OSHA Inspection: GRANDE CHEESE CO

Issued

2022-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-09-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14502.00 · Current $10876.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B):Specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy;  On or about March 9, 2022, the employer did not have an adequate hazardous energy control procedure for the East Mill mix molder machine that required the pneumatic residual air to be bled off, prior to sanitation by the employee, resulting in the unexpected energization of the shuttle head causing an amputation.

Issued

2022-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 March 9, 2022, the employer did not ensure that periodic inspections were being completed at least annually to ensure that the procedure remained accurate, and to correct any deficiencies found during the inspection.

Issued

2022-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-09-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(f)(3)(ii)(D):Each authorized employee shall affix a personal lockout or tagout device to the group lockout device, group lockbox, or comparable mechanism when he or she begins work, and shall remove those devices when he or she stops working on the machine or equipment being serviced or maintained.  On or about March 9, 2022, the employer did not ensure that each authorized employee adequately utilized group hazardous energy control procedures while performing sanitation and disassembly. The East and West mill mix molders both are driven off of the same power source, and not simultaneously disassembled, yet only one employee was required to apply their lock.

Issued

2022-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-09-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(f)(4):During shift or personnel changes, specific procedures were not utilized to ensure the continuity of lockout or tagout protection, including provision for the orderly transfer of lockout or tagout devices between off-going and oncoming shifts.  On or about March 9, 2022, the employer did not ensure that specific procedures were utilized to ensure the continuity of lockout or tagout protection between the employees on one shift disassembling the East Mill Mold machine and the employees on the next shift reassembling the East Mill Mold machine.

Issued

2022-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-09-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14502.00 · Current $7251.00 Reduced

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 shall be provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources.  On or about March 9, 2022, employees were not given the adequate amount of energy control locks to properly isolate the East Mill Mix molder machine during the sanitation process. The East Mill Mix molder has a total OF three energy sources and employees are only given one lock each.

Issued

2022-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-09-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14502.00 · Current $7251.00 Reduced

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 March 9, 2022, the authorized employees did not receive machine specific training on the East Mill Mix Molder machine for the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.

Issued

2022-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-09-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14502.00 · Current $10876.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.  On or about March 9, 2022, the East Mill Mix Molder machine was not equipped with one or more methods of machine guarding to prevent the operator from being exposed to amputation and/or caught-in hazards during normal operations.  a) During normal operation, the top plunger automatically descends onto the stainless-steel cheese mold, exposing the operator to caught in and amputation hazards.  b) During normal operation, the shuttle head automatically shifts from left to right, exposing the operator to caught in and amputation hazards.