OSHA Inspection: BCP INGREDIENTS, INC.

Issued

Mar 4, 2024

Abate by

Apr 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $16,131 · Current $15,625 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(5)(ii): Lockout devices and tagout devices were not used for lockout and tagout purposes only:  The employer is not adequately protecting employees from health hazards associated with hazardous chemicals, caught-in, struck-by, and amputation hazards. This was most recently documented on January 10, 2023, at the worksite located at 299 Extension Street, Verona, Missouri. Lockout devices were being utilized for other purposes other than controlling energy in building V26.  29 CFR l 903.19(d)(l) requires certification and documentation that the abatement of the above violation is complete.

Issued

Jul 5, 2023

Abate by

Apr 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $15,625 · Current $15,625

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested:  (a) The employer required employees to work with full face respirators to protect them from hazards associated with exposure to hazardous chemicals, which are known to cause health effects such as but not limited to irritation of the eyes, skin, nose, throat, and lungs, This was most recently documented on January 10, 2023, at the worksite located at 299 Extension Street, Verona, Missouri. Employees using respirators to handle hazardous chemicals were not consistently fit tested annually.

Issued

Jul 5, 2023

Abate by

Apr 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $14,733 · Current $14,875

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 or  were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:  (a) The employer is not adequately protecting employees from exposure to health effects associated with hazardous chemicals such as irritation of the eyes, skin, nose, throat, and lungs. This was most recently documented on April 12, 2023, at the worksite located at 299 Extension Street, Verona, Missouri. Two employees' tight-fitting full-face respirators were hung up in a bag in V-25 against the wall where it was exposed to chemicals and deformation of the facepiece.

Issued

Jul 5, 2023

Abate by

Apr 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $9,822 · Current $14,875

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(a)(6): The employer did not ensure that all nameplates or markings were maintained in a legible condition:  (a) The employer is failing to protect employees from struck-by, caught under, and crushing hazards. This was most recently documented on April 12, 2023, at the worksite located at 299 Extension Street, Verona, Missouri.  A Toyota electric forklift truck (Serial number 10752), operated in V-25, was missing control labels for the control operating hydraulics that moved the height position and clamp actuation.

Issued

Jul 5, 2023

Abate by

Apr 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(4)(iii):An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:  The employer is failing to protect employees from struck-by, caught under, and crushing hazards. This was most recently documented on January 10, 2023, at the worksite located at 299 Extension Street, Verona, Missouri. Employees were operating forklifts, manufactured by Doosan and/or Toyota, throughout the plant and did not have an evaluation of their performance at least once every three years.

Issued

Jul 5, 2023

Abate by

Apr 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $15,625 · Current $14,875 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1190

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1047(d)(6)(i): Monitoring was not accurate to a confidence level of 95 percent, to within plus or minus 25 percent for airborne concentrations of ethylene oxide at the 1 parts per million (ppm) time weighted average and to within plus or minus 35 percent for airborne concentrations of ethylene oxide at the action level of 0.5 ppm:    (a) The employer did not have an adequate program to monitor employees' exposure to ethylene oxide. This was most recently documented on January 10, 2023, at the worksite located at 299 Extension Street, Verona, Missouri. The employer?s air monitoring results revealed samples that were outside of time parameters, samples not present, and samples not being returned within the manufacturer's maximum recommended holding time. The accuracy of certain samples could not be determined due to these errors at the 95% confidence level.

Issued

Jul 5, 2023

Abate by

Apr 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1190

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1047(d)(6)(ii):Monitoring was not accurate to a confidence level of 95 percent to within plus or minus 35 percent for airborne concentrations of ethylene oxide at the excursion limit:  (a)(a)	The employer did not have an adequate program to monitor employees' exposure to ethylene oxide. This was most recently documented on January 10, 2023, at the worksite located at 299 Extension Street, Verona, Missouri. The employer?s air monitoring results revealed samples that were outside of time parameters, samples not present, and samples not being returned within the manufacturer's maximum recommended holding time at the 95% confidence level.

Issued

Jul 5, 2023

Abate by

Apr 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $12,278 · Current $15,625

Hazardous substances 1190

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1047(d)(7)(i): Employees were not notified within 15 working days after receipt of ethylene oxide monitoring results, and in writing either individually, or by posting results in an appropriate location accessible to the affected employees:  (a) (a)	The employer is not adequately communicating hazardous chemicals monitoring results to employees. This was most recently documented on January 13, 2023, at the worksite located at 299 Extension Street, Verona, Missouri. Employees were not notified of the results of air monitoring.

Issued

Jul 5, 2023

Abate by

Apr 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $7,366 · Current $14,875

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical  The employer is failing to protect employees from chemical contact hazards. This was most recently documented on January 10,  2023, at the worksite located at 299 Extension Street, Verona, Missouri.   Spray bottles were discovered without labeling or any other marking.  (a) In V-26, an unlabeled bottle was discovered on a maintenance stand. (b) In V-26, an unlabeled bottle was discovered on the equipment Fischbein PBC 6000.

Issued

Jul 5, 2023

Abate by

Apr 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $49,110 · Current $15,625 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(5)(ii): Lockout devices and tagout devices were not used for lockout and tagout purposes only:  The employer is not adequately protecting employees from potential health hazards associated with hazardous chemicals, caught-in, struck-by, and amputation hazards. This was most recently documented on January 10, 2023, at the worksite located at 299 Extension Street, Verona, Missouri. Lockout devices were being utilized for other purposes other than controlling energy in building V25.  29 CFR l 903.19(d)(l) requires certification and documentation that the abatement of the above violation is complete.

Issued

Jul 5, 2023

Abate by

Apr 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $49,110 · Current $14,875 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:  (a) The employer is failing to protect employees from serious fire, shock, and burn hazards. This was most recently documented on January 10, 2023, at the worksite located at 299 Extension Street, Verona, Missouri. Unused openings in the electrical cabinet located in building v-10 1/2 were open and not effectively closed.  BCP Ingredients, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1526237, citation number 1, item number  9, and was affirmed as a final order on October 27, 2021, with respect to a workplace located at 299 Extension Street, Verona, Missouri.