OSHA Inspection: AMATO'S BAKERY

Issued

Sep 29, 2016

Abate by

Oct 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,017 · Current $5,612 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish  employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to potential crushing hazards:    Bakery - Seatbelts were not worn while operating a Toyota Forklift.

Issued

Sep 29, 2016

Abate by

Dec 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $11,224 · Current $7,857 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, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    Bakery - The employer had not developed nor implemented an energy control program, for use during tasks such as but not limited to the two person cleaning of the dough ball machine and the drum changing on the bread machine.

Issued

Sep 29, 2016

Abate by

Oct 26, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,017 · Current $5,612 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    At the Facility - The employer did not ensure that each operator of a powered industrial vehicle is competent to operate a vehicle as demonstrated by the satisfactory completion of the training and evaluations required by this subpart.

Issued

Sep 29, 2016

Abate by

Oct 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,811 · Current $3,368 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:    At the Facility - The area in front of the electrical panels was being used for storage.

Issued

Sep 29, 2016

Abate by

Nov 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,017 · Current $5,612 Reduced

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:    At the Facility - The employer had not developed, implemented nor maintained a written hazard communication program.

Issued

Sep 29, 2016

Abate by

Oct 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:  At the Facility - The employer did not have a safety data sheet for all chemicals used, such as but not limited to, ZEP Neutral Floor Cleaner and Purple Power Heavy Duty Multi-Purpose Pressure Wash Concentrate.

Issued

Sep 29, 2016

Abate by

Nov 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  At the Facility - The employees were not provided information and training on the hazardous chemicals used in their work areas.

Issued

Sep 29, 2016

Abate by

Oct 26, 2016

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $630 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.30(a): The employer did not keep a separate OSHA 300 Log for each establishment that is expected to be in operation for one year or longer:    At the Facility - The employer did not maintain separate OSHA 300 logs for each of each of its stores and bakery.

Issued

Sep 29, 2016

Abate by

Oct 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  At the Facility - The flexible cable on the power box of the dough molding table was not connected to a fitting so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or screws.