OSHA Inspection: BLACKBERRY PATCH, INC.

Issued

2017-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-05-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4346.00 · Current $2608.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(11)(ii): Each flight of stairs having at least 3 treads and at least 4 risers was not equipped with stair rail systems and handrails in accordance with Table D-2.    a). Production Area - On or about and times prior to February 14, 2017, the stairway used to gain access to the elevated platform was not equipped with a stair rail system on the left side ascending, thus exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

2017-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-05-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.29(b)(1): The top edge height of top rails, or equivalent guardrail system members, were not 42 inches, plus or minus 3 inches, above the walking-working surface:  a). Production Area - On or about and times prior to February 14, 2017, the top railing of the guardrail system equipped around the edges of the elevated platform was 35 inches in height, thus exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

2017-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-05-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.29(f)(1)(ii)(A): The height of stair rail systems installed before January 17, 2017 were not at least 30 inches (76 cm) from the leading edge of the stair tread to the top surface of the top rail.  a). Production Area - On or about and times prior to February 14, 2017, the top railing on the stair rail system equipped on the stairway used to gain access to the elevated platform was approximately 25.5 inches in height, thus exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

2017-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2897.00 · Current $1738.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.    a). Production Area - On or about and times prior to February 14, 2017, the employer did not provide eye protection to employees cooking materials (e.g. syrup, jams, jellies) in kettles and when spraying chemical sanitizer (i.e. Sani-Quat), thus exposing employees to eye hazards.

Issued

2017-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-05-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasion; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes.    a). Production Area - On or about and times prior to February 14, 2017, adequate hand protection was not provided to employees manually pouring hot liquid product (e.g. syrups, jams, jellies) into containers, thus exposing employees to a thermal hazard.

Issued

2017-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-05-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $3042.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure(s), 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.    a). Production Area - On or about and times prior to February 14, 2017, the employer did not have an established energy control program when maintenance tasks were conducted to include, but not limited to cleaning/sanitizing cooking kettles, thus exposing employees to struck-by and thermal hazards.

Issued

2017-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-05-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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). Production Area - On or about and times prior to February 14, 2017, the metal belt of the conveyor system was not guarded at the drive pulley end of the conveyor, thus exposing employees to a laceration injury.