OSHA Inspection: SWAMINARAYAN BAPA CORP.

Issued

Jun 4, 2018

Abate by

Jun 22, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,239 · Current $6,467 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees operated a natural gas fired oven while exposed to slip, trip, fall, burn and explosion hazards:  a) Kitchen, 1424 South Main Street, Mansfield, PA - Employees operated a castered Blodgett Oven Company Model XR8G/AB Mini Rack Oven (Serial No. 092412DJ0927) without a restraint (safety device) to prevent strain from being imparted onto the natural gas supply line and connections to the appliance exposing the employees to burn and explosion hazards, on or about May 22, 2018.  b) Kitchen, 1424 South Main Street, Mansfield, PA - Employees operated a castered Blodgett Oven Company Model XR8G/AB Mini Rack Oven (Serial No. 092412DJ0927) with a water drain directly beneath the oven exposing the employees to slip, trip, and fall hazards, on or about May 22, 2018.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19, abatement certification is required for this violation.

Issued

Jun 4, 2018

Abate by

Jun 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,543 · Current $3,880 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:  a) Kitchen, 1424 South Main Street, Mansfield, PA - The energized power cord of the Blodgett Oven Company Model XR8G/AB Mini Rack Oven (Serial No. 092412DJ0927) lacked strain relief and had been abraided by the non-metallic cable clamp type connector that was not being used in accordance with its listing or labeling exposing employees to a contact with electrical current hazard, on or about May 22, 2018.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19, abatement certification is required for this violation.

Issued

Jun 4, 2018

Abate by

Jun 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  a) Kitchen, 1424 South Main Street, Mansfield, PA - Employees used the Blodgett Oven Company Model XR8G/AB Mini Rack Oven (Serial No. 092412DJ0927) that was energized by an extension cord used in lieu of fixed wiring exposing employees to a contact with electrical current hazard, on or about May 22, 2018.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19, abatement certification is required for this violation.

Issued

Jun 4, 2018

Abate by

Jun 8, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,848 · Current $1,294 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.40(a): The employer did not provide an authorized government representative the records within the four business hours:  a) Facility, 1424 South Main Street, Mansfield, PA - On or about May 22, 2018, the employer failed to provide copies of the injury and illness records to an authorized representative within four (4) hours after the initial request on May 22, 2018.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19, abatement certification is required for this violation.

Issued

Jun 4, 2018

Abate by

Jun 22, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.263(l)(9)(ii): All safety devices on the oven were not inspected at intervals of not less than twice a month by a properly instructed bakery employee or at intervals of not less than once a year by a representative of the oven manufacturer:  a) Kitchen, 1424 South Main Street, Mansfield, PA - Employees operated a Blodgett Oven Company Model XR8G/AB Mini Rack Oven (Serial No. 092412DJ0927) with safety devices (restraint, gas inlet pressure valve, manifold pressure valve, water pressure valve, etc.) that had never been inspected since the oven had been installed in February, 2013 exposing the employees to natural gas, on or about May 22, 2018.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19, abatement certification is required for this violation.

Issued

Jun 4, 2018

Abate by

Jun 22, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.263(l)(9)(v)(b): The safety shutoff valve in the fuel line was not tested at least twice monthly:  a) Kitchen, 1424 South Main Street, Mansfield, PA - Employees operated a Blodgett Oven Company Model XR8G/AB Mini Rack Oven (Serial No. 092412DJ0927) with a natural gas safety shutoff valve that had never been tested since the oven had been installed in February, 2013 exposing the employees to natural gas, on or about May 22, 2018.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19, abatement certification is required for this violation.