OSHA Inspection: PEPSI BEVERAGES COMPANY

Issued

Apr 7, 2016

Abate by

May 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,550 · Current $1,785 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee use appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:     (a)  Pepsi Beverages Company, at 3801 Brighton Boulevard, Denver, CO: On and preceding 1/26/16, the employer did not ensure that each affected employee use appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids.  Employees used corrosive liquids, such as Ecolab Inc Enforce (containing 9% sodium hydroxide and 3% sodium hypochlorite), Ecolab Inc Vortexx (containing 7% hydrogen peroxide and 5-10% acetic acid), and Ecolab Inc Advantis (containing 5-10% sodium hydroxide) to sanitize bottling equipment.  Employees did not wear appropriate protective eye or face protection when dispensing or spraying corrosive liquids.  This condition exposed employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Apr 7, 2016

Abate by

May 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(b): The employer did not base the selection of the appropriate hand protection on an evaluation of the performance characteristics of the hand protection relative to the task(s) to be performed, conditions present, duration of use, and the hazards and potential hazards identified:  (a)  Pepsi Beverages Company, at 3801 Brighton Boulevard, Denver, CO: On and preceding 1/26/16, the employer did not base the selection of the appropriate hand protection on an evaluation of the performance characteristics of the hand protection relative to the task(s) to be performed, conditions present, duration of use, and the hazards and potential hazards identified.  Employees used corrosive liquids, such as Ecolab Inc Enforce (containing 9% sodium hydroxide and 3% sodium hypochlorite), Ecolab Inc Vortexx (containing 7% hydrogen peroxide and 5-10% acetic acid), and Ecolab Inc Advantis (containing 5-10% sodium hydroxide) to sanitize bottling equipment.  Employees wore disposable medical exam type gloves.  Disposable medical exam type gloves do not provide adequate protection from the chemicals used by the employees.  This condition exposed employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Apr 7, 2016

Abate by

May 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,550 · Current $1,785 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(i): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information required by 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(i) through 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(v):    (a)  Pepsi Beverages Company, at 3801 Brighton Boulevard, Denver, CO: On and preceding 1/26/16, the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information required by 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(i) through 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(v).  Employees used corrosive liquids, such as Ecolab Inc Enforce (containing 9% sodium hydroxide and 3% sodium hypochlorite), Ecolab Inc Vortexx (containing 7% hydrogen peroxide and 5-10% acetic acid), and Ecolab Inc Advantis (containing 5-10% sodium hydroxide) to sanitize bottling equipment.  The chemicals were dispensed through an Ecolab pumping station in the Quadexx Room.  Containers were located beneath the dispensing stations to catch overflow or spillage.  These containers, once full, were transported across the warehouse to a sewer, where they were poured.  The containers for Ecolab Lift RT, Ecolab Advantis, Ecolab Enforce, Ecolab Surpass 100, Eclolab Vortexx, Ecolab Foam Shine, and Ecolab Ster Bac were not each labeled, tagged, or marked with a product identifier, signal word, hazard statement, pictogram, or precautionary statement.  This condition exposed employees to a chemical hazard.