BRUNSWICK, OH —
OSHA Inspection: YOST FOODS, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of YOST FOODS, INC. in 2795 WESTWAY DRIVE, BRUNSWICK, OH 44212 (NAICS 311942). OSHA activity number 342989795.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- YOST FOODS, INC.
- Site address
- 2795 WESTWAY DRIVE
- City
- BRUNSWICK
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44212
- Mailing
- POST OFFICE BOX 386, HINCKLEY, OH 44233
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 311942
- Employees
- 25
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Apr 17, 2018
- Abate by
- May 7, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,174 · Current $3,104 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: On or about February 15, 2018, the employer failed to ensure written lockout/tagout procedures were developed to protect employees who perform cleaning, maintenance and testing on the PAPA Blender Line.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3104.4
- — Z (S) $5174
1910.147 D
- Issued
- Apr 17, 2018
- Abate by
- May 7, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d): The established procedure for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) did not cover the actions listed in and was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(6): On or about February 15, 2018, employees were exposed to machine hazards associated with moving parts and caught-in hazards, during servicing, cleaning and testing the PAPA Blender Line located in the production area. The employer failed to implement energy control application steps as the machine was not shutdown or turned off to perform/service the equipment [per 1910.147(d)(2)]. As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving machine isolation [(d)(3)], LOTO device application [(d)(4)], dissipation of residual energy [(d)(5)(I)], and verification of isolation [(d)(6)], were not implemented to protect employees from machine servicing hazards. Shutdown the machine or equipment [(d)(2)]; Machine isolation [(d)(3)]-Physically locate and operate all energy isolating devices that are needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s); LOTO device application [(d)(4)]- Affix a lockout device to each energy isolating device; Dissipation of residual energy [(d)(5)(i)- relieve, disconnect, restrain, and otherwise render safe all potentially hazardous stored or residual energy; Verification of isolation [(d)(6)]- Verify that isolation and deenergization of the machine of equipment has been accomplished.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.178 L02 II
- Issued
- Apr 17, 2018
- Abate by
- May 7, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,956 · Current $1,774 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace: ON or about February 15, 2018, the employer failed to ensure employees operating the Hyundai Electric Powered Industrial Vehicle, Model Number 13BTR-9 were classroom trained prior to allowing them to operate.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1773.6
- — Z (S) $2956
1910.134 K06
- Issued
- Apr 17, 2018
- Abate by
- May 7, 2018
- 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 February 15, 2018, the employer failed to instruct employees who voluntarily wear a N95 Disposable Particulate Respirator while working with ghost peppers on Appendix D.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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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 342989795.
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