OSHA Inspection: MAPLEHURST BAKERIES LLC

Issued

May 15, 2015

Abate by

Jul 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,550 · Current $1,275 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): Floor(s) of workroom(s) were not maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition:    a)  Processing Area, Line 8 glaze station, on or about 12/4/14:  Water was puddled on the floor from the glaze oil separator tank where an overflow pipe drained directly onto the floor.    b)  Packing Area, Bailey Box freezer, on or about 12/5/14:  Water was puddled on the floor in three areas where water was seeping from the freezer across the floor to the Line 2 packaging area.    Abatement certification must be submitted for item b.

Issued

May 15, 2015

Abate by

Jul 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,550 · Current $1,275 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent and the line-of-sight to the nearest exit was not visible at all times:    a)  Warehouse, Corrugated Raw Material, across from Packing lines 7 and 8, on or about 12/4/14:  There were no exit directional signs to indicate the direction of travel to the nearest exit.  There were three exits available but storage of corrugated raw material blocked the line-of-sight to the exits.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

May 15, 2015

Abate by

Jul 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,250 · Current $2,125 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide adequate training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment:    a)  At the establishment, on or about 12/2/14:  Employees  working in, including, but not limited to, the warehouse, were not adequately trained to know when fall protection PPE is necessary, how to properly don, doff, adjust and wear the PPE, the limitations of the PPE and a demonstration by each affected employee on their understanding of the training.

Issued

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,550 · Current $1,275 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.137(b)(2)(viii): Electrical protective equipment was not subjected to periodic electrical tests in accordance with Tables I-5 and I-6:    a)  Maintenance Shop, on or about 12/5/14:  High voltage rubber insulating gloves were not subjected to testing every six months.

Issued

May 15, 2015

Abate by

Jul 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,500 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)  Processing Area, on or about 12/4/14:  Lockout/tagout procedures were not utilized when employees are required to clean out excess dough/product that has dropped from the conveying line on, including, but not limited to, the Line 1, 3, 5, and 8 Proofers.    Abatement documentation must be submitted for this item.

Issued

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,400 · Current $1,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(b): Material stored in tiers was not stacked, blocked, interlocked or limited in height so that it was stable and secure against sliding and collapse:    a)  Corrugate Warehouse, on or about 12/4/14:  Pallets of cardboard boxes were leaning and not stable in two areas in the warehouse.

Issued

May 15, 2015

Abate by

Jul 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazard(s) created by ingoing nip points, rotating parts and moving parts:    a)  Repack Area, on or about 12/4/14:  Ingoing nip points on a conveyor belt and pulley at the exit end of a taper machine were not guarded.    b)  Packing Area, Line 8, on or about 12/4/14:  Ingoing nip points on conveyor belt and pulley at the exit end of a taper machine were not guarded.    c)  Fab Shop, on or about 12/4/14:  Rotating chuck on a Jet drill press was not guarded.    d)  Processing Area, Line 1, on or about 12/4/14:  Ingoing nip points on a conveyor belt and pulley for the proofer transfer conveyor were not guarded.    e) Processing Area, Line 5, on or about 12/4/14: Ingoing nip points on a conveyor belt and pulley for the proofer transfer conveyor were not guarded.    f)  Processing Area, Line 5, on or about 12/4/14:  Ingoing nip points on a Cambridge conveyor belt and pulley #560, at the belt wash station, were not guarded on either side.    g)  Processing Area, Line 7, on or about 12/4/14:  Ingoing nip points on a Cambridge conveyor belts and sprockets #710, #700, #730 and #750 at the chain return, were not guarded on either side.    h)  Packing Area, Line 5, on or about 12/5/14:  Ingoing nip points on the Northfield #2 exit conveyor belt and pulleys #P593 were not guarded.    i)  Packing Area, Line 7, on or about 12/5/14:  Pinch points from the moving kick arm on the Box Taper #7 were not guarded.    j)  Packing Area, Line 5, on or about 12/5/14:  Pinch points from the moving kick arm on the Box Taper #5 were not guarded.    k)  Packing Area, Line 3, on or about 12/5/14:  Pinch points from the moving kick arm on the Box Taper #3 were not guarded.    Abatement documentation must be submitted for item g, i, j, k.

Issued

May 15, 2015

Abate by

Jul 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,400 · Current $1,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform were not protected by stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s) enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting:    a)  Packing Area, Line 5, on or about 12/5/14: Two horizontal rotating shafts driving two separate conveyors near the metal detector station were not guarded.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,400 · Current $1,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft:    a)  Processing Area, on or about 12/4/14:  Line 1, projecting shaft ends on both sides of the conveyor line at the fryer discharge end were not guarded.

Issued

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(ii): The unused keyway(s) of projecting shaft end(s) were not filled up or covered:    a)  Processing Area, Line 7, on or about 12/4/14:  Shaft end and keyway for the Cambridge conveyor belts #700 and #750 were not guarded.    b)  Processing Area, Line 7, on or about 12/4/14:  Shaft end and keyway for the exit conveyor belt #735 at the Sugar Mill and shaft end and keyway at the Sugar Mill elevator stack were not guarded.

Issued

May 15, 2015

Abate by

Jul 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.263(c)(3): Sprocket(s) and V-belt drive(s) of bakery machinery located within reach from platform(s) or passageway(s) or located within 8 feet 6 inches from the floor were not completely enclosed:    a)  Processing Area, on or about 12/4/14:  Chain and sprocket drive for the Cambridge conveyor belt at the discharge end of the fryer Line 1, was not guarded.    b)  Processing Area, on or about 12/4/14:  Chain and sprocket drive for the Cambridge conveyor belt at the discharge end of fryer Line 5, was not guarded.    c)  Processing Area, on or about 12/4/14:  Chains and sprockets driving the conveying trays to and through the proofers #1, 3, 5 and 8 were not guarded when the proofer doors are opened when the heat gets too high inside the proofers.    d)  Packing Area, on or about 12/5/14:  Chain and sprockets driving the conveyor belt at the metal detector station were not adequately guarded.    Abatement documentation must be submitted for item c, d.

Issued

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,550 · Current $1,275 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:    a)  Back Shipping Dock, on or about 12/4/14:  Circuit breaker panel did not have the breakers labeled as to what they controlled.

Issued

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,400 · Current $1,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:    a)  Fab Shop, on or about 12/4/14:  Circuit breaker panel next to the Jet Lathe had three blanks missing.    b)  Engine Room, on or about 12/4/14:  A circuit breaker panel labeled PB28A had one blank missing.

Issued

May 15, 2015

Abate by

Jul 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,550 · Current $1,275 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:    a)  Packing Area, Line 5, on or about 12/5/14:  Flexible cords providing current to the metal detector unit for Line 5 were hardwired into a duplex receptacle box on the column and being used as permanent wiring.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.