OSHA Inspection: TASTE OF NATURE, INC.

Issued

Aug 31, 2022

Abate by

Sep 20, 2022

Penalty

Initial $13,052 · Current $13,052

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  a) Muddy Bear Room- On or about March 15, 2022, the employer failed to establish a Lockout Tagout Program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any sanitation, servicing or maintenance on machines, such as the Center Line Mixer and Cookie Dough Knife, where the unexpected energization, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.  b) Secondary Area- On or about March 15, 2022, the employer failed to establish a Lockout Tagout Program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performing unjamming of machines, such as the Cartoner A, where the unexpected energization, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Aug 31, 2022

Abate by

Sep 20, 2022

Penalty

Initial $9,324 · Current $9,324

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(5)(i): Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware were not provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources:  a) Muddy Bear Room- On or about March 15, 2022, the employer failed to ensure that protective hardware, such as ball valve covers and pneumatic line end covers, were provided for use during lockout tagout to isolate the pneumatic energy on equipment including Cartoner A, the Cookie Dough Knife, and the CD Mixer.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Aug 31, 2022

Abate by

Sep 20, 2022

Penalty

Initial $13,052 · Current $13,052

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) Secondary Area- On March 15, 2022, the employer failed to ensure that hazards created by pinch points were guarded to prevent injury to employees.  Employees were exposed to the pinch points from the moving piston on the Cartoner A Pneumatic Cylinder Diverter during production.  b) Maintenance Shop- On or about March 15, 2022, the employer failed to ensure that all unused portions of saw blades, including on the J&L Horizontal Bandsaw, were guarded to prevent injury to employees.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Aug 31, 2022

Abate by

Sep 20, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,594 · Current $5,594

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:  a) On March 15, 2022, the employer failed to ensure that temporary wiring extension cords were not used in conjunction with other temporary wiring extension cord(s).  Extension cords were used as permeant wiring, in that multiple cords were connected, run over equipment and across an aisleway.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Aug 31, 2022

Abate by

Sep 20, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  a) Panning Room- On March 15, 2022, the employer failed to provide permanent wiring for the four outlet gang box that was mounted to the scale table in the north Panning Room.  A homemade flexible cord was used to power the gang box and that cord was affixed to the power receptacle with a zip tie making it permanent wiring.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Aug 31, 2022

Abate by

Sep 20, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,594 · Current $5,594

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.334(a)(2)(i): Portable cord and plug connected equipment and flexible cord sets (extension cords) were not visually inspected before use on any shift for external defects (such as loose parts, deformed and missing pins, or damage to outer jacket or insulation) and for evidence of possible internal damage (such as pinched or crushed outer jacket):   a) Panning Room- On or about March 15, 2022, the employer failed to ensure that flexible cord(s) powering the equipment, such as the two extension cords running power to the scale in the south Panning Room, were visually inspected before use for external defects such as missing grounding pins.  b) Secondary Area- On or about March 16, 2022, the employer failed to ensure that flexible cord powering the equipment, such as the Label Dispenser LD550, was visually inspected before use for external defects such as a missing grounding pin.  c) Secondary Area- On or about March 16, 2022, the employer failed to ensure that flexible cord powering the equipment, such as the Hitachi Ink Jet Printer, was visually inspected before use for external defects such as a missing grounding pin.  d) Muddy Bear Room- On or about March 16, 2022, the employer failed to ensure that flexible cord powering the equipment, such as the eDrive Dorner 130 volt motor, was visually inspected before use for external defects such as a missing grounding pin.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Aug 31, 2022

Abate by

Sep 20, 2022

Penalty

Initial $1,865 · Current $1,865

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.32(b)(6): The annual summary was not posted between February 1 of the year following the year covered by the records and kept in place until April 30 at the work site.   a) On March 15, 2022, the employer failed to post the calendar year 2021 OSHA 300A summary based on the information from the 2021 OSHA 300 log from February 1, 2022, to the date of the inspection, March 15, 2022.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Aug 31, 2022

Abate by

Sep 20, 2022

Penalty

Initial $1,865 · Current $1,865

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.40(a): The employer did not provide an authorized government representative the records within the four business hours.  a) On March 15, 2022, the employer failed to provide the requested OSHA 300 logs or an equivalent form within four business hours of their request for the year 2022.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).