OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN BLANCHING COMPANY

Issued

2016-02-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $3500.00 Reduced

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:    a) In Building PB1, Blanching area, on or about 11-30-2015, the employer failed to implement an appropriate energy control program to protect employees conducting repairs and maintenance on the dryer equipment and conveyors, exposing the employees to injuries, including amputations.

Issued

2016-02-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6000.00 · Current $4200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazards created by:    a) Blanching Area, Building PB1, on or about 11-30-2015, the employer failed to provide appropriate guards to protect employees working with and around the bucket elevators/vertical conveyors from nip points where the buckets pass through the metal floor on the way down, exposing them to foot injuries, including fractures.    b) Blanching Area, Building PB1, on or about 11-30-2015, the employer failed to provide appropriate guards to protect employees working with and around the bucket elevator/vertical conveyors from nip points where the chain pass near the metal guide on the way up, exposing them to hand injuries, including lacerations and fractures.    c) Blanching Area, Building PB1, on or about 11-30-2015, the employer failed to provide appropriate guards to protect employees working with and around the horizontal conveyor from nip points where the conveyor belt meet the drive pulley, exposing them to foot injuries, including fractures.

Issued

2016-02-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):    a) Blanching Area, Building PB1, behind the blanching machine conveyor, on or about 11-30-2015, employer failed to provide appropriate enclosure to belts and pulley to protect employees working with and around the blanching machinery, there were gaps in the guarding or enclosures of the belts and pulleys that leave them partially exposed to accidental contact resulting in lacerations.

Issued

2016-02-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3): Vertical and inclined belts were not enclosed by a guard conforming to the standards in paragraphs specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):    a) Blanching Area, Building PB1, behind the blanching machine conveyor, on or about 11-30-2015, employer failed to provide appropriate enclosure to belts and pulley to protect employees working with and around the blanching machinery, there were gaps in the guarding or enclosures of the belts and pulleys that leave them partially exposed to accidental contact resulting in lacerations.

Issued

2016-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  Building PB1, 155 RIP Wiley Rd. Fitzgerald, GA.  a) Where the employees use hazardous chemicals, including but not limited to "Alpet-D2", "QUORUM: Chlorinated Detergent" and "Propane", the employer did not develop, implement nor maintain a written Hazard Communication Program for the protection of personnel; on or about 11-30-2015.