OSHA Inspection: HAIN PURE PROTEIN CORPORATION

Issued

Sep 30, 2016

Abate by

Nov 4, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,839 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(ii): The employer did not document that equipment complies with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices.    (a)  304 South Water Street, New Oxford Pennsylvania - The employer did not ensure that a door  between the blast freezer and the  engine/ machinery room complied with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices in that the door was not tightly sealed, on or about April 5, 2016.     Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Sep 30, 2016

Abate by

Dec 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $5,880 · Current $5,292 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(e)(5): The employer did not assure that PHA recommendations were resolved in a timely manner:    (a)  304 South Water Street, New Oxford Pennsylvania - The employer did not ensure that the 2014 PHA recommendation were resolved in a timely manner, on or about April 5, 2016.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Sep 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $12,471 · Current $11,224 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1): The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provided clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information and addressing at least steps for each operating phase, safe operating limits, safety and health considerations, and safety systems and their functions as outlined by this paragraph:    (a) 304 South Water Street, New Oxford Pennsylvania - The employer did not develop a written inbound ammonia receiving procedure, on or about April 5, 2016.      No abatement certification or documentation required, corrected during the inspection.

Issued

Sep 30, 2016

Abate by

Nov 4, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,839 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(iii)(D): The employer's process hazard analysis did not address quality control for raw materials and control of hazardous chemical inventory levels.    (a)  304 South Water Street, New Oxford Pennsylvania - The process hazard analysis did not address the inbound receiving of ammonia and the associated hazards, on or about April 5, 2016.     Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Sep 30, 2016

Abate by

Nov 4, 2016

Penalty

Initial $12,471 · Current $11,224 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(g)(1)(i): Each employee presently involved in operating a process, and each employee before being involved in operating a newly assigned process, were not trained in an overview of the process and in the operating procedures as specified in paragraph (f) of this section. The training shall include emphasis on the specific safety and health hazards, emergency operations including shutdown, and safe work practices applicable to the employee's job tasks.    (a) 304 South Water Street, New Oxford Pennsylvania - Employees operate and maintain the ammonia system.  The employer did not ensure that employees were provide with training on the operating procedures, on or about April 4, 2016.      Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Sep 30, 2016

Abate by

Feb 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,799 · Current $8,820 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(5): The employer did not correct deficiencies in equipment that were outside acceptable limits (defined by the process safety information on paragraph (d) of this section) in a safe and timely manner when necessary means where taken to assure safe operation.    (a)  304 South Water Street, New Oxford Pennsylvania -  The employer did not correct deficiencies in equipment identified in a mechanical integrity inspection in a timely manner, on or about April 5, 2016.      Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Sep 30, 2016

Abate by

Dec 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,839 · Current $7,056 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(o)(4): The employer did not promptly determine and document an appropriate response to each of the findings of the compliance audit, and document that deficiencies had been corrected:    (a) 304 South Water Street, New Oxford Pennsylvania -   The employer did not promptly respond to each of the findings and correct the deficiencies found during the 2014 compliance audit, on or about April 5, 2016.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Sep 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,998 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:    (a)  304 South Water Street, New Oxford Pennsylvania - Lights received power through extension cords.  The employer did not ensure that extension cords were not used as a substitute for fixed wiring, on or about April 5, 2016.    (b)   304 South Water Street, New Oxford Pennsylvania - A heat tracer tape received power through an extension cord.  The employer did not ensure that extension cords were not used as a substitute for fixed wiring, on or about April 5, 2016.    No abatement certification or documentation required, corrected during the inspection.

Issued

Sep 30, 2016

Abate by

Nov 4, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,100 · Current $990 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(iv): The employer did not document each inspection and test that had been performed on process equipment.  The documentation did not identify the date of the inspection or test, the name of the person who performed the inspection or test, the serial number or other identifier of the equipment on which the inspection or test was performed, a description of the inspection or test performed, and the results of the inspection or test.    (a)  304 South Water Street, New Oxford Pennsylvania - Employees maintain a daily log book of inspections performed on equipment.  The employer did not ensure that the name of the person performing the inspection was documented, on or about April 5, 2016.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Sep 30, 2016

Abate by

Dec 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(j)(1)(iv): Fixtures installed in wet or damp locations were not approved for the purpose and were not so constructed or installed that water could not enter or accumulate in wireways, lampholders, or other electrical part.    (a)  304 South Water Street, New Oxford Pennsylvania- The employer did not ensure that electrical equipment in wet or damp locations were identified for the purpose, on or about April 5, 2016.      Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.