OSHA Inspection: LIBERTY COCA-COLA BEVERAGES, LLC

Issued

Aug 11, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,783 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms and walking-working surfaces were not kept clean, orderly and in sanitary condition:    a. 60 Deans Rhode Hall Rd., Monmouth Junction, NJ - Storage area    The employer did not ensure storerooms were kept in an orderly condition.  Employees placed power tools, machine parts, excess fire extinguishers, and other materials in a manner which created tripping hazards.     Violation observed on or about March 12, 2020    b. 60 Deans Rhode Hall Rd., Monmouth Junction, NJ - Warehouse Repack Area    The employer did not ensure passageways were kept in an orderly condition.  Employees placed damaged products in a manner that was not neat and orderly in the re-pack area which created tripping hazards.     Violation observed on or about March 12, 2020

Issued

Aug 11, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,783 · Current $5,783

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 procedures and requirements of this standard were being followed:    a. 60 Deans Rhode Hall Rd., Monmouth Junction, NJ    The employer did not perform periodic inspections of the LOTO procedures.  Employees engaged in the maintenance and servicing of equipment that included, but was not limited to Crown forklifts, electric pallet jacks, and over the road tractor/truck/vehicles, used energy control procedures on a daily basis that were not evaluated at least annually, to ensure the lockout/tagout procedures were valid, identified all sources of hazardous energy, and employees were utilizing the procedures.    Violation occurred on or about March 12, 2020

Issued

Aug 11, 2020

Abate by

Sep 4, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,783 · Current $5,783

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Authorized employee(s) did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation:     a. 60 Deans Rhode Hall Rd., Monmouth Junction, NJ    The employer did not ensure that effective hazardous energy control training was documented and utilized by all Authorized employees.  Employee training in recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources of equipment which included, but was not limited to Crown forklifts, electric pallet jacks, and over the road tractor/truck/vehicles, on which servicing and maintenance activities were performed on a daily basis was not documented as being completed.     Violation occurred on or about March 12, 2020

Issued

Aug 11, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,783 · Current $5,783

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(l)(2)(ii): Cranes were operated before all guards had been reinstalled:     a. 60 Deans Rhode Hall Road, Monmouth Junction, NJ - Fleet Maintenance    The employer did not ensure that all guards were installed after maintenance/repairs were performed.  Employees engaged in the repair of powered industrial equipment used a Budgit 2-ton, three phase electric chain overhead hoist where the protective plate covering the motor was not installed.    Violation observed on or about July 8, 2020

Issued

Aug 11, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,783 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(iii)(B): The employer did not ensure that assigned fire watchers had fire extinguisher equipment readily available and were trained in its use:     a. 60 Deans Rhode Hall Rd., Monmouth Junction, NJ    The employer did not provide training for the use of fire extinguishers.  Maintenance employees engaged in welding on commercial vehicles used oxygen/acetylene cutting torches and other welding equipment who acted as the fire watch during torching activities were not provided training in the use of fire extinguishers.    Violation occurred on or about March 12, 2020

Issued

Aug 11, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,639 · Current $10,121

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling.  Relocatable Power Taps (RPT), also known as an extension block, power board, power bar, plug board, trailer lead and by many other variations, was not installed in accordance with the manufacturer's listing.     a. 60 Deans Rhode Hall Rd., Monmouth Junction, NJ - Supervisors Station - Warehouse    The employer installed RTP's power computer equipment and plugged additional RTP's (daisy chained) to increase the number of outlets available for additional equipment in a manner that was not approved by the manufacture's listing.  Power strips at the supervisor desk were plugged into other RTP's for portable battery recharging to the scanners.    Violation observed on or about March 12, 2020    b. 60 Deans Rhode Hall Rd., Monmouth Junction, NJ - Fleet Maintenance    The employer installed RTP's to power computer equipment and other small devices in a manner that was not approved by the manufacture's listing.  Employees in the maintenance department used RTP's plugged into an extension cord and not directly into the wall outlet to power computer equipment.    Violation observed on or about March 12, 2020

Issued

Aug 11, 2020

Abate by

Sep 28, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,783 · Current $5,783

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:    a. 60 Deans Rhode Hall Rd., Monmouth Junction, NJ - Fleet Maintenance    The employer authorized the use of hazardous chemicals in the workplace and did not provide employee training for all employees.  Employees engaged in the maintenance and repair of vehicles and powered industrial equipment used chemicals that included, but were not limited to, Penray Non-Chlorinated Brake Cleaner, compressed oxygen, Acetylene, and Power Service Diesel 9-1-1, and were not provided effective training on the hazards of using the chemicals.     Violation occurred on or about March 12, 2020