OSHA Inspection: DESTEFANO FOODS

Issued

2017-10-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-11-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4346.00 · Current $1521.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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, such as falls that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:    a) Destefano Foods, Inc. / 561 Jersey Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ site - warehouse:    Employees exposed to a falling hazard while being raised on the forks of Hyster forklift trucks to the top racks when picking product  approximately 9-10 feet up.     Condition noted on or about 10/22/2014.

Issued

2017-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2897.00 · Current $1521.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(b): Secure storage. Storage of material shall not create a hazard. Bags, containers, bundles, etc., stored in tiers shall be stacked, blocked, interlocked and limited in height so that they are stable and secure against sliding or collapse:    a) Destefano Foods, Inc. / 561 Jersey Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ site - warehouse:    Storage of material created a hazard. Employees were exposed to struck by hazards of collapsing racks of the metal storage racking system while the employees warehoused materials.  Industrial steel storage racks which were bent or damaged and were used for storage of pallets containing various sized containers of  product.    Condition noted on or about 04/10/207.

Issued

2017-10-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-11-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4346.00 · Current $1521.00 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):    a) Destefano Foods, Inc. / 561 Jersey Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ site - warehouse:    Employer did not train and evaluate the company's forklift operators on the safe operation and maintenance of the powered industrial vehicles.    Condition noted on or about 04/10/2017.

Issued

2017-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2897.00 · Current $1521.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s):    a) Destefano Foods, Inc. / 561 Jersey Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ site - warehouse:    Employer failed to take forklifts out of service when they were found to be defective. The Hyster E50XM-27 had a defective horn and the Hyster 55XM2-33 had damaged tires.    Condition noted on or about 04/10/2017.