EDDYSTONE, PA —
OSHA Inspection: BARRY CALLEBAUT USA LLC
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of BARRY CALLEBAUT USA LLC in 903 INDUSTRIAL HIGHWAY, EDDYSTONE, PA 19022 (NAICS 311352). OSHA activity number 343319869.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BARRY CALLEBAUT USA LLC
- Site address
- 903 INDUSTRIAL HIGHWAY
- City
- EDDYSTONE
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19022
- Mailing
- 903 INDUSTRIAL HIGHWAY, EDDYSTONE, PA 19022
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 311352
- Employees
- 150
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
12 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.145 C02 I
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 6, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $7,853 · Current $5,497 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.145(c)(2)(i): Caution signs were not used to warn against potential hazards or to caution against unsafe practices: a. Black Powder Line Area, Powder Line 3, Cake Mill Air Heat Exchanger, Top Access Hatch - The employer did not post a caution sign to warn employees of the potential atmospheric hazard. Observed On or About 07/18/18
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5497.1
- — Z (S) $7853
1910.146 C04
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 6, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $12,934 · Current $9,054 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146: a. Black Powder Line Area, Powder Line 3, Cake Mill Air Heat Exchanger, Top Access Hatch - The employer did not develop and implement a written permit space program where employees were exposed to the potential atmospheric hazard during the replacement of the air filter on the heat exchanger. Observed On or About 07/18/18
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $9053.8
- — Z (S) $12934
1910.146 D02
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 6, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(2): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not identify and evaluate the hazards of permit spaces before employees entered: a. Black Powder Line Area, Powder Line 3, Cake Mill Air Heat Exchanger, Top Access Hatch - The employer did not identify and evaluate the potential atmospheric hazards during maintenance operations of he heat exchanger. Observed Condition On 07/17/18
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.146 D03 IV
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 6, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3)(iv): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit entry operations: a. Black Powder Line Area, Powder Line 3, Cake Mill Air Heat Exchanger, Top Access Hatch - The employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations for the employees. Condition Noted On 07/17/18
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.146 D06
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 6, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(6): The employer did not provide at least one attendant outside the permit space into which entry was authorized for the duration of entry operations: a. Black Powder Line Area, Powder Line 3, Cake Mill Air Heat Exchanger, Top Access Hatch - The employer did not provide an attendant for the permit space entry operations. Observed Condition On 07/17/18
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.146 D09
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 6, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(9): The employer did not develop and implement procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services, for rescuing entrants from permit spaces, for providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees, and/or for preventing unauthorized entry: a. Black Powder Line Area, Powder Line 3, Cake Mill Air Heat Exchanger, Top Access Hatch - The employer did not develop and implement procedures for the rescue and emergency services for employees who enter permit space. Condition Noted On 07/17/18
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.146 C08 II
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 6, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $12,934 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(8)(ii): When an employer arranged to have employees of another employer (contractor) perform work that involved permit space entry, the host employer did not apprise the contractor of the elements, including the hazards identified: a. Black Powder Line Area, Powder Line 3, Cake Mill Air Heat Exchanger, Top Access Hatch - The employer did not inform Synerfac, Inc., the temporary staffing contractor, that their employee assigned to work on vessel was potentially exposed to atmospheric hazards. Condition Noted On 07/17/18
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $12934
1910.146 D05 I
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 6, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $12,934 · Current $9,054 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(i): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not evaluate permit space conditions when entry operations were conducted by testing conditions in the permit space: a. Black Powder Line Area, Powder Line 3, Cake Mill Air Heat Exchanger, Top Access Hatch - The employer did not test the atmospheric conditions during the maintenance of the heat exchanger. Conditions On or About 07/17/18
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $9053.8
- — Z (S) $12934
1910.146 G01
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 6, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $12,934 · Current $9,054 Reduced
1900
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1): The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit required confined spaces) acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146: a. Black Powder Line Area, Powder Line 3, Cake Mill Air Heat Exchanger, Top Access Hatch - The employer did not provide employees who replaced the air filter on the heat exchanger with training on safe performance when working in permit confined spaces. Condition Noted On 07/17/18
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $9053.8
- — Z (S) $12934
1910.147 C04 II B
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 6, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $46,195 · Current $32,337 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): Procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(A), (c)(4)(ii)(B), (c)(4)(ii)(C) and (c)(4)(ii)(D): a. Black Powder Line Area, Powder Line 3 - The employer's energy control procedures in "Lockout Tagout Policy"dated 07/09/2008" and Work Order 451695 did not specifically address the steps to lockout the heat exchanger before conducting preventive maintenance including shut-off valves for nitrogen supply. Observed On or About 07/18/18 Barry Callebaut USA LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1060151, Citation Number 1, Item Number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on September 24, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 903 Industrial Highway, Eddystone, PA 19022.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $32336.5
- — Z (R) $46195
1910.147 C06 II
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 6, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii): The employer did not certify that periodic inspections of the energy control procedures had been performed: a. Black Powder Line Area, Powder Line 3 - The employer did not document the annual periodic inspection of the lockout/tagout program. Observed On or About 07/18/18
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 F05 II
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 6, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1900
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the appropriate hazard warnings: a. Black Powder Line Area, Powder Line 3, Cake Mill Air Heat Exchanger - The employer did not label a large metal cylinder that contained nitrogen with a hazard warning label. Nitrogen is a simple asphyxiant. Observed On or About 07/18/18
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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