NEW OXFORD, PA —
OSHA Inspection: HAIN PURE PROTEIN CORPORATION
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of HAIN PURE PROTEIN CORPORATION in 304 SOUTH WATER STREET, NEW OXFORD, PA 17350 (NAICS 311615). OSHA activity number 341953784.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HAIN PURE PROTEIN CORPORATION
- Site address
- 304 SOUTH WATER STREET
- City
- NEW OXFORD
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17350
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 38 304 SOUTH WATER STREET, NEW OXFORD, PA 17350
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 311615
- Employees
- 768
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.95 I03
- Issued
- May 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,975 · Current $3,585 Reduced
8111
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(i)(3): Employees were not given the opportunity to select their hearing protectors from a variety of suitable hearing protectors provided by the employer: (a) Hain Pure Protein Corporation dba Plainville Farms - Employees were provided with only one type of hearing protection to be used in the workplace, on or about November 9, 2016. No abatement certification or documentation required.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3585
- — Z (S) $5975
1910.95 I05
- Issued
- May 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
8111
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(i)(5): The employer did not ensure proper initial fitting and supervise the correct use of all hearing protectors: (a) Hain Pure Protein Corporation dba Plainville Farms - The employer did not supervise the correct use of hearing protection. Employees wore their ear muffs overtop of their hoods and hats, on or about November 9, 2016. No abatement certification or documentation required.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.95 K01
- Issued
- May 3, 2017
- Abate by
- Jun 30, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
8111
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(k)(1): The employer did not train each employee who is exposed to noise at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.95(k): (a) Hain Pure Protein Corporation dba Plainville Farms - The employer did not provide noise training to new employees who worked in areas where they were exposed to noise above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, on or about November 9, 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
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- May 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $9,959 · Current $4,980 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) Deboning Department - The rectangular-shaped guarding on the drum and thigh deboning machines and the openings at the emergency stop buttons did not provide adequate protection to prevent employees from inserting hooks into the machines, on or about December 6, 2016. No abatement certification or documentation required. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODIFIED BY ISA ON MAY 26, 2017 standard modified from 1910.212(a)(1) to 5(a)(1) ; The text of Cit. 01 Item 002, shall be amended to read in its entirety as follows: Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were likely to cause serious physical harm to employees in that employees in the Deboning Department were not sufficiently warned or instructed not to insert hooks past the guarding and into the point of operation of the drum and thigh deboning machines, on or about December 6, 2016.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4979.5
- — Z (S) $9959
1910.95 M04
- Issued
- May 3, 2017
- Abate by
- May 30, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
8111
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(m)(2)(ii)(A): The employee audiometric test records did not include the name and job classification of each employee: (a) Hain Pure Protein Corporation, Plainville Farms, New Oxford, Pennsylvania - The employee audiometric test records did not include the employee's job classification, on or about March 2, 2017. 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MODIFIED DUE TO ISA ON MAY 26, 2017 standard modified from 1910.95(m)(2)(ii)(A) to 1910.95(m)(4).
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.95 M02 II E
- Issued
- May 3, 2017
- Abate by
- May 30, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
8111
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(m)(2)(ii)(E): The employee audiometric test records did not include the employee's most recent noise exposure assessment: (a) Hain Pure Protein Corporation, Plainville Farms, New Oxford, Pennsylvania - The employee audiometric test records did not include the employee's most recent noise exposure assessment, on or about March 2, 2017. 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.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.145 C02 I
- Issued
- May 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.145(c)(2)(i): Caution signs were not used to warn against potential hazards or to caution against unsafe practices: (a) Deboning Department - Caution signs were not located on the drum and thigh deboning machines to alert employees of the hazards associated with reaching their hooks into the openings in the guarding, on or about December 6, 2016. No abatement certification or documentation required.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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