OSHA Inspection: TAYLOR FARMS NEW ENGLAND, INC.

Issued

Sep 11, 2020

Abate by

Aug 5, 2021

Penalty

Initial $9,639 · Current $7,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(f)(1): The employer did not review the emergency action plan with each employee covered under the plan when the plan was developed or when employees initially were assigned to a job:    (a) Workplace:  On or about 4/3/20 the employer had not reviewed the emergency action plan with each employee covered by the plan, including the facility's emergency action coordinator.

Issued

Sep 11, 2020

Abate by

Jan 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $13,494 · Current $10,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(ii): Compliance with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP) has not been documented for the equipment in a covered process:    (a) Fruit Cooler Storage Room:  On or about April 3, 2020, the employer failed to document compliance with employer's chosen recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP), which included the "International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration's Standard ANSI/IIAR 2-2014 [RJW-O1] [SL-O2] Safe Design of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Refrigeration Systems, Section 13.4.2 which states, "Refrigerant piping shall be isolated and supported to prevent damage from vibration, stress, corrosion and impact", and Section 7.2.4 which states, "Physical Protection. Equipment shall be protected where a risk of physical damage exists. Where equipment containing ammonia is located in an area with heavy vehicular traffic during normal operations and a risk of impact exists, vehicle barriers or alternative protection shall be provided in accordance with the Fire Code", where the small diameter liquid ammonia piping connected to the evaporator (AAU-7) was not supported and protected from physical impact damage during pallet loading/unloading   operations.  This hazardous condition exposed workers to toxic and corrosive hazards when a powered industrial truck struck ammonia piping resulting in an anhydrous ammonia release.

Issued

Sep 11, 2020

Abate by

Aug 5, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(l)(1): The employer did not implement procedures to manage changes to process chemicals, technology, equipment, and procedures, and changes to facilities that affect a covered process:  (a) Fruit Cooler Storage Room:  On or about 4-3-20 the employer did not implement procedures to manage changes to the facility when locating storage racking adjacent to evaporator AAU-7.

Issued

Sep 11, 2020

Abate by

Sep 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,639 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3)(i)(M): Powered industrial truck operators shall receive initial training in the following topics to include but not limited to operating instructions, warnings, or precautions listed in the operator's manual for the types of vehicle that the employee is being trained to operate:    (a) Fruit Cold Storage Room:  On or about 4-3-20 powered industrial truck operators were not aware that they should not be operating trucks without the battery retainer covers in place.

Issued

Sep 11, 2020

Abate by

Sep 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(m)(5)(i): When a powered industrial truck is left unattended, load engaging means were not fully lowered, controls were not netralized, power was not shut off, and brakes set:    (a) Fruit Cold Storage Room:   On or about 4-3-20 when a powered industrial truck was left unattended, the load engaging means were not fully lowered and the power was not shut off.