HAVERHILL, MA —
OSHA Inspection: CEDARS MEDITERRANEAN FOODS, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of CEDARS MEDITERRANEAN FOODS, INC. in 50 FOUNDATION AVENUE, HAVERHILL, MA 01835 (NAICS 424490). OSHA activity number 345049415.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- CEDARS MEDITERRANEAN FOODS, INC.
- Site address
- 50 FOUNDATION AVENUE
- City
- HAVERHILL
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01835
- Mailing
- 50 FOUNDATION AVENUE, HAVERHILL, MA 01835
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 424490
- Employees
- 500
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- May 20, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $48,765 · Current $34,136 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: Location: Dips Filler Machine Room On or about December 3, 2020, one or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the MP Filler Machine area from in-going nip points along the chain track. Cedars Mediterranean Foods, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1257253, citation 2, item 1, and was affirmed as a final order on 12/18/2017, with respect to a workplace located at 50 Foundation Ave, Ward Hill, MA 01835.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $34135.5
- — Z (R) $48765
1910.219 F01 I
- Issued
- May 20, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1)(i): Gears were not guarded by a complete enclosure. Location: Dips Filler Machine Room On or about December 3, 2020, gears within the Filler machine were not guarded by complete enclosures.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (R) $0
1910.147 D02
- Issued
- May 20, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $48,765 · Current $34,136 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2): The machine or equipment was not turned off or shut down using the procedures established for the machine or equipment: Location: DIPS Filler Machine Room On or about December 3, 2020, the employer did not adequately and clearly communicate to machine operators specific LO/TO procedures for clearing a lid jam in the DIPS Filler Machine. An employee was injured when the DIPS Filler Machine was not turned off or deenergized properly prior to removing a lid jam. Employees engaged in removing lid jams are exposed to in-running nip points along the DIPS machine chain track. Cedars Mediterranean Foods, Inc. was previously cited for a substantially similar violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(B), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1257253, citation 1, item 1, and was affirmed as a final order on 12/18/2017, with respect to a workplace located at 50 Foundation Ave, Ward Hill, MA 01835. Cedars Mediterranean Foods, Inc. was previously cited for a substantially similar violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1257253, citation 1, item 2, and was affirmed as a final order on 12/18/2017, with respect to a workplace located at 50 Foundation Ave, Ward Hill, MA 01835.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $34135.5
- — Z (R) $48765
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 345049415.
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