OSHA Inspection: COLECTIVO COFFEE ROASTERS, INC.

Issued

Sep 27, 2022

Abate by

Nov 4, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,283 · Current $3,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.38(b): An emergency action plan was not in writing, kept in the workplace, and available to employees for review:  (a) On or about April 28, 2022,  the employer had not developed a written emergency action plan that was kept in the workplace and available to employees in the facility for review.

Issued

Sep 27, 2022

Abate by

Nov 4, 2022

Penalty

Initial $7,044 · Current $4,930 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:  (a) On or about April 28, 2022, the employer did not verify through a written certification, that a hazard assessment had been performed for employees in the roasting area.   (b) On or about April 28, 2022, the employer did not verify through a written certification, that a hazard assessment had been performed for employees in the flavor room.   (c) On or about April 28, 2022, the employer did not verify through a written certification, that a hazard assessment had been performed for employees in the warehouse area.

Issued

Sep 27, 2022

Abate by

Nov 4, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.133(a)(1): Protective eye equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment:  (a) On or about April 28, 2022, the employer did not require the use of protective eye equipment adequate to prevent potential injury from flying particles or objects at the roasting ovens.  (b) On or about April 28, 2022,  the employer did not require the use of protective eye equipment in the flavor room to prevent potential injury from category 2A eye irritants present in the flavoring compounds used.

Issued

Sep 27, 2022

Abate by

Nov 4, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasion; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes.  (a) On or about April 28, 2022, the employer did not select and require employees in the roasting area to use appropriate hand protection to protect against hazards such as, thermal burns from the roasting oven and/or hot coffee beans and severe cuts or lacerations from cutting bags with a box cutter knife.  (b) On or about April 28, 2022  the employer did not select and require employees in the flavor room to use appropriate hand protection to protect employees' hands from exposure to a category 1 skin sensitization and category 2 skin irritation hazard present in the flavoring compounds.

Issued

Sep 27, 2022

Abate by

Oct 31, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,283 · Current $3,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(2)(i): The employer did not determine if the voluntary use of a respirator did not in itself create a hazard:  (a) On or about July 29, 2022, the employer provided a respirator for voluntary use in the flavor room without first ensuring that it did not in itself create a hazard to the employee using the respirator.

Issued

Sep 27, 2022

Abate by

Oct 31, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:  (a) On or about July 29, 2022, the employer provided a respirator for voluntary use in the flavor room without ensuring that employees were medically able to use that respirator.   (b) On or about July 29, 2022, the employer provided a respirator for voluntary use in the flavor room that was not cleaned, stored, and maintained properly.

Issued

Sep 27, 2022

Abate by

Nov 4, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  (a) On or about July 29, 2022, the employer provided a respirator for voluntary use in the flavor room without providing the information as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134.

Issued

Sep 27, 2022

Abate by

Nov 15, 2022

Penalty

Initial $14,502 · Current $8,000 Reduced

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) On or about July 29, 2022, the employer had not developed a formalized program, that established the effective elements of a lockout tagout program to ensure that before any employee performed servicing or maintenance of, but not limited to the Probat UG90 roaster, Probat UG45 roaster, and other associated equipment and systems used in the facility, where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury by means of thermal burns, crushing or pinching, the machine or equipment was isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.

Issued

Sep 27, 2022

Abate by

Nov 15, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(i):Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:  (a) On or about July 29, 2022, the employer had not developed, documented, and utilized procedures for the control of potentially hazardous thermal, kinetic, and mechanical energy when employees were engaged in servicing and maintenance activities at, but not limited to the Probat UG90 roaster, Probat UG45 roaster and other associated equipment and systems of the roasting processes.

Issued

Sep 27, 2022

Abate by

Nov 15, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,283 · Current $3,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 106020409130D740P110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  (a) On or about April 28, 2022, the employer had not developed and implemented a written hazard communication program for the flavor room, warehouse, and roasting areas of the facility when employees were potentially exposed to respirable dust created by roasting and grinding coffee beans and the hazardous substituent chemical compounds contained in flavoring products utilized in the flavoring room.  All provisions of 29 CFR 1910.1200(e) through (h) must be covered in a hazard communication program. Key elements include, but are not limited to, the following:  1)��Written program, 2)��Labeling, 3)��Chemical list and SDS collection, 4)��Employee information and training.

Issued

Sep 27, 2022

Abate by

Nov 15, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 106020409130D740P110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  (a) On or about April 28, 2022, the employer did not provide effective information and training to employees on the hazardous substituent chemical compounds contained in flavoring products utilized in the flavoring room.   (b) On or about April 28, 2022, and days prior, the employer did not provide effective information and training on the hazards presented by respirable dust to employees in the green warehouse and flavor room area, encompassing the grinding and roasting work stations in both areas.