BLOOMSBURG, PA —
OSHA Inspection: THE J.M. SMUCKER COMPANY
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of THE J.M. SMUCKER COMPANY in 6670 LOW STREET, BLOOMSBURG, PA 17815 (NAICS 311111). OSHA activity number 343998001.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- THE J.M. SMUCKER COMPANY
- Site address
- 6670 LOW STREET
- City
- BLOOMSBURG
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17815
- Mailing
- 6670 LOW STREET, BLOOMSBURG, PA 17815
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 311111
- Employees
- 316
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C07 I
- Issued
- Aug 30, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 7, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $56,830 · Current $10,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): The employer failed to provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees: a) Dry Department: The Employer failed to train employees to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood in that slurry sampling inside the Mixer/Cooker #16 tank was conducted without the tank's ribbon agitators being de-energized, and locked-out and/or tagged-out, as discovered on or about 05/08/2019. b) Dry Department: The Employer failed to train employees to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood in that the Mixer/Cooker #16 sampling port was used to make chemical additions to the tank without the tank's ribbon agitators being de-energized, and locked-out and/or tagged-out, prior to conducting this task, as discovered on or about 08/22/2019. c) Dry Department: The Employer failed to train employees to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood in that the inside of the Mixer/Cooker #16 tank was cleaned and sanitized without the tank's ribbon agitators being de-energized, and locked-out and/or tagged-out, prior to conducting this task, as discovered on or about 05/23/2019. To abate this item, Respondent agrees to revise programs and procedures as necessary to ensure that any minor serving operation taken on Mixer/Cooker #16 is done so in full compliance with 29 CFR 1910.147. Once completed, Respondent agrees to retrain all Authorized, Affected, and Other employees on said procedures to ensure that the purpose and function are understood.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $10000
- — C (R) $56830
- — Z (R) $56830
1910.147 C04 II
- Issued
- Aug 30, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $5,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy: a) Mixer/Cooker #16: The machine's specific lockout/tagout procedure did not address the dissipation of stored energy for the rotation of the ribbon agitators inside the tank, as discovered on or about 05/08/2019. ABATED DURING INSPECTION NO ABATEMENT CERTIFCATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — J (O) $5000
- — C (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 343998001.
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