OSHA Inspection: AQUA VALLEY SPRINGS

Issued

May 4, 2016

Abate by

May 16, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(a)(8): Floor hole(s), into which persons could accidentally walk, were not guarded by standard railings with standard toe boards on all exposed sides or by floor hole covers of standard strength and construction:      a) At the bottle storage area, on or about 3/4/2016: The employer did not maintain floor drains properly covered.      b) At the bottling area, on or about 3/4/2016: The employer did not maintain floor drains properly covered.

Issued

May 4, 2016

Abate by

May 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:      a) At the establishment, on or about 3/4/2016: Employees sanitizing 3 and 5 gallon water bottles were exposed to corrosives, such as: product 657. A suitable eye wash station was not available onsite.

Issued

May 4, 2016

Abate by

May 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): At this establishment, an evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance had not been conducted at least once every three years.      a) At the establishment, on or about 3/4/2016: The employer did not perform operator evaluations as required.

Issued

May 4, 2016

Abate by

May 16, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(ii)(B): Refresher training in relevant topics was not provided to the operator when the operator was involved in an accident or near-miss incident:      a) At the bottle storage area, on or about 3/4/2016:  Forklift operators were not retrained after near-miss incidents which left dents throughtout the storage area walls were noted by the employer.

Issued

May 4, 2016

Abate by

May 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,800 Reduced

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:      a) At the bottle washing area, on or about 3/4/2016: The employer did not guard moving parts of the 3 and 5 gallon bottle de-capper.       b) At the PET line, on or about 3/4/2016: Employees operated a Surekap with unguarded pinch points.

Issued

May 4, 2016

Abate by

May 16, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by this standard, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures:      a) At the bottling area, on or about 3/4/2016: A Fortech stretch wrapper had exposed live wires.

Issued

May 4, 2016

Abate by

May 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), & (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met.      a) At the establishment, on or about 3/4/2016: The employer did not have a hazard communication program advising employees of hazards and corresponding first aid while working with chemicals, such as, but not limited to: product 657, Buffer Powder, etc.

Issued

May 4, 2016

Abate by

May 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(a)(2): At this establishment, the employer had not compiled OSHA 300 logs of recordable occupational injuries and illnesses for the calendar years of 2013, 2014 and 2015.      a) At 874 Dutch Valley Road, Edmeston, N.Y., on or about 3/4/2016: The employer did not record on the required OSHA0300 logs a crushed foot workplace injury which occurred during calendar year 2015.      b) At 874 Dutch Valley Road, Edmeston, N.Y., on or about 3/4/2016: The employer did not create, certify, nor posted the OSHA-300A/Summary of Work Related Injuries & Illnesses for calendar year 2015.