OSHA Inspection: ISABELLE'S KITCHEN, INC.

Issued

Apr 30, 2018

Abate by

May 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

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:  a) 417 Main St. Harleysville, PA - on or about March 13, 2018, 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 it's use does not present a health hazards to the user.

Issued

Apr 30, 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:  a) 417 Main St. Harleysville, PA - on or about March 13, 2018, the employer did not provide employees voluntarily wearing elastomeric negative pressure respirators with basic advisory information as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format.

Issued

Apr 30, 2018

Abate by

May 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $9,054

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:  a) 417 Main St. Harleysville, PA - on or about March 5, 2018, the employer had not developed, documented, and utilized procedures for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in sanitation operations to clean food processing machinery, exposing employees to moving machine parts.

Issued

Apr 30, 2018

Abate by

Jun 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees:    a) 417 Main St. Harleysville, PA - on or about March 5, 2018, employees were engaged in sanitation operations to clean food processing machinery, but the employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees.

Issued

Apr 30, 2018

Abate by

May 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3): All energy isolating devices that were needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment was not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source:  a) Vegetable Processing Room - on or about March 5, 2018, employees performed sanitation on a vegetable dicer without energy isolating devices used to control the energy.

Issued

Apr 30, 2018

Abate by

May 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $5,174

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    a) Vegetable Processing Room - on or about March 13, 2018, employees handled corrosive chemicals to include but not limited to, Fisan ACF and Oakite Liquid Bacteria to clean machines, but did not have immediate access to suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body.

Issued

Apr 30, 2018

Abate by

May 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $0 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:    a) 417 Main St. Harleysville, PA - on or about March 13, 2018, employees performed sanitation on machinery with use of chemicals to include but not limited to, Oakite Sanitizer 4, Oakite Liquid Bactericide, and Fisan ACF. The employer did not provide the employees with effective information and training on the hazards for chemicals used in their work area at the time of their initial assignment.

Issued

Apr 30, 2018

Abate by

May 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,467 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer failed to report the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, within (24) twenty-four hours:    a) 417 Main St. Harleysville, PA - on or about March 5, 2018, the employer failed to report an employee's amputation as a result of a work-related incident within (24) twenty-four hours to the OSHA Allentown Area Office.

Issued

Apr 30, 2018

Abate by

May 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.41(a)(2): Annual electronic submission of OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses by establishments with 20 or more employees but fewer than 250 employees in designated industries. If your establishment had 20 or more employees but fewer than 250 employees at any time during the previous calendar year, and your establishment is classified in an industry listed in appendix A to subpart E of this part, then you must electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses to OSHA or OSHA's designee. You must submit the information once a year, no later than the date listed in paragraph (c) of this section of the year after the calendar year covered by the form.  a) 417 Main St. Harleysville, PA - on or about March 13, 2018, the employer failed to electronically submit information from their OSHA Form 300A or equivalent for fiscal year 2016 by December 15, 2017.