HOUSTON, TX —
OSHA Inspection: GLAZIER FOODS - A COMPANY OF GORDON FOODS SERVICES
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of GLAZIER FOODS - A COMPANY OF GORDON FOODS SERVICES in 11303 ANTOINE DR., HOUSTON, TX 77066 (NAICS 424420). OSHA activity number 345951651.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- GLAZIER FOODS - A COMPANY OF GORDON FOODS SERVICES
- Site address
- 11303 ANTOINE DR.
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77066
- Mailing
- 11303 ANTOINE DR., HOUSTON, TX 77066
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 424420
- Employees
- 390
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.119 D03 I D
- Issued
- Oct 20, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 4, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $14,502 · Current $10,152 Reduced
0170
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(D): The process safety information did not include relief system design and the design basis This violation occurred on or about May 9, 2022, at Gordon Foods in Houston, TX, where employees were exposed to chemical hazards of ammonia when the employer failed to include the relief system design and design basis detail for the relief header in the process safety information for the ammonia refrigeration process.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $10151.5
- — C (S) $14502
- — Z (S) $14502
1910.119 J02
- Issued
- Oct 20, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 4, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $14,502 · Current $10,152 Reduced
0170
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(j)(2): The employer did not establish and implement written procedures to maintain the on-going integrity of process equipment. On or about May 9, 2022 at the Gordon Food Services facility in Houston, Texas, workers were exposed to chemical hazards of anhydrous ammonia when the employer did not establish and implement written procedures to maintain the on-going integrity of process equipment: a) The employer did not develop and implement procedures for maintaining the integrity of the Diffusion tank. b) The employer did not implement procedures for maintaining the integrity of the Low Temperature Return suction piping. c) The employer did not implement procedures for maintaining the integrity of Medium Temperature Return Suction piping.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $10151.5
- — C (S) $14502
- — Z (S) $14502
1910.119 J04 I
- Issued
- Oct 20, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 4, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
0170
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(i):The employer did not perform inspection and tests on process equipment On or about May 9, 2022 employees were exposed to chemical release hazards of anhydrous ammonia at Gordon Foods in Houston, TX where inspection and tests on the ammonia diffusion tank were not performed.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.119 J04 III
- Issued
- Oct 20, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 4, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $14,502 · Current $10,152 Reduced
0170
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(iii):The frequency of inspections and tests of process equipment was not consistent with applicable manufacturers' recommendations and good engineering practices, and more frequently if determined to be necessary by prior operating experience: On or about May 9, 2020, in the engine room at Gordon Foods in Houston, TX, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards and chemical hazards of ammonia when the employer did not test pressure safety valves (PSV) on ammonia refrigeration compressors in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations and good engineering practices. a) The PSV to the oil cooler on compressor TSOC2 was not tested at least every five years. b) The PSV to the oil cooler on compressor TSOC3 was not tested at least every five years. c) The PSV to the oil cooler on compressor TSOC4 was not tested at least every five years. d) The PSV to the oil cooler on compressor TSOC6 was not tested at least every five years.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $10151.5
- — C (S) $14502
- — Z (S) $14502
1910.119 J05
- Issued
- Oct 20, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 8, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(j)(5): The employer did not correct deficiencies in equipment that were outside acceptable limits (defined by the process safety information in paragraph (d) of this section) before further use or in a safe and timely manner when necessary means were taken to assure safe operation: On or about May 9, 2022 in the refrigeration engine room at Gordon Foods in Houston, Texas, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards and chemical hazards of anhydrous ammonia when pressure safety valves that had been installed in the process for more than five years were not replaced, and continued to be relied upon for pressure protection of equipment in the ammonia refrigeration process. a) The PSV to the oil cooler on compressor TSOC2 was not replaced after five years of being installed and in service. b) The PSV to the oil cooler on compressor TSOC3 was not replaced after five years of being installed and in service. c) The PSV to the oil cooler on compressor TSOC4 was not replaced after five years of being installed and in service. d) The PSV to the oil cooler on compressor TSOC6 was not replaced after five years of being installed and in service.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.165 B02
- Issued
- Oct 20, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 8, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $14,502 · Current $10,148 Reduced
0170
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.165(b)(2): The employee alarm could not be perceived above ambient noise or light levels by all employees in the affected portions of the workplace. On or about June 21, 2022 at Gordon Foods located in Houston, TX, workers were exposed to fire hazards and chemical release hazards when the employee alarm could not be perceived above ambient noise levels by all employees in the affected portions of the workplace.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $10147.5
- — C (S) $14502
- — Z (S) $14502
1910.165 B03
- Issued
- Oct 20, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 8, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.165(b)(3):The employee alarm was not distinctive and recognizable as a signal to evacuate the work area or to perform action designated under the emergency action plan. On or about June 21, 2022 at Gordon Foods in Houston, TX, the employee alarm was not distinct and recognizable as a signal to evacuate the work area or to perform action designated under the emergency action plan and exposed employees to fire hazards and chemical release hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 H02 I
- Issued
- Oct 20, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 8, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals: On or about May 9, 2022 7200 at Gordon Foods located in Houston, TX, where employees are required to wear Draeger 7000 full face filtering respirators when conducting maintenance activities on anhydrous ammonia equipment were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 345951651.
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