OSHA Inspection: WORLD FLAVORS, INC.

Issued

Mar 17, 2015

Abate by

Apr 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.24(b): Fixed stairs were not provided for access from one structure level to another where operations necessitated regular travel between levels, and for access to operating platforms at any equipment which requires attention routinely during operations:    a) Packaging Room Work Shop Area, Line 1: On or about January 5, 2015, employees routinely used non-fixed stairs (A-Frame Ladder) to access an above ground working platform, exposing the employee to a 5-foot fall hazard.

Issued

Mar 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,400 Reduced

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:(a)(LOCATION)(IDENTIFY EQUIPMENT AND CONDITION(S))(STATE HAZARD(S) TO EMPLOYEE(S)NOTE: KNOTS IN CORDS, WINDING WITH TAPE, SPECIAL FITTINGS OR OTHER APPROVED MEANS OF CONNECTION ARE ACCEPTABLE (NEC 40010) 1910    a) Mixing Room Work Area: On or about January 5, 2015, an employee used a screw conveyor mixing machine/hopper that had an electrical cord not fully fitted so that strain relief is provided that will prevent pull around joints and terminal screws, exposing employees to shock/electrical hazard.

Issued

Mar 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,200 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 toeboards:Note:  Toeboards are only required when persons can pass, there is moving equipment or there is equipment with which falling materials could create a hazard.    a) Packaging Room Work Shop Area, Line 1: On or about January 5, 2015, an employee performed job taskings on an open-ended, above-ground work platform, exposing the employee to a 5-foot fall hazard.    WORLD FLAVORS, INC., WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1910. 23(c)(1) WHICH WAS CONATAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 954735, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 1, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON 8 FEBRUARY 2014, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 76 LOUISE DRIVE  IVYLAND, PA.