OSHA Inspection: WOLF CREEK VINEYARDS, INC

Issued

2017-09-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $2282.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations:    On or about June 2, 2017, the employer failed to develop a written program for the safe entry and exit of a confined space or perform atmospheric testing to determine if these confined spaces had any atmospheric hazards present.  Employees were entering the various wine making tanks in the basement lab area to clean out the tanks during their harvest season at least on a bi-weekly basis.

Issued

2017-09-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3802.00 · Current $2282.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.    On or about June 2, 2017, the employer failed to ensure that employees, who are expected to use a portable fire extinguisher for an incipient stage fire, were trained in the proper use of one.

Issued

2017-09-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6338.00 · Current $3803.00 Reduced

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:    On or about June 2, 2017, the employer failed to develop and implement a program on the chemical hazards in the workplace where employees are working with various flammable chemicals to include, but not limited to large quantities of soda ash.

Issued

2017-09-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.      On or about June 2, 2017, the employer failed to provide training to employees on the potential risks that exist for working with or near various flammable chemicals in the workplace to include but not limited to large quantities of soda ask and spirits used to make gin, vodka and bourbon.

Issued

2017-09-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1268.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.31(a): Recordable injuries and illnesses of all employees on your payroll, whether they are labor, executive, hourly, salary, part time, seasonal, migrant workers, and those employees who are not on your payroll, but supervised by you on a day-to-day basis were not recorded on the OSHA 300 Log.    On or about June 2, 2017, the employer failed to establish and maintain the OSHA 300 and 300A logs for the calendar years of 2012 through 2017.