OSHA Inspection: SENECA FOODS CORPORATION

Issued

Jun 27, 2022

Penalty

Initial $9,116 · Current $9,116

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.22(c): 29 CFR 1910.22(c): The employer did not provide, and ensure each employee uses, a safe means of access and egress to and from walking-working surfaces.   (a) On or about February 2nd, 2022, employees were not protected from tripping hazards while walking over the conveyor belt in the Glass Line labeling and packaging room.

Issued

Jun 27, 2022

Abate by

Jul 22, 2022

Penalty

Initial $14,502 · Current $11,602 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(d)(9):The employer did not develop and implement procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services, for rescuing entrants from permit spaces, for providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees, and/or for preventing unauthorized entry  (a) On or about 28 January 2022, and in times prior thereto, the employer did not develop procedures for rescuing employees from permit required confined spaces while clearing jams inside of cooker shells

Issued

Jun 27, 2022

Abate by

Jul 22, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(k)(1)(i):The employer did not ensure that each member of the rescue service was provided with, and trained to use properly the personal protective equipment and rescue equipment necessary for making rescues from permit spaces:  (a) On or about 28 January 2022, and in times prior thereto, the employer did not coordinate with the identified rescue service to ensure that said service was trained for rescue of entrants from permit required confined spaces while clearing jams inside of cooker shells

Issued

Jun 27, 2022

Abate by

Aug 12, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(k)(2)(iv):The employer did not ensure that affected employees practice making permit space rescues at least once every 12 months, by means of simulated rescue operations in which they remove dummies, manikins, or actual persons from the actual permit spaces or from representative permit spaces:  (a) On or about 28 January 2022, and in times prior thereto, the employer did not practice procedures for rescuing employees from permit required confined spaces while inside of cooker shells

Issued

Jun 27, 2022

Abate by

Jul 22, 2022

Penalty

Initial $14,502 · Current $14,502

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(f)(1)(ii):When lockout or tagout devices temporarily were removed from the energy isolating device and the machine or equipment was energized to test or position the machine, the employees were not removed from the machine or equipment area in accordance to the paragraph (e)(2):  (a) On or about 28 December 2021, during test run of a green bean cutting machine, employees were not removed from hazards of rotating parts at the Urschel Model 30 Bean Cutter

Issued

Jun 27, 2022

Abate by

Jul 22, 2022

Penalty

Initial $14,502 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(f)(3)(ii):Group lockout or tagout devices were not used in accordance with procedures required by 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4):  (a) On or about 28 December 2021, and at times prior thereto, an authorized employee did not affix lockout/tagout devices to the energy isolating device at the Model 30 cutting bowl while performing maintenance

Issued

Jun 27, 2022

Abate by

Jul 22, 2022

Penalty

Initial $14,502 · Current $11,602 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:  (a) On or about 2 Februrary 2022, and in times prior thereto, employees in the welding shop were not protected from laceration, pinching, and caught in hazards from a rotating chuck, drill bit, and drive shaft on a Clausing drill press.

Issued

Jun 27, 2022

Abate by

Jul 22, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.37(a)(4): Safeguards designed to protect employees during an emergency (e.g., sprinkler systems, alarm systems, fire doors, exit lighting), were not in proper working order at all times:   (a) On or about February 2nd, 2022, the exit sign on the second floor of the sauerkraut tank farm was not illuminated, nor was the emergency flood light in working order

Issued

Jun 27, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(g)(1):Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:  (a) In the warehousing area, metal racks were stored in front of the NEMA 12 enclosure for CB panel #10 fed from PP17