AVON, NY ·
OSHA Inspection: KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY in 140 SPRING STREET, AVON, NY 14414 (NAICS 311919). OSHA activity number 342301199.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY
- Site address
- 140 SPRING STREET
- City
- AVON
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14414
- Mailing
- 140 SPRING STREET, AVON, NY 14414
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 311919
- Employees
- 370
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.28 B03 IV
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $9,054 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(iv): The employer did not ensure each employee was protected from falling into a ladder way floor hole or ladder way platform hole by a guardrail system and toe boards erected on all exposed sides, except at the entrance to the hole, where a self-closing gate or an offset must be used. a) On or about 05/04/17 in the Old Freezer; employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 16 - 20 feet from mezzanine of cooling units 28,29,30,31,& 32 when the ladder way platform hole was not guarded. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $0
- · C (S) $9054
- · Z (S) $9054
1910.147 D03
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 14, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $7,243 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3): All energy isolating devices that were needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment were not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s): a) On or about 05/04/17 in Cool Whip area; employees were exposed to a caught between hazard of the packaging arms and paddles of Case packers 1, 2, & 7 when they reached into the machine to clear jams and the employer allowed the use of lockout/tagout alternative procedure which was a Category 1/2 interlocked access doors and cycle stop button in lieu of lockout/tagout. b) On or about 05/04/17 in Lunchable area; employees were exposed to a caught between hazard of the packaging arms and paddles of Case packers 3, 4, & 5 when they reached into the machine to clear jams and the employer allowed the use of lockout/tagout alternative procedure which was a Category 1/2 interlocked access doors and cycle stop button in lieu of lockout/tagout. c) On or about 05/04/17 in Cool Whip area; employees were exposed to a caught between hazard of the drive chain when they reached into the Fuji Banders 1, 2, 3 & 4 to reposition the drive chain when jams occur or cycling timing is disrupted and the employer allowed the use of lockout/tagout alternative procedure which was a Category 1/2 interlocked access doors and Main "Off" button in lieu of lockout/tagout. d) On or about 05/04/17 in Cool Whip area; employees were exposed to a caught between hazard when they reached into the Fuji Banders 1, 2, 3, & 4 to make a cam adjustment using an hex key wrench and the employer allowed the use of lockout/tagout alternative procedure which was a Category 1/2 interlocked access doors and Main "Off" button in lieu of lockout/tagout. e) On or about 05/04/17 in Cool Whip area; employees were exposed to a caught between hazards of the filler heads and the moving conveyor when they cleared bowl jams, replaced missing lids, and cleaned mess from a jam on Filler machines 1,2, 3, & 4 when the employer allowed the use of lockout/tagout alternative procedure which was a Category 1/2 Stop button in lieu of lockout/tagout. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $0
- · C (S) $7243
- · Z (S) $7243
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $9,054 · Current $4,600 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: c) On or about 05/04/17 on Fuji #4 ; employees were exposed to an amputation hazard when the employee did not guard 6 inches of the initial portion of the product transfer feed screw allowing access to the counter clockwise rotating portion of this transfer system. d) On or about 05/04/17 on Fuji #34 ; employees were exposed to an amputation hazard when the employer did not guard 6 inches of the initial portion of the product transfer screw allowing access to the counter clockwise rotating portion of this transfer system. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $4600
- · C (S) $9054
- · Z (S) $9054
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 342301199.
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