OSHA Inspection: CARLYLE COCOA CO, LLC

Issued

Jun 3, 2020

Abate by

Jun 29, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,453 · Current $2,922 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:    (a) Facility: The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory program for employees who voluntarily use 3M half mask respirators, on or about 4/21/2020.    NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jun 3, 2020

Abate by

Jun 29, 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:  (a) Facility: The employer did not provide medical evaluations to employees who voluntarily used 3M half mask respirators, on or about 4/21/2020.  NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jun 3, 2020

Abate by

Jun 29, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k):   The employer did not provide the basic information on respirators in accordance to Appendix D of this section to employees who wear respirators when not required by this section or by the employer to do so:  (a) Facility: The employer did not provide the information in Appendix D of the standard or the manufacturers instructions to employees who voluntarily wore 3m half mask respirators, on or about 4/21/2020.  NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jun 3, 2020

Abate by

Jun 29, 2020

Penalty

Initial $296 · Current $178 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): Procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(A), (c)(4)(ii)(B), (c)(4)(ii)(C) and (c)(4)(ii)(D):    (a) Facility: The employer failed to develop and document machine specific energy control procedures for the crusher/melter equipment which included machine specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines, procedural steps for the placement and removal lockout devices or tagout devices,  and the machine specific requirements for testing to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout device and other energy control measures, for energy types including electric, thermal and mechanical, on or about 3/10/2020.    COCOA SERVICES LLC WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD, ITS EQUIVALENT, OR ESSENTIALLY SIMILAR STANDARD 1910.147(c)(4)(ii), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1167936 CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 1a AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON 02/14/2017, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 400 EAGLE COURT, SWEDESBORO, NEW JERSEY, 08085.    NOTE:  IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jun 3, 2020

Abate by

Jun 29, 2020

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(b)(4)(iii): A company executive did not certify the OSHA 300A Annual Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses.    a) Facility: The OSHA 300A Annual Summary was signed by the Human Resource Manager and not the highest ranking company official at the establishment or a member on the corporate letterhead, on or about 4/15/2020.    NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

Jun 3, 2020

Abate by

Jul 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:    (a) Facility: The employer failed to provide training on the general use of portable fire extinguishers and the hazards associated with fighting incipient stage fires to employees expected to use a portable fire extinguisher, on or about 3/10/2020.    BY THIS DATE THE EMPLOYER MUST EITHER CORRECT THE ALLEGED VIOLATION(S) OR IMPLEMENT A FIRE SAFETY POLICY, AS OUTLINED IN 29 CFR 1910.38 WHICH INCLUDES THE EVACUATION REQUIREMENTS OF 29 CFR 1910.157(b).    NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19