OSHA Inspection: CHANNEL FISH PROCESSING CO., INC.

Issued

May 8, 2020

Abate by

Jul 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,446 · Current $9,446

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge:    Location: Value Added Room    Employees were exposed to potential cold-related and fire-related hazards while working inside the spiral freezer where the interior door knobs were missing, preventing prompt exit if the door closed.

Issued

May 8, 2020

Abate by

Jul 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,446 · Current $9,446

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:    Location:Value Added Room                  An evaluation of the workplace was not done where a sub-contractor entered an I.Q.F. Spiral Freezer to clean the interior while being exposed to running fans, a running spiral belt conveyor system, hot water, foam gel soap and hyperthermia hazards.

Issued

May 8, 2020

Abate by

Jul 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(8)(i): When an employer arranged to have employees of another employer (contractor) perform work that involved permit space entry, the host employer did not inform the contractor that the workplace contained permit spaces and that permit space program meeting the requirement of section was required.    Location: Value Added Room    The employer failed to inform contractors hired to clean, that the workplace contained permit spaces.

Issued

May 8, 2020

Abate by

Jul 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(8)(ii): When an employer arranged to have employees of another employer (contractor) perform work that involved permit space entry, the host employer did not apprise the contractor of the elements, including the hazards identified and the host employer's experience with the space, that make the space in question a permit space:    Location: Value Added Room      The employer failed to inform contractors hired to clean the I.Q.F. Spiral Freezer of the hazards that make the freezer a confined space.

Issued

May 8, 2020

Abate by

Jul 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(8)(iii): When an employer arranged to have employees of another employer (contractor) perform work that involved permit space entry, the host employer did not apprise the contractor of any precautions or procedures that the host employer implemented for protection of employees in or near permit spaces where the contractor will be working:    Location: Value Added Room    The employer failed to inform contractors hired to clean, of any precautions or procedures implemented to protect employees working in or near the I.Q.F. Freezer.

Issued

May 8, 2020

Abate by

Jul 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,446 · Current $9,446

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(f)(2)(i): Whenever outside personnel were engaged in activities covered by the scope and application of this standard, the on-site employer and the outside employer did not inform each other of their respective lockout or tagout procedures:    Location: Dry Room        Contractors were exposed to electrical, thermal, cold and mechanical hazards while cleaning equipment including, but not limited to, Advanced I.Q.F Spiral Freezers, deep frying machines, breading machine, battering machines and conveyor systems where the employer and the contractor failed to inform each other of their respective lockout or tagout procedures.

Issued

May 8, 2020

Abate by

Jul 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,398 · Current $2,699 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which described how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) would be met:    Employee(s) were exposed to hazardous chemicals including but not limited to ammonia, bleach, caustic cleaner, foaming caustic cleaner, iodine, chlorinated foaming detergent and hydraulic oil where a written hazardous communication program that included the following elements was not provided:    1) Requirement for labeling and other forms of warning;  2) Safety data sheet availability;  3) Employee information and training;  4) A list of hazardous chemicals known to be present in the workplace;   5) Methods to inform employees of the hazards on non-routine tasks; and   6) Methods to provide other employer(s) access to safety data sheet; information on any precautionary measures and the labeling system used in the workplace.