OSHA Inspection: BIRDSBORO KOSHER FARMS CORPORATION

Issued

Dec 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,200 Reduced

Hazardous substances C730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2):  An employee's exposure to any substance in Table Z-1, the exposure limit of which was not preceded by a "C", exceeded the 8-hour Time Weighted Average given for that substance any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week:    (a) Birdsboro Kosher Farms Corporation - A sanitation employee using a gas powered high pressure washer in the small packing room was overexposed to carbon monoxide at an 8 hour time weighted average of 528 parts per million (ppm), approximately 10.57 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 ppm, on or about June 24, 2014.

Issued

Dec 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances C730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve full compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.100(a) through (d):  Sanitation Department - An sanitation employee using a gas powered high pressure washer in the small packing room was overexposed to carbon monoxide at an 8 hour time weighted average of 528 parts per million (ppm), approximately 10.57 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL)  of 50 ppm. The employer did not determine and implement administrative or engineering controls to achieve compliance with the permissible exposure limit, on or about June 24, 2014.  ABATEMENT NOTE:   GENERAL METHODS OF CONTROL APPLICATION IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:   1. Ensure the gas powered high pressure washer stays outside the building and not used in the same room in which the  power spraying operation is in process.  2. Ensure employees are trained on the signs and symptoms of exposure to carbon monoxide. 3. Install a backup pump that can be used when the original pump malfunctions.

Issued

Dec 24, 2014

Abate by

Feb 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $33,000 · Current $19,800 Reduced

Hazardous substances C730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3): The employer's training did not include the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(i) through (h)(3)(iv):    (a) Birdsboro Kosher Farms - The employer did not provide sanitation employees training on the methods used to detect the presence of carbon monoxide, the health hazards of the chemical in the work area and the measures employees could have taken to protect themselves from the hazard prior to using a gas powered pressure washer. A sanitation employee was exposed to carbon monoxide at a time weighted average of 528 parts per million (ppm), approximately 10.57 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50ppm, on or about June 24, 2014.     MVP KOSHER FOODS, LLC A/K/A MEHADRIN KOSHER POULTRY, LLC AND ITS SUCCESSORS BIRDSBORO KOSHER FARMS, LLC WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION STANDARD OR IT'S EQUIVALENT STANDARD  1910.1200(h)(1) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 315887638, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 14(b), AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON OCTOBER 10, 2013, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 1100 LINCOLN ROAD BIRDSBORO, PENNSYLVANIA.     Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.