OSHA Inspection: SMITHFOODS ORRVILLE, INC.

Issued

Sep 30, 2019

Abate by

Oct 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $7,956 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee 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 one or more of the following:  Guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  On or about May 31, 2019, where employees were required to access an elevated platform near a conveyor in the storage area, the employer did not ensure that they were protected from falling. Employees walked across the third buck of a storage rack system and were exposed to a fall height from unprotected sides 17.5 feet above floor level.

Issued

Sep 30, 2019

Abate by

Dec 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,472 · Current $5,683 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(6): At least annually after obtaining the baseline audiogram, the employer did not obtain a new audiogram for each employee exposed at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels :    a. On or about June 18, 2018, a noise dosimeter (ESN070247) was placed on an employee working on freezer center 1 for a total of 474 minutes. The employee was exposed to noise at 94.7% of the permissible daily noise exposure level (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 90 dBA or equivalently, a dose of 100%), with an equivalent time-weighted average sound level of 89.6 dBA. Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 6 minutes not sampled. The employer failed to obtain annual audiograms for employees exposed above the action level (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 dBA or equivalently, a dose of 50%).      b. On or about June 18, 2018, a noise dosimeter (ESN070250) was placed on an employee working on the FReal line for a total of 473 minutes. The employee was exposed to noise at 80.3% of the permissible daily noise exposure level, (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 90 dBA or equivalently, a dose of 100%) with an equivalent time-weighted average sound level of 88.4 dBA. Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 7 minutes not sampled. The employer failed to obtain annual audiograms for employees exposed above the action level of 85 decibels (8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 dBA or equivalently, a dose of 50%).

Issued

Sep 30, 2019

Abate by

Oct 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,472 · Current $5,683 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested:   On or about May 21, 2019, where employees must wear respiratory protection when servicing equipment in the event of an ammonia leak, the employer had not conducted fit testing on an annual basis.

Issued

Sep 30, 2019

Abate by

Oct 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(5): Respiratory protection retraining was not conducted annually:   On or about May 21, 2019, where employees must wear respiratory protection when servicing equipment in the event of an ammonia leak, the employer had not conducted respirator training on an annual basis. Employees last received training April 23, 2018.

Issued

Sep 30, 2019

Abate by

Oct 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,683 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter:     On or about May 21, 2019, where employees are permitted to fight incipient stage fires, the employer had last conducted fire extinguisher training during the week of May 29, 2017.

Issued

Sep 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,472 · Current $5,683 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:  On or about May 21, 2019, employees were exposed to an ingoing nip point at the end of the skid deck conveyor.