OSHA Inspection: FERRARA CANDY COMPANY

Issued

Dec 12, 2019

Abate by

Jan 9, 2020

Penalty

Initial $72,930 · Current $72,930

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d): The established procedure for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedure) was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1) through (d)(6):  a) Hard Candy- On or about June 17, 2019, employees were exposed to machine hazards associated with moving parts and pinch points from the unexpected start-up and energization of the discharge area on Bosch Flow Wrapper Machine B2 when performing unjamming operations at the discharge area of the machines.    The employer failed to implement energy control application steps as the machines were not shut down or turned off to perform setup operations [per the 1910.147(d)(2) requirements].  As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving machine isolation [(d)(3)], LOTO device application [(d)(4)],  dissipation of residual energy [(d)(5)(i)], and verification of isolation [(d)(6)], were not implemented to protect employees from machine hazards.   b)Hard Candy-  On or about June 18, 2019, employees were exposed to machine hazards associated with moving parts and pinch points on the Bosch Flow Wrapper Machine B2 when performing unjamming operations at the discharge area of the machines.   The employer failed to implement energy control application steps as the machines were not shut down or turned off to perform unjamming operations [per the 1910.147(d)(2) requirements].  As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving machine isolation [(d)(3)], LOTO device application [(d)(4)],  dissipation of residual energy [(d)(5)(i)], and verification of isolation [(d)(6)], were not implemented to protect employees from machine hazards.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.    Ferrara Candy Company was previously cited for a violation of an equivalent Occupational Safety and Health Standard 1910.147(d), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1318823, citation number 2, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on December 14, 2018, with respect to a workplace located at 7301 Harrison Street in Forest Park, Illinois.