OSHA Inspection: RAGU INC

Issued

Jun 26, 2017

Abate by

Aug 11, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,078 · Current $3,078

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, 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) Maintenance: The employer did not establish an energy control program (lockout/tagout) to ensure the safety of employees working on equipment including, but not limited to, compactor and electrical circuits and equipment, on or about May 22, 2017.  Abatement Certification Required.

Issued

Jun 26, 2017

Abate by

Aug 11, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,078 · Current $3,078

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  a) Boiler room: Suitable facilities for quick flushing of eyes were not provided within the work area for employees using corrosive materials including, but not limited to, Calci-Solve, Chlorox Commercial Solutions and Liquid Scale Dissolver, as observed on or about May 22, 2017.  Abatement Certification Required.

Issued

Jun 26, 2017

Abate by

Aug 11, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,847 · Current $1,847

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:  a) Boiler room: The panel box located near the Navien water heater units was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, as observed on or about May 22, 2017.  Abatement Certification Required.

Issued

Jun 26, 2017

Abate by

Aug 11, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:  a) Boiler room: Unused openings in two panel boards were not effectively closed, as observed on or about May 22, 2017.  Abatement Certification Required.

Issued

Jun 26, 2017

Abate by

Aug 11, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers approved for the purpose:  a) Boiler room: Electrical junction boxes (2) were not provided with covers approved for the purpose, as observed on or about May 22, 2017.  b) Boiler room: The cover to the electrical conduit/wireway beneath the panel boards had been removed and not replaced, as observed on or about May 22, 2017.  Abatement Certification Required.

Issued

Jun 26, 2017

Abate by

Aug 11, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,078 · Current $3,078

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(a)(1): Live parts to which an employee was exposed were not deenergized before the employee worked on or near them:  a) Boiler room: The Navien water heating systems were not de-energized prior to an employee working on or near them, on or about May 22, 2017.  Abatement Certification Required.