DENISON, TX —
OSHA Inspection: RUIZ FOODS PRODUCT, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of RUIZ FOODS PRODUCT, INC. in 2410 TEXOMA DR., DENISON, TX 75020 (NAICS 311999). OSHA activity number 342749918.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- RUIZ FOODS PRODUCT, INC.
- Site address
- 2410 TEXOMA DR.
- City
- DENISON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 75020
- Mailing
- 501 SOUTH ALTA AVENUE P. O. BOX 37, DINUBA, CA 93618
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 311999
- Employees
- 1198
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 A01
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $4,617 · Current $4,617
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, and service rooms were not kept clean and orderly and in a sanitary condition: In areas of the facility, the employer did not maintain a clean and orderly place of employment exposing employees to struck-by and fire hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $4617
- — Z (S) $4617
1910.147 A02 II B
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2017
- Abate by
- Jan 10, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $7,243 · Current $7,075 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(a)(2)(ii)(B): An employee was required to place a part of his or her body into an area on a machine or piece of equipment where work was actually performed upon the material being processed (point of operation) or where an associated danger zone existed during a machine operating cycle. On or about October 30, 2017, at bakery 1 mixer area, the employer did not ensure the scrap return chunker/dropper machine was de-energized prior to employees cleaning the machine exposed employees to amputation hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7074.5
- — Z (S) $7243
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2017
- Abate by
- Jan 10, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $7,243 · Current $7,075 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section. In bakery 1 mixer area, the employer did not ensure employees followed the procedures for controlling hazardous energy to the scrap return chunker/dropper machine exposing the employees to being caught-in and amputation hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7074.5
- — Z (S) $7243
1910.147 C07 III B
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2017
- Abate by
- Jan 10, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,432 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iii)(B): Retraining was not provided whenever a periodic inspection under 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6) revealed that there were deviations from or inadequacies in the employee's knowledge or use of the energy control procedures: In bakery 1 mixer area, the employer did not ensure periodic training was provided on their lockout/tagout procedures of equipment to their authorized employees who operated machines such as but not limited to the scrap return chunker/dropper machine.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $5432
1910.213 P04
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $4,617 · Current $4,617
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.213(p)(4): Belt sanding machinery was not provided with a guard at each nip point where the sanding belt ran onto a pulley, to prevent the operator's hands or fingers from coming into contact with nip points. In the maintenance shop, employees used a floor mounted sander that did not have guards attached exposing them to caught-by and struck-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $4617
- — Z (S) $4617
1910.303 E
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $4,617 · Current $4,617
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(e): Markings were not provided on electrical equipment giving voltage, current, wattage, and other ratings as necessary. In the receiving area, the employer had electrical panel boxes that energized machinery which were not marked with voltage ratings.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $4617
- — Z (S) $4617
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 342749918.
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