EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO —
OSHA Inspection: TREEHOUSE FOODS
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of TREEHOUSE FOODS in 1000 ITALIAN WAY, EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO 64024 (NAICS 311999). OSHA activity number 341637031.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- TREEHOUSE FOODS
- Site address
- 1000 ITALIAN WAY
- City
- EXCELSIOR SPRINGS
- State
- MO
- ZIP
- 64024
- Mailing
- 1000 ITALIAN WAY, EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO 64024
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 311999
- Employees
- 230
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.23 A08
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $4,900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(a)(8): Every floor hole into which persons can accidentally walk were not guarded: (a) 6th Floor Mill: Employees were exposed to fall hazards as there were three openings in the floor around piping that were not guarded.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4900
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000 · Current $2,800 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) Maintenance Shop: Maintenance employees were exposed to amputation hazards from an unguarded Shear. The shear was not guarded at the front at the point of operation, and was not guarded at the rear of the machine. (b) Mill Garage: An employee was exposed to amputation hazards as the Wilton Abrasive Finishing Machine did not have any guards for ingoing nippoints from the belt and pulleys.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2800
- — Z (S) $4000
1910.212 A05
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000 · Current $2,800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(5): Fan blade guards, where the periphery of the blades was less than seven feet above the floor or working level, had openings larger than one half inch: (a) Line 8 Packaging Line: Employees were exposed to amputation hazards as they were using a commercial fan that had larger than one half inch openings in the fan guard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2800
- — Z (S) $4000
1910.219 C02 I
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000 · Current $2,800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform were not protected by stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s) enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting: (a) B Mill 3rd Floor Semo Conveyor: Employees were exposed to amputation hazards as the end of the shafting was not enclosed. (b) B Mill 3rd Floor, 1st Clear Conveyor: Employees were exposed to amputation hazards as a section of the rotating shaft was not guarded.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2800
- — Z (S) $4000
1910.303 G01 II
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000 · Current $2,800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage: (a) Line 2 Closet, Next to Packaging Office: Employees were exposed to electrical hazards as the area in front of the two electrical panels was being used for storage.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2800
- — Z (S) $4000
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 341637031.
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