OSHA Inspection: SJR FOODS, LTD

Issued

Aug 23, 2017

Abate by

Sep 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,897 · Current $1,449 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective eye equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment:    On or about July 13, 2017, in the production area where employees were exposed to eye injury hazards while using compressed air to clean spices off of equipment without being provided with or required to use eye protection.

Issued

Aug 23, 2017

Abate by

Dec 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,087 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:       On or about July 13, 2017, and at times prior thereto, throughout the facility when employees were exposed to respiration hazards after being provided with 3M brand tight fitting half face respirators for voluntary use while working with spices without establishing and implementing a written respiratory protection program that included the necessary elements for employees voluntarily wearing tight fitting respirators such as being medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user.

Issued

Aug 23, 2017

Abate by

Dec 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $2,535 Reduced

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:    On or about July 01, 2017, at facility where employees were exposed to caught-in, struck-by, and electrical hazards while performing maintenance and servicing work on a form fill bagging machine without having an energy control program that included energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections.

Issued

Aug 23, 2017

Abate by

Dec 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $1,811 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):    On or about July 13, 2017, in the production area where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-by hazards while using a form fill bagging machine without a fixed guard to protect employees from a rotating auger.

Issued

Aug 23, 2017

Abate by

Sep 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $724 · Current $362 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3): Each recordable injury or illness was not entered on the OSHA 300 Log and/or an incident report (OSHA Form 301or equivalent) within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occurred:    On or about July 13, 2017, in the production area of the facility where an employee was injured on July 01, 2017 resulting an amputation but was not listed on the 2017 OSHA 300 Log or an OSHA form 301.

Issued

Aug 23, 2017

Abate by

Oct 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $1,811 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours:    On or about July 1, 2017, at the facility where an employee suffered an amputation injury as a result of a work-related injury that was not reported to OSHA within 24 hours.

Issued

Aug 23, 2017

Abate by

Oct 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:      On or about July 13, 2017, and at times prior thereto, employees throughout the facility were voluntarily wearing tight fitting 3M brand half face respirators and filtering face piece respirators without having been provided the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134.