OAKLAND, MS —
OSHA Inspection: AJINOMOTO FOODS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
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.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AJINOMOTO FOODS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Site address
- 10646 HWY. 51
- City
- OAKLAND
- State
- MS
- ZIP
- 38948
- Mailing
- 10646 HWY. 51, OAKLAND, MS 38948
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 311412
- Employees
- 436
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 C
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2019
- Abate by
- Jan 8, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $11,366 · Current $6,800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2019
- Abate by
- Jan 8, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2019
- Abate by
- Jan 8, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,260 · Current $7,950 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2019
- Abate by
- Jan 8, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2019
- Abate by
- Jan 8, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,260 · Current $7,950 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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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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 344364633.
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