OSHA Inspection: PHILLIPS HOMEMADE LLC

Issued

Sep 9, 2022

Abate by

Dec 5, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,801 · Current $2,901 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(1):Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs 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 June 10, 2022, the employer did not have an energy control program that included specific energy isolation procedures, training for authorized, affected, and other employees, and periodic inspections of the procedures on an annual basis for equipment such as but not limited to; Colborne Pie Crust Machine.

Issued

Sep 9, 2022

Abate by

Dec 5, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(d): Application of control. The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence:  Each employee was not required to: (1) turn off and shut down the machines, (2) physically locate and operate energy isolating devices in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the electric and pneumatic energy sources, (3) affix lockout or tagout devices to each energy-isolating device, (4) verify the effectiveness of energy isolation.  a) On or about June 10, 2022, on the Colborne dough divider, the machine operator performing servicing operations, did not lock out the electrical when performing tasks such as cleaning the belts, brick portioner and flour wheel.

Issued

Sep 9, 2022

Abate by

Dec 5, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,801 · Current $2,901 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. 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.  a) On or about June 10, 2022, the Colborne Machine did not utilize guarding methods to prevent employees from getting caught in the rotating dough roller and dough divider.  b) On or about June 17. 2022, the pie crust plate forming machine did not utilize guarding methods to prevent employees from getting caught in the rotating plate former

Issued

Sep 9, 2022

Abate by

Dec 5, 2022

Penalty

Initial $829 · Current $415 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.4(a):Basic requirement. Each employer required by this Part to keep records of fatalities, injuries, and illnesses must record each fatality, injury and illness that:  (1) Is work-related; and (2) Is a new case; and (3) Meets one or more of the general recording criteria of �1904.7 or the application to specific cases of ��1904.8 through 1904.12.  a) On or about June 17, 2022, the employer did not ensure that an OSHA 300 form or equivalent was maintained for the calendar year 2022, in that an employee suffered an open distal fracture with time off work on June 10, 2022 and the injury was not recorded on the OSHA 300 log for 2022.