OSHA Inspection: S.R. ROSATI, INC.

Issued

Oct 3, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $5,885 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i)(A): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by Guardrail systems:    a. Rear of the Second Floor, Loft - The employer did not ensure that employees working on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that was 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by guardrails.  Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 14 feet, 9 inches onto the ground. Observed On or About May 31, 2018

Issued

Oct 3, 2018

Abate by

Oct 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $3,363 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform were not protected by stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s) enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting:    a. Production Area, Winsmith Maximizer motor ice pump - The employer did not provide machine guarding to a horizontal rotating shaft to protect employees from the hazards created by rotating parts. Observed On or About 05/31/18

Issued

Oct 3, 2018

Abate by

Nov 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(h)(1): Projecting key(s), setscrew(s), or other projections in revolving part(s) were not removed, made flush, or guarded by metal cover(s):  a. Production - The employer did not guard the projecting head setscrews located on a horizontal shafts on two ice pump motors, thus exposing employees to a caught-in hazard. Observed On or About May 31, 2018

Issued

Oct 3, 2018

Abate by

Oct 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour:  a. First Floor - The employer did not keep a compressed gas cylinder of oxygen separate from several propane cylinders.  The cylinder was not stored a minimum of 20 feet from the flammable gas, thereby exposing employees to a fire or explosion hazard.  Observed On or About 05/31/18

Issued

Oct 3, 2018

Abate by

Oct 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,522 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings shall be effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment:    a. Production  Area, along the wall - The employer did not cover unused openings inside a circuit breaker box.  Observed On or About 05/31/18

Issued

Oct 3, 2018

Abate by

Oct 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(B): Unless specifically permitted otherwise in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this section, flexible cords and cables may not be used to run through holes in walls, ceilings, or floors;  a. Production, Along the wall, Robopac Machine - The employer ran a flexible cord from a electrical box through the suspended ceiling to the stacking box.  Observed On or About 05/31/18

Issued

Oct 3, 2018

Abate by

Oct 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords and cables were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief was provided that would prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  a. Production Area - The employer did not provide a a flexible cord hanging from the ceiling with strain relief.  Observed On or About 05/31/18

Issued

Oct 3, 2018

Abate by

Oct 23, 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. Production Area - The 120 V power cord for the conveyor belt equipment was plugged into a flexible extension cord that was hanging from the ceiling. Observed On or About May 31, 2018

Issued

Oct 3, 2018

Abate by

Oct 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,522 Reduced

Hazardous substances 00402150C136X100

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:    a. Production Area - The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program. Employees regularly worked with Citric Acid Anhydrous Fine Granular 51N, Acetone, Oxygen Compressed Gas, and liquid Propane.  Observed On or About 05/31/18

Issued

Oct 3, 2018

Abate by

Oct 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances C136

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:  a. Production Area - The employer did not ensure that a large container that contained Citric Acid Anhydrous was labeled with the product identifier or the general information regarding the hazards of Citric Acid Anhydrous Fine Granular 51N.  This chemical can cause eye and skin irritation.  Observed On or About 05/31/18

Issued

Oct 3, 2018

Abate by

Oct 10, 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.  Production Area -  The employer did not provide to an employee who voluntary wore a HDX N95 (TC-84A-5411) filtering facepiece (dust mask) with the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D.  Observed On or About 05/31/18

Issued

Oct 3, 2018

Abate by

Oct 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:  a. Production, Wall - The employer did not legibly mark or label two electrical disconnect boxes for the equipment to indicate the purpose.  Observed On or About May 31, 2018