OSHA Inspection: CARLTON ICE CREAM & FROZEN YOGURT LLC.

Issued

Jul 27, 2017

Abate by

Aug 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $2,716

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(1): The employer did not develop and implement an emergency response plan to handle anticipated emergencies prior to commencement of emergency response operations:     a) Ice cream manufacturing facility utilizing anhydrous ammonia system:     The employer requires mechanic to respond to the machine room where the anhydrous ammonia system is installed when the ammonia alarm triggers. The employer did not develop and implement an emergency response plan to handle anticipated ammonia release incidents. On or about 02/02/17.

Issued

Jul 27, 2017

Abate by

Aug 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $2,716

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):    a) Ice cream manufacturing facility:    The employer did not evaluate, train, test, or certify each powered industrial truck operator to ensure that they are competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely. On or about 02/02/2017.

Issued

Jul 27, 2017

Abate by

Aug 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $2,716

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:      a) Machine room for anhydrous ammonia system:      Employee conducts inspections, maintenance, and repairs on the anhydrous ammonia system in the machine room. The machine room is classified as a class 1 division 2 area for electrical equipment and installations due to the presence of hazardous anhydrous ammonia. Electrical equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in the machine room such as, but not limited to, electric powered compressors and ventilation fan, were not intrinsically safe and approved for class 1 division 2. On or about 02/02/17.

Issued

Jul 27, 2017

Abate by

Aug 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $2,716

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met.  a) Ice cream manufacturing facility:    The employer did not develop a written hazard communication program for an employee who operates, maintains, and repairs an anhydrous ammonia system, and for an employee who handles chemicals for ice cream production. On or about 02/02/2017.

Issued

Jul 27, 2017

Abate by

Aug 10, 2017

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.  a) Ice cream manufacturing facility:    The employer did not have material safety data sheets for anhydrous ammonia and various chemicals that were handled and used by an employee during the ice cream making process. On or about 02/02/2017.

Issued

Jul 27, 2017

Abate by

Aug 10, 2017

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:  a) Ice cream manufacturing facility:    The employer did not provide employees with information or training regarding the hazards associated with anhydrous ammonia and various chemicals that were handled and used by an employee during the ice cream making process. On or about 02/02/2017.

Issued

Jul 27, 2017

Abate by

Aug 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish the employees employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were potentially exposed to chemical burns and inhalation hazards from an uncontrolled release of anhydrous ammonia:     a) Facility - Ammonia Refrigeration System: On or about 02/02/2017, the employer did not take preventative measures to limit corrosion of ammonia refrigeration system piping and equipment, exposing employees to chemical burns and inhalation hazards in the event of an uncontrolled release of anhydrous ammonia from system piping/equipment.  Corrosion and ice build-up were visible throughout the system.  Inspection and testing procedures were not developed and implemented to evaluate the mechanical integrity of ammonia refrigeration system piping and equipment, as recommended in industry standards such as, but not limited to, IIAR B110 - 2007, Section 6.7.    b) Facility - Ammonia Refrigeration System Compressors: On or about 02/02/2017, the employer did not take preventative measures to ensure that the 3 6x6 Frick compressors (built in 1915, 1935, and 1950 respectively) were maintained in good working order, exposing employees to chemical burns and inhalation hazards in the event of an uncontrolled release of anhydrous ammonia.  Adequate inspection and testing procedures were not being used to establish a schedule for replacing worn compressor components prior to failure, as recommended in industry standards such as, but not limited to, IIAR B110 - 2007, Section 6.3.           c) On or about 02/02/2017, an employee was potentially exposed to chemical burns and inhalation hazards in the event of an uncontrolled release of anhydrous ammonia, because the ventilation system in the machine room was not designed to automatically activate when the ammonia leak detection alarm is triggered, and the manual control switch for the ventilation system was located inside the machine room, contrary to the recommendation of industry standards such as but not limited to IIAR 2-2014, Section 6.14.7.2.   d) Facility - Throughout: On or about 02/02/2017, employees in other areas of the facility were exposed to inhalation hazards in the event of an uncontrolled release of anhydrous ammonia within the machine room when the employer did not ensure that the machine room doors that communicated to the building interior were self-closing and tight-fitting, as recommended in industry standards such as, but not limited to, IIAR 2-2014, Section 6.10.2.