OSHA Inspection: BUENA VIDA CORP.

Issued

Aug 21, 2018

Abate by

Sep 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $7,391 · Current $4,435 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:    Location:   48 Cedar Street, Brooklyn, NY. Trash Compactor Room.    a)         The employer did not establish a LOTO program to ensure that the equipment was isolated from energy sources and rendered inoperative during maintenance and repair.   On or about 03/23/2018.

Issued

Aug 21, 2018

Abate by

Aug 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii)(D): Lockout devices and tag out devices did not indicate the identity of the employee applying the device(s):  Location:   48 Cedar Street, Brooklyn, NY. Trash Compactor Room.  a)        The locks that were used as lock out devices did not indicate the identity of the employee applying the lock. On or about 03/23/2018.

Issued

Aug 21, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,543 · Current $3,130 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(iv): Electrical equipment had damaged parts that may adversely affect safe operation or mechanical strength of the equipment, such as parts that are broken, bent, cut, or deteriorated by corrosion, chemical action, or overheating:     Location:        48 Cedar Street, Brooklyn, NY. Trash Compartment Room.    a)       Employees were exposed to a damaged light switch. On or about 03/23/2018.      Location:        48 Cedar Street, Brooklyn, NY. Trash Compartment Room.      b)       Employees were exposed a damaged receptacle. On or about 03/23/2018.

Issued

Aug 21, 2018

Penalty

Initial $7,391 · Current $4,435 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5): Grounding path. The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures shall be permanent, continuous, and effective.     Location:        48 Cedar Street, Brooklyn, NY. Trash Compactor Room.     a)       An industrial blower floor fan with three prong plugs that was plugged into a receptacle and the ground pin was  missing. On or about 03/23/2018.

Issued

Aug 21, 2018

Abate by

Aug 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,543 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i): Openings through which conductors entered cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed    Location:    48 Cedar Street, Brooklyn, NY. Trash Compartment Room.    a)        Conduit entering electrical equipment was not closed when the strain relief nut was not on.  On or about 03/23/2018

Issued

Aug 21, 2018

Abate by

Sep 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,848 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(2): The employer did not complete an OSHA 301 Incident Report form, or an equivalent form, for each recordable injury or illness entered on the OSHA 300 Log:    Establishment:  48 Cedar Street, Brooklyn, NY.    The OSHA Form 301 for calendar year 2018 did not describe the injury and illness and the respective 300 Log entry was not more descriptive. On or about 03/23/2018.