PATERSON, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: KB FOODS ENTERPRISES
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of KB FOODS ENTERPRISES in 19 E 5TH ST., PATERSON, NJ 07524 (NAICS 311812). OSHA activity number 346342520.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KB FOODS ENTERPRISES
- Site address
- 19 E 5TH ST.
- City
- PATERSON
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07524
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 628, PATERSON, NJ 07524
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 311812
- Employees
- 100
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- May 1, 2023
- Abate by
- May 18, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $12,031 · Current $12,031
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees. a) 19 E 5th St, Patterson NJ- Hot Room: Employees were exposed to fire/explosion hazards from combustible dust with a hazard explosion severity of 3 newton, daily while manufacturing filo dough. Combustible dust from production line 5 was accumulating on surfaces outside the dust collector on or about November 15, 2022.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $12031
- — C (S) $12031
- — Z (S) $12031
1910.22 A01
- Issued
- May 1, 2023
- Abate by
- May 18, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $12,031 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1):All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition. a) 19 E 5th St, Patterson NJ- Hot Room: Employees were exposed to combustible dust with a hazard explosion severity of 3 newton, daily while manufacturing filo dough. The employer failed to ensure all places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition on or about November 15, 2023.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $12031
- — Z (S) $12031
1910.145 C03
- Issued
- May 1, 2023
- Abate by
- May 18, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $12,031 · Current $8,422 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.145(c)(3):Safety instruction signs. Safety instruction signs shall be used where there is a need for general instructions and suggestions relative to safety measures. a) Hot Room: Employee were exposed to combustible dust with a hazard explosion severity of 3 newton, while manufacturing filo dough. The employer did not post Safety instruction signs warning of explosive hazards in the entrance to places where explosive atmospheres may occur on or about November 15, 2022.
Recent events (3)
- — J (O) $8421.8
- — C (S) $12031
- — Z (S) $12031
1910.307 C
- Issued
- May 1, 2023
- Abate by
- Jun 16, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $12,031 · Current $8,422 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.307(c):Electrical installations. Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations shall be intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location. a) Hot Room- overhead lights: Employee were exposed to combustible dust with a hazard explosion severity of 3 newton, daily while manufacturing filo dough. The employer did not ensure overhead lights in hazardous Class II Explosive locations were be intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous Class II Explosive location, or safe for the hazardous Class II Explosive location on or about November 15, 2022. b) Hot Room- wires: Employee were exposed to combustible dust with a hazard explosion severity of 3 newton, daily while manufacturing filo dough. The employer did not ensure that equipment wiring methods in hazardous Class II Explosive locations were intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous Class II Explosive location, or safe for the hazardous Class II Explosive location on or about November 15, 2022 .
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $8421.8
- — C (S) $12031
- — Z (S) $12031
1910.1200 E01 I
- Issued
- May 1, 2023
- Abate by
- May 18, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $12,031 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The employer did not compile a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that was referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet. a) Employees were exposed to combustible dust with a hazard explosion severity of 3 newton, while manufacturing filo dough. The employer did not compile a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that was referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet on or about November 15, 2022.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $12031
- — Z (S) $12031
1910.1200 H03 II
- Issued
- May 1, 2023
- Abate by
- May 18, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $24,063 · Current $24,063
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area: a) 19 E 5th St, Patterson NJ: Employees were exposed to combustible dust with a hazard explosion severity of 3 newton, daily while manufacturing filo dough. the employer did not ensure that employee training included the physical and health hazards of the combustible dust in the work area on or around November 15, 2022. KB Foods Inc d.b.a Kontos foods. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1365495, citation number 1, item number 3/b and was affirmed as a final order on March 27, 2020, with respect to a workplace located at 100 6th Ave, Paterson, NJ 07524.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $24063
- — C (R) $24063
- — Z (R) $24063
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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 346342520.
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