OSHA Inspection: CHURCH'S CHICKEN

Issued

2022-10-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-10-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8702.00 · Current $8702.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(a):Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.  a) On or about August 15, 2022 employer did not ensure that employees were provided with the required personal protective equipment for cleaning, such as face shield or safety goggles/ glasses, protective apron, and fryer gloves,  while performing a grease change out in the UltraFryer.     b) On or before August 15, 2022,  the employer did not make the proper repairs to the grease removal system to protect employees from handling the grease without proper PPE.  The system is a self contained system that pumps the fryer oil from the fryer through enclosed metal lines and out of the building, where it is collected in a tank.  Lines on the outside of the building were broken and/ or missing, causing employees to use plastic jugs to remove the grease from the fryer.

Issued

2022-10-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-10-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8702.00 · Current $8702.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i):The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall: select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment;  a) On August 15, 2022, the employers PPE hazard assessment for Fryer Excellence was inadequate in that it did not address the hazards of handling hot grease that exposed employees to spills down their legs and feet.

Issued

2022-10-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-10-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8702.00 · Current $8702.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(f)(1):The employer shall provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use PPE.  Each such employee shall be trained to know at least the following:  (A) When PPE is necessary;  (B) What PPE is necessary;  (C) How to properly don, doff, adjust, and wear PPE;  (D) The proper care, maintenance, useful life, and disposal of the PPE.  a) On or about August 15, 2022, the employer had not provided adequate training on the use of personal protective equipment, as required by (A)-(D) of the standard such as but not limited to face shield, goggles, neoprene apron and neoprene gloves, when draining the hot fryer grease from the UltraFryer.

Issued

2022-10-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-10-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10151.00 · Current $10151.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.151(b):In the absence of an infirmary, clinic, or hospital in near proximity to the workplace which is used for the treatment of all injured employees, a person or persons shall be adequately trained to render first aid. Adequate first aid supplies shall be readily available.  A) On or about August 15, 2022, adequate first aid treatment was not provided, nor was the hospital located in near proximity used for 10 minutes (Kettering Health Dayton Hospital/ Grandview Medical Center) for the treatment of an employee who was burned with hot fryer grease.    B) On or about August 15, 2022, the employer did not ensure that first aid supplies were readily available in that there was no first aid kit containing burn supplies was at the facility.