 88.9 dBA.  Sampling was performed for 474 minutes on 9/4/2014 with the unsampled portion of time considered to represent zero for the exposure calculation.      Condition noted on or about 9/4/2014.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2625.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:  a) Facility Floor, Tri State  Buns, 810 Warren Street, Harrison, NJ 07029.  The employer did not develop machine-specific lockout-tagout written procedures in order to control potentially hazardous energy for authorized employees servicing the machinery in the facility.  Workers are exposed to electrical, heat, and mechanical energy sources from machinery such as but not limited to AMF Bakery Systems mixers, associated conveyors, cutters, oven, and the Shick Model 420 flour feeder.  Condition noted on or about 6/6/2014.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2625.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:  a) Facility Floor, Tri State  Buns, 810 Warren Street, Harrison, NJ 07029.  The employer did not conduct periodic inspections of their lockout tagout program.  Workers are exposed to electrical, heat, and mechanical energy sources while maintaining machinery such as but not limited to AMF Bakery Systems mixers, associated conveyors, cutters, oven, and the Shick Model 420 flour feeder.      Condition noted on or about 6/6/2014.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2625.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Authorized employee(s) 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:  a) Facility Floor, Tri State  Buns, 810 Warren Street, Harrison, NJ 07029.  The employer did not provide adequate training for authorized employees on the specifics of each machine in order to properly isolate and control hazardous energy sources.  Workers are exposed to electrical, heat, and mechanical energy sources from machinery such as but not limited to AMF Bakery Systems mixers, associated conveyors, cutters, oven, and the Shick Model 420 flour feeder.        Condition noted on or about 6/6/2014.