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OSHA Inspection: AJINOMOTO FOODS NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of AJINOMOTO FOODS NORTH AMERICA, INC. in 10646 HWY. 51, OAKLAND, MS 38948 (NAICS 311412). OSHA activity number 344364633.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
10646 HWY. 51
City
OAKLAND
State
MS
ZIP
38948
Mailing
10646 HWY. 51, OAKLAND, MS 38948
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
311412
Employees
436
Ownership type
A

5 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.22 C

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Dec 13, 2019
Abate by
Jan 8, 2020
Penalty
Initial $11,366 · Current $6,800 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.22(c): (c) Access and egress.  The employer must provide, and ensure each employee uses, a safe means of access and egress to and from walking-working surfaces.    (a) Cook Kettle  7 - On or about October 08, 2019 employees were required to climb guard railings to perform sanitation work exposing employees to fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $6800
  • — Z (S) $11366

1910.28 B06 II

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Dec 13, 2019
Abate by
Jan 8, 2020
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(6)(ii): Each employee 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above dangerous equipment was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, travel restraint systems or personal fall arrest systems.  (a) Cook Kettles - On or about October 08, 2019 employer did not ensure that employees were protected from fall hazards when entering four 51 inch deep cook kettles while performing sanitation and maintenance work.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.147 C04 I

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Dec 13, 2019
Abate by
Jan 8, 2020
Penalty
Initial $13,260 · Current $7,950 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section.    (a) Facility - On or about October 08, 2019 the employer did not ensure procedures specific to each machine were developed, documented and utilized for the control of energy sources of equipment such as but not limited to the electrical, steam, pneumatic and kinetic energy with the cooking kettles, when employees performed servicing and maintenance exposing employees to struck-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $7950
  • — Z (S) $13260

1910.147 C06 I

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Dec 13, 2019
Abate by
Jan 8, 2020
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:  (a) Facility - On or about October 08, 2019 the employer had not performed the required periodic inspection of their energy control procedures for equipment such as but not limited to the Cooking Kettles, prior to employees performing sanitation and maintenance, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.147 F03 II D

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Dec 13, 2019
Abate by
Jan 8, 2020
Penalty
Initial $13,260 · Current $7,950 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(ii)(D): Each authorized employee did not affix a personal lockout or tagout device to the group lockout device before working on the machine or equipment.    a) Cooking Kettles - On or about October 08, 2019 group lockout was not performed when authorized employees performed sanitation work, exposing the employee to struck-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $7950
  • — Z (S) $13260

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