OSHA Inspection: SUPREME CHOCOLATIER, LLC

Issued

2015-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):    a/ Supreme Chocolatier/Staten NY Site: Production Area/Foil Room. The employer did not conduct a complete hazard assessment for personal protective equipment to ensure that required personal protective equipment had been selected and made available where needed, e.g., when handling boxes of product, handling wooden pallets, using manual box cutting tools, handling aluminum foil product, performing sorting operations, operating production machinery and checking battery fluid levels in powered industrial trucks.    Observed on/or about 07/21/2015.

Issued

2015-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2400.00 Reduced

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)(h):    a/ Supreme Chocolatier/Staten NY Site: Production Area/Foil Room.  Lockout procedures had not been provided, in that, specific steps to de-energize the equipment/machinery, control of locking devices, authorized maintenance employees/helpers, rules and techniques were not developed and documented.  Machinery/equipment include but not limited to Automatic Foil Machine and other Production Line Machines/Conveyors - including but not limited to.    Observed on/or about 07/21/2015.

Issued

2015-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2): The machine or equipment was not turned off or shut down using the procedures established by the machine or equipment:     a/ Supreme Chocolatier/Staten NY Site: Production Area/Foil Room. Automatic Foil Press Machine was not turned off prior to an employee attempting to unjam a piece of aluminum foil that had gotten stuck during a mold making operation.     Observed on/or about 07/15/2015.

Issued

2015-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2400.00 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 rotating and other moving parts:    a/ Supreme Chocolatier/Staten NY Site: Production Area/Foil Room.    Automatic Foil Press Machines #1 and #2 were not adequately guarded to prevent accidental and/or intentional contact with the moving parts during operation, in that    1/ Guards on the machines can be readily opened and the machines continue to operate. Limit switches and/or other approved means are not provided.  2/ Guards were missing and not replaced.  3/ Guards were not designed to prevent them from being reached under and around.    Observed on/or about 07/15/2015.

Issued

2015-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2): Guard(s) on machine(s) were not affixed to the machine where possible and secured elsewhere if for any reason attachment to the machine is not possible:  a/ Supreme Chocolatier/Staten NY Site: Production Area/Foil Room.  Automatic Foil Press Machines #1 and #2 were not adequately guarded to prevent accidental and/or intentional contact with the moving parts during operation, in that guards were not secured to the machines to prevent them from automatically opening due to machine vibration or someone touching it.  Observed on/or about 07/15/2015.

Issued

2015-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5):  The path to ground from circuits, equipment and enclosures was not permanent and continuous.        a/ Supreme Chocolatier/Staten NY Site: Production Area/Foil Room.  Wall mounted fan used with an extension cord/plug connection was missing the grounding pin.  The path to ground was not continuous.    Observed on/or about 07/21/2015.

Issued

2015-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a):  An oral or written report of an employment accident resulting in an employee being admitted to the hospital was not made within 24 hours after the occurrence to the nearest Area Office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and/or a call to the OSHA toll-free central telephone number 1-800-321-OSHA (6742):    a/ Supreme Chocolatier/Staten NY Site: Production Area/Foil Room.  The employer did not notify OSHA within 24 hours of an incident that occurred on/or about 07/15/2015 at his site and that resulted in an employee being admitted to the hospital for treatment.    Observed on/or about 07/15/2015.