OSHA Inspection: LATITUDE 36 FOODS

Issued

2022-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14502.00 · Current $14502.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.  Note: Exception: The employer need not document the required procedure for a particular machine or equipment, when all of the following elements exist: (1) The machine or equipment has no potential for stored or residual energy or reaccumulation of stored energy after shut down which could endanger employees; (2) the machine or equipment has a single energy source which can be readily identified and isolated; (3) the isolation and locking out of that energy source will completely deenergize and deactivate the machine or equipment; (4) the machine or equipment is isolated from that energy source and locked out during servicing or maintenance; (5) a single lockout device will achieve a locker-out condition; (6) the lockout device is under the exclusive control of the authorized employee performing the servicing or maintenance; (7) the servicing or maintenance does not create hazards for other employees; and (8) the employer, in utilizing this exception, has had no accidents involving the unexpected activation or reenergization of the machine or equipment during servicing or maintenance.  a) On or about October 12, 2022, Latitude 36 Foods did not have machine specific lockout/ tag out procedures for energy sources such as electrical and pneumatic for equipment such as but not limited to the ILAPAK 6000 to ensure that employees performing activities such as cleaning and unjamming have specific procedures to follow to properly isolate the equipment.

Issued

2022-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14502.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees. The training shall include the following:   (A) Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.   (B) Each affected employee shall be instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure.  (C) All other employees whose work operations are or may be in an area where energy control procedures may be utilized, shall be instructed about the procedure, and about the prohibition relating to attempts to restart or reenergize machines or equipment which are locked out or tagged out.   a) On or before October 12, 2022, employees performing servicing and maintenance such as unjamming the ILAPAK 6000 located on line 209 were not trained as authorized employees on the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control to shut off and lock out energy such as but not limited to the electrical disconnect and the pneumatics that operated the blades.  b) On or before October 12, 2022, the operators, catchers and QA Leads, suppliers and assemblers were not trained as affected employees for the purpose and use of the energy control procedures.    c) On or before October 12, 2022, employees who are not considered authorized or affected were not trained on the program or procedures for lockout tag out as it relates to all other employees.

Issued

2022-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14502.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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:  (d)(1) Preparation for shutdown. Before an authorized or affected employee turns off a machine or equipment, the authorized employee shall have knowledge of the type and magnitude of the energy, the hazards of the energy to be controlled, and the method or means to control the energy.  (d)(2) Machine or equipment shutdown. The machine or equipment shall be turned off or shut down using the procedures established for the machine or equipment. An orderly shutdown must be utilized to avoid any additional or increased hazard(s) to employees as a result of the equipment stoppage.  (d)(3) Machine or equipment isolation. All energy isolating devices that are needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment shall be physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s).  (d)(4) Lockout or tagout device application.  (d)(5) Stored energy.  (d)(6) Verification of isolation. Prior to starting work on machines or equipment that have been locked out or tagged out, the authorized employee shall verify that isolation and deenergization of the machine or equipment have been accomplished.   a) On or about October 12, 2022, operators of the ILAPAK 6000 did not follow the requirements of d1 through d6 to ensure the lock out of the ILAPAK 6000 machine prior to unjamming a film jam while setting up the machine at the beginning of the shift.

Issued

2022-12-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14502.00 · Current $14502.00

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 October 12, 2022, the employer did not ensure that the ILAPAK 6000 located on lines 209, 208, 207 and 206 were not adequately guarded in that employees were able to reach under the interlocking doors while operating the press during production to remove jammed film near the blades of the machine, the conveyor is approximately 15 inches wide, the conveyor to interlocking doors is approximately 5.5 to 7.5 inches and the door gap to blade is  approximately 16 inches.