OSHA Inspection: GREAT LAKES CHEESE, INC.

Issued

2021-10-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10728.00 · Current $13653.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A):Each authorized employee shall 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 and control.  On or about May 26, 2021, employees conducting service and maintenance activities on the Line 11 Slab Cutter had not received 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 and control.

Issued

2021-10-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13653.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.  On or about May 26, 2021, employees were exposed to potential caught in hazards when then the points of operation on the Line 11 Slab Cutter were left unguarded and allowed employees to reach into areas in, and round, the primary harp cutter.

Issued

2021-10-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $75092.00 · Current $13653.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(6)(i):The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.  On or about May 17, 2021, Great Lakes Cheese, Inc dba Great Lakes Cheese of Wausau, WI, Inc. had not completed a periodic inspection of it's energy control procedures at least annually to ensure that the procedure and requirements of this standard were being followed.  Great Lakes Cheese, Inc was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1201705, citation number 1, item number 1/b and was affirmed as a final order on March 2, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at 2200 Enterprise Ave, La Crosse, WI 54603.

Issued

2021-10-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(d):The established procedure for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) did not cover the actions listed in and was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(6).  On or about May 17, 2021, an employee was exposed to machine hazards associated with moving parts when they engaged in a service and maintenance activity for replacing a broken harp wire on the Line 11 Slab Cutter. The employer did not ensure that employees implemented energy control application steps prior to allowing them to enter operational areas to remove a broken harp wire that was stuck inside of a cheese block. The machine was still energized and as the employee attempted to remove the wire the machine was actuated and caught their arm between the pneumatic ram and the frame of the harp.  Great Lakes Cheese, Inc was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health equivalent standard (1910.147(d)(2) and 1910.147(d)(3)), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1201705, citation number 1, item numbers 2/a and 2/b, which were affirmed as a final order on March 2, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at 2200 Enterprise Ave, La Crosse, WI 54603.