OSHA Inspection: RICH PRODUCTS CORPORATION

Issued

Apr 27, 2015

Abate by

May 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,500 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i): Employees working in areas where there was potential electrical hazards were not provided with, and use, electrical protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body to be protected and for the work to be performed.       a) Between October 1, 2014 and March 5, 2015, at the above located work place, employees were required to perform voltage testing on 240 and 480 volt electrical equipment. The employers did not provide and require employees to use the appropriate Arc-Flash Rated Protective Clothing. Employees were thereby exposed to hazards associated with energized electrical parts.

Issued

Apr 27, 2015

Abate by

May 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(ii): Protective equipment shall be maintained in a safe, reliable condition and shall be periodically inspected or tested, as required by 1910.137.        a) Between October 1, 2014 and March 5, 2015, at the above located work place, employees were required to perform voltage testing on 240 and 480 volt electrical equipment. The employer did not ensure that protective equipment, in the form of high voltage insulating gloves were periodically inspected or tested. The high voltage insulating gloves:    i) were not inspected for damage and air tested before each day's use.     ii) were not subjected to periodic electrical tests in accordance with Table I-5 and Table I-6.        Employees were thereby exposed to hazards associated with energized electrical equipment.

Issued

Apr 27, 2015

Abate by

May 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $33,000 · Current $17,000 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 and rotating parts:                                  a) On or about March 5, 2015, at the above located workplace, employees of Rich Products Corporation and temporary employees working at and around the Number 2, pizza crust line, across from the plastic bag inserting machine, were exposed to an ingoing nip point between two rotating conveyor belts. The conveyor belts were not guarded.  The employees were thereby exposed to hazards associated with ingoing nip points and rotating parts.          The Rich Products Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 891629, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on April 8, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 499 Veterans Drive, Burlington, NJ.

Issued

Apr 27, 2015

Abate by

May 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): A Log of all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses (OSHA Form 300 or equivalent), was not completed in detail as required by the regulation:   a) On or about March 5, 2015, at the above located workplace, the employer's injury and illness forms were not completed in detail as required by the regulation (1904.4 through 1904.32). In that:    i) The OSHA 300 injury and illness form for 2014 included an October 28, 2014 entry which did not include the object/substance that directly injured or made the person ill in column F, as required by the standards.     ii) The OSHA 300 injury and illness form for 2015 included two entries (one on January 13, 2015 and one on January 30, 2015) that did not include the object/substance that directly injured or made the person ill in column F, as required by the standards.     iii) The OSHA 300A summary for 2014 was not properly certified by a company executive.

Issued

Apr 27, 2015

Abate by

May 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, including, but not limited to items A-D of this section:                 a) On or about March 5, 2015, at the above located workplace, employees were required to work with folding and boxing and other machines. The employer's written lockout program did not include clear and specific procedures to ensure that authorized employees had knowledge that their lock had been removed before they resumed work as required by 1910.147(e)(3)(iii). The program did not include:               i) Verification by the employer that the authorized employee who applied the device is not at the facility:                ii) Making all reasonable efforts to contact the authorized employee to inform them that their lockout or tagout device has been removed; and                iii) Ensuring that the authorized employee has this knowledge before they resume work at that facility.

Issued

Apr 27, 2015

Abate by

May 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(i):   The employer did not maintain a copy of the written procedures outlined in 29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2) and did not make it available for inspection by employees:       a) On or about March 5, 2015, at the above located workplace, employees were required to operate and perform maintenance on 240 and 480 volt electrical equipment. The employer did not maintain a copy of the written procedures outlined in 29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2) and did not make it available for inspection by employees.