OSHA Inspection: PRETZELS, INC.

Issued

Feb 12, 2018

Abate by

Mar 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,315 · Current $2,640 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:    (a) The employer did not verify that a workplace hazard assessment had been performed through a written certification.  In the production bay, employees performing sanitation work at the enrobers were exposed to skin and eye contact hazards from caustic soda solution.

Issued

Feb 12, 2018

Abate by

Mar 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:  (a) In the production bay, employees performing sanitation work at the enrobers did not wear chemical protective clothing, including leg protection, when exposed to hazards from caustic soda.

Issued

Feb 12, 2018

Abate by

Mar 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  (a) In the production bay, employees performing sanitation work at the enrobers did not wear appropriate eye and face protection when exposed to splash hazards from caustic soda.