ELBERTON, GA —
OSHA Inspection: BUBBA FOODS, LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BUBBA FOODS, LLC in 1208 PROGRESS BLVD., ELBERTON, GA 30635 (NAICS 311412). OSHA activity number 340483676.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BUBBA FOODS, LLC
- Site address
- 1208 PROGRESS BLVD.
- City
- ELBERTON
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30635
- Mailing
- P. O. BOX 919, ELBERTON, GA 30635
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 311412
- Employees
- 135
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Apr 20, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $3,825 · Current $3,825
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii):Point of operation guard were not designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of their body in the danger zone during the operating cycle: 1208 Progress Blvd. Elberton, GA (Batching Dept.) - Employees were exposed to struck-by hazard. Employees are operating the patty former machines without having the metal cover guard properly secured to prevent employees from coming in contact to the moving parts (point of operation) to form hamburger patties. The patty former machines was not adequately guarded at the point of operation. Employees can lift up the metal cover (guard) while machine is operating. Also, there was interlock switch and/or light curtain to stop the machine from operating once the metal cover is moved/lifted, on or about 03/23/15. a. Line 1 Former, Patty, Mfg. 108, Serial #2000-012 b. Line 2 Former, Patty, Mfg. 208, Serial #2000-017 c. Line 3 Former, Patty, Mfg. 308, Serial #2000-019 d. Line 4 Former, Patty, Mfg. 408, Serial #2000-019
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $3825
1910.147 C04 II
- Issued
- Apr 20, 2015
- Abate by
- May 14, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): Procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(A), (c)(4)(ii)(B), (c)(4)(ii)(C) and (c)(4)(ii)(D): 1208 Progress Blvd. Elberton, GA (Batching Dept.) - Employees were exposed to sudden energization or start-up of multi-energy source equipment/machinery such as, the patty former machines. The company's written lockout/tagout specific procedures were found with the following deficiency on each patty former machine written specific lockout/tagout procedures. The energy control procedures did not specifically outline the steps for the removal of locks and restoring the lockout/tagout equipment and restoring the lockout/tagout equipment back into services, on or about 03/23/15. a. Line 1 Former, Patty, Mfg. 108, Serial #2000-012 b. Line 2 Former, Patty, Mfg. 208, Serial #2000-017 c. Line 3 Former, Patty, Mfg. 308, Serial #2000-019 d. Line 4 Former, Patty, Mfg. 408, Serial #2000-019
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 340483676.
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