OSHA Inspection: ZWANENBERG FOOD GROUP (USA) INC.

Issued

Sep 30, 2022

Abate by

Jan 31, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $15,625

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(f)(4):Shift or personnel changes. Specific procedures shall be utilized during shift or personnel changes to ensure the continuity of lockout or tagout protection, including provision for the orderly transfer of lockout or tagout device protection between off-going and oncoming employees, to minimize exposure to hazards from the unexpected energization or start-up of the machine or equipment, or the release of stored energy.   a) On or about 4/4/2022 the employer did not ensure that specific lock out procedures for the Cameron Seamers (Models # 216 &226) were used by sanitation employees to provide continuity of personal protection and orderly transfer of lockout devices during shift and personnel changes.

Issued

Sep 30, 2022

Abate by

Jan 31, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(iii)(A): Retraining shall be provided for all authorized and affected employees whenever there is a change in their job assignments, a change in machines, equipment or processes that present a new hazard, or when there is a change in the energy control procedures.  a) In May, 2022, the employer did not re-train its Sanitation Supervisor and/or those acting as the Sanitation Supervisor when their job assignment was changed to include responsibility for locking out all production machinery subjected to cleaning and sanitizing by other sanitation employees. Sanitation Supervisor and/or those acting as the Sanitation Supervisor needed additional authorized employee training in energy control methods for that equipment including de-energization sequence and release from lockout, and recognition and use of all energy isolating devices.

Issued

Sep 30, 2022

Penalty

Initial $14,502 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(e)(3):Lockout or tagout devices removal. Each lockout or tagout device shall be removed from each energy isolating device by the employee who applied the device.   a) On or about 4/4/2022 the employer did not ensure safe release from lockout by establishing procedures and following actions to have each authorized employee who applied lockout devices to energy isolating devices be the same person to remove them. The employer designated 2nd shift maintenance employees to lockout for 3rd shift sanitation on machines such as but not limited to; Cameron Seamers (Model #s 216 & 226), and had others re-energize equipment for positioning or production by removing those lockout devices.

Issued

Sep 30, 2022

Abate by

Jan 31, 2025

Penalty

Initial $14,502 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(f)(1): Testing or positioning of machines, equipment or components thereof. In situations in which lockout or tagout devices must be temporarily removed from the energy isolating device and the machine or equipment energized to test or position the machine, equipment or component thereof, the following sequence of actions shall be followed:  (i) Clear the machine or equipment of tools and materials in accordance with paragraph (e)(1) of this section; (ii) Remove employees from the machine or equipment area in accordance with paragraph (e)(2) of this section; (iii) Remove the lockout or tagout devices as specified in paragraph (e)(3) of this section; (iv) Energize and proceed with testing or positioning; (v) Deenergize all systems and reapply energy control measures in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section to continue the servicing and/or maintenance.  a) On or about 4/4/22 and 7/19/22, the employer did not ensure that employees were safely positioned or removed from the machine area when unguarded equipment was temporarily re-energized and its components were moved into positions to facilitate further cleaning. The required sequence (i) through (v) was not implemented for safe positioning of gears and chains on production machines such as, but not limited to, Cameron Seamers.

Issued

Sep 30, 2022

Abate by

Jan 31, 2025

Penalty

Initial $145,027 · Current $82,547 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(8): Energy isolation. Lockout or tagout shall be performed only by the authorized employees who are performing the servicing or maintenance.   The employer does not protect each authorized employee in its cleaning and sanitation work tasks from the machine hazards by ensuring that hazardous energies are isolated by each authorized employee assigned to perform these tasks.   This most recently occurred on or about 7/19/2022, at 3640 Muddy Creek Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45238. Each authorized employee does not perform lockout and does not verify that hazardous energies are controlled for his/her personal protection during cleaning and sanitation work on their designated Cameron Seamers (Model # 216 & 226).  This employer has been previously cited for a violation of an equivalent Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1910.147(d), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1239986, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 12/17/2018, with respect to a workplace located at 3640 Muddy Creek Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45238.