OSHA Inspection: BREEDLOVE FOODS INC

Issued

Apr 12, 2016

Abate by

Apr 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): Section 5(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to amputation hazards while working around augers:    On or about October 15, 2015, employees of Breedlove Foods, Inc., were exposed to caught-in and amputation hazards while performing cleaning work around the blancher feed by the auger that was not provided with an emergency stop.

Issued

Apr 12, 2016

Abate by

Apr 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:      Employees of Breedlove Foods, Inc., were exposed to physical and health hazards while working in the Raw Area where exit routes were not kept free from clutter or overflow materials.

Issued

Apr 12, 2016

Abate by

Apr 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(e): Training. An employer must designate and train employees to assist in a safe and orderly evacuation of other employees.      Employees of Breedlove Foods, Inc., were not designated and trained by the employer to assist other employees in a safe and orderly evacuation of the building upon an emergency.

Issued

Apr 12, 2016

Abate by

Apr 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:      On or about October 15, 2015, the employer, Breedlove Foods, Inc., exposed employees to electrical shock hazards while they worked on the Blancher.

Issued

Apr 12, 2016

Abate by

Apr 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:      On or about October 15, 2015, the employer, Breedlove Foods, Inc., exposed employees to caught in and electrical shock hazards when they did not utilize a specific procedure for the blancher feed auger to ensure the employees are properly locking out all energy sources when performing maintenance.

Issued

Apr 12, 2016

Abate by

Apr 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct an annual or more frequent inspection of the energy control procedure to ensure that the procedure and requirements of this standard were followed:      On or about October 15, 2015, the employees of Breedlove Foods, Inc., were exposed to the hazard of being struck-by or caught in the equipment when the employer did not conduct an annual or more frequent inspection of the energy control procedure by each authorized personnel to ensure that they were properly implemented during repair and service work on the blancher, blancher feed auger, dicer and peeler.

Issued

Apr 12, 2016

Abate by

Apr 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees:      On or about October 15, 2015, the employer did not provide training on energy control (lockout/tag out) program to ensure that all required elements of the program were understood by all authorized employees whose work operations were, or may be in an area where energy control procedures are utilized.

Issued

Apr 12, 2016

Abate by

Apr 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $4,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks.   The employer did not ensure that guarding was provided to prevent employee contact with moving parts in the Dry Room and the Potato Receiving Area  at: a. The hopper motor;  b. The shaft on the corner of the inspection table;  c. The surge inclines belts; d. Bin infeed roller conveyor- located outside in the potato receiving station.

Issued

Apr 12, 2016

Abate by

Apr 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(iv): There shall be no damaged parts that may adversely affect safe operation or mechanical strength of the equipment, such as parts that are broken, bent, cut, or deteriorated by corrosion, chemical action, or overheating.      Employees of Breedlove Foods, Inc., are being exposed to electrical hazards when employer does not ensures electrical panel boxes are deteriorated by corrosion at the:    1. Bin controls in the Raw Room;  2. Bin infeed roller conveyor controls in the outdoors Potato Receiving area;  3. Potato receiving belt operation panel in the Raw Room;  4. Emergency stop control on the inspection tables at the Dry Room.

Issued

Apr 12, 2016

Abate by

Apr 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electrical equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was in a passageway or general open space and was not suitably guarded when normally enclosed live parts were exposed for inspection or servicing:    Employees of Breedlove Foods Inc., were exposed to burn and struck- by hazards, in the Raw Room next to the bins, while access to electrical panels was blocked by the flume flow control valve mounted on PVC pipe lines.