OSHA Inspection: FIELDBROOK FOODS CORPORATION

Issued

Mar 3, 2021

Abate by

Mar 29, 2021

Penalty

Initial $13,653 · Current $9,624 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(iii)(A):Retraining was not provided for authorized and affected employees when there was a change in their job assignments, a change in machines, equipment or processes that presented a new hazard, or when there was a change in the energy control procedures:  (a) Production Area, Line 5, WCB 603 Cone Wrapper: The employer failed to provide training to maintenance employees on the site specific energy control procedures and the lockout/tagout program when there was a change to the procedure, on or about 9/11/2020.  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

Mar 3, 2021

Abate by

Mar 29, 2021

Penalty

Initial $10,728 · Current $6,698 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(b)(1): Electrical equipment was not free from recognized hazards that were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:   a) Production, Line 5, WCB 603 Cone Wrapper:  The orange flexible cord that ran from the junction box mounted to the outside of the wrapper to the outfeed conveyor was missing the outer sheath where it connected to the junction box exposing the inner card board and wires to water, and ice cream debris, on or about 9/21/2020.  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

Mar 3, 2021

Abate by

Mar 29, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a) Production, Line 5, WCB 603 Cone Wrapper:  The orange flexible cord that ran from the junction box mounted to the outside of the wrapper to the outfeed conveyor was lacking strain relief where the cord met the junction. The outer sheath had been pulled away from the box exposing the inner card board and wires to water, and ice cream debris, on or about 9/21/2020.  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

Mar 3, 2021

Abate by

Mar 29, 2021

Penalty

Initial $136,532 · Current $136,532

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(i):Procedures were not utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:  a)  Production Area, Line 5, WCB 603 Cone Wrapper : A mechanic  conducted serviced the wrapper without de-energizing the crimping mechanism exposing the employees to moving parts. The machine was not shut down, turned off or locked out to perform the servicing work, on or about 9/11/2020.  b)  Production Area, Line 5, WCB 603 Cone Wrapper : A mechanic conducted servicing on the wrapper relying on interlocks to shut off the knife blade, exposing the employee to  moving part. The machine was not shut down, turned off or locked out to perform the service, on or about 9/11/2020.  Mister Cookie Face/Fieldbrook Foods Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.147(c)(4)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1320717, citation number 1, item number 2a and was affirmed as a final order on 7/15/2019, with respect to a workplace located at 1989 Rutgers University Blvd, Lakewood, NJ.  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

Mar 3, 2021

Abate by

Mar 29, 2021

Penalty

Initial $75,092 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(f)(3)(i): A procedure was not utilized to afford the employees a level of protection equivalent to that provided by the implementation of a personal lockout or tagout device when servicing and/or maintenance was performed by a crew, craft, department or other group:   a) Production Area, Line 5, WCB 603 Cone Wrapper:  Group lockout procedures were not utilized by mechanics working in a crew while performing servicing  and maintenance activities, including but not limited to the servicing of the wrapper machine. A personal lock was not affixed for each employee, on or about 9/11/2020.  Mister Cookie Face/Fieldbrook Foods Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.147(f)(3)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1320717, citation number 1, item number 2c and was affirmed as a final order on 7/15/2019, with respect to a workplace located at 1989 Rutgers University Blvd, Lakewood, NJ.

Issued

Mar 3, 2021

Abate by

Mar 29, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,146 · Current $2,146

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.31(b)(2): Employees from a temporary help service supervised on a day-to-day basis sustained an injury or illness which was not recorded on the OSHA 300 log(s):  Fieldbrook Foods Corporation located at 1989 Rutgers Blvd, Lakewood NJ:  a) On or about 9/19/2020 an employee placed by Accu Staffing was injured while working in the packing area on Line 3 resulting lost work time. The employer did not record the work-related injury on the OSHA 300 log or it's equivalent.  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.