OSHA Inspection: FRESH FROZEN FOODS, LLC

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,124 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(a): Where mechanical handling equipment is used, sufficient safe clearances be allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways and wherever turns or passage must be made.    a) In the production area, on June 8, 2015, the employer did not ensure the safe handling of mechanical equipment, in the form of a forklift, that was transporting totes of produce from the warehouse to the production area adjacent to an employee occupied area, and required to complete a ninety degree turn to make entry into the production area from the aisle-way, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.    OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE    29 CFR 1910.178(o)(1): The employer did not ensure that only stable or safely arranged loads were handled:    a) In the production area, on June 8, 2015, the employer did not ensure the safe transport of stable and safely arranged double stacked, irregular shaped totes of produce by forklift, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Dec 4, 2015

Abate by

Dec 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $1,896 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours.    a) At the facility, on June 8, 2015, the employer failed to report a workplace injury that resulted in an employee being hospitalized.