OSHA Inspection: COMMERCIAL KITCHENS, INC.

Issued

Feb 10, 2020

Abate by

Mar 6, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use.    On or about January 21, 2020, in the grinding area, employees were exposed to respiratory hazards while wearing a 3M brand filtering facepiece respirator while grinding metal products without the employer having an established written respiratory protection program.

Issued

Feb 10, 2020

Abate by

Mar 6, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace Note:  The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.    On or about January 21, 2020, when employees in the grinding area were exposed to respiration hazards while wearing a filtering facepiece respirator without having been medically evaluated.

Issued

Feb 10, 2020

Abate by

Mar 6, 2020

Penalty

Initial $6,747 · Current $3,374 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.    On or about January 21, 2020, throughout the facility where employees were exposed to caught-in, struck-by, and electrical hazards while performing maintenance and servicing work on machines and equipment without having an energy control program that included energy control procedures, employee training, and periodic inspections.

Issued

Feb 10, 2020

Abate by

Feb 14, 2020

Penalty

Initial $6,747 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s).    On or about January 21, 2020, where employees were exposed to struck by hazards when a forklift with a missing taillight was not taken out service.

Issued

Feb 10, 2020

Abate by

Mar 6, 2020

Penalty

Initial $6,747 · Current $3,374 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):    a. On or about January 21, 2020, where employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while using an Amada HFE130-3S press brake without a guard to protect employees from the point of operation.     b.  On or about January 21, 2020, where employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while using an Amada HFE220-4S press brake without a guard to protect employees from the point of operation.     b.  On or about January 21, 2020, where employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while using an Cincinnati press brake without a guard to protect employees from the point of operation.     c.  On or about January 21, 2020, where employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while using an Accurshear shearing machine without a guard to protect employees from the shear blade and holddowns.

Issued

Feb 10, 2020

Abate by

Feb 14, 2020

Penalty

Initial $6,747 · Current $3,374 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws.    On or about January 21, 2020, in the assembly area by the band saw, employees were exposed to electrical hazards while using a retractable flexible cord that had the outer sheathing pulled back from the plug and was not provided strain relief.

Issued

Feb 10, 2020

Abate by

Mar 6, 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 describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met.    On or about January 21, 2020, in the refrigeration unit area of the facility were employees were required to handle hazardous chemicals before a written hazard communication program had been developed and implemented.

Issued

Feb 10, 2020

Abate by

Mar 6, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    On or about January 21, 2020, throughout the facility where employees were exposed to chemical and fire hazards when assembling and cleaning equipment without having effective training on the hazards of chemicals they are exposed to during the process.