OSHA Inspection: LAUREL VALLEY FARMS

Issued

Oct 31, 2023

Abate by

Dec 19, 2023

Penalty

Initial $9,376 · Current $2,578 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use.   a) Laurel Valley Farms - 705 Penn Green Road, Landenberg, PA: On or about May 3, 2023, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program for employees required to wear respirators such as 3M 7500 with P100 filters and/or 3M Versaflow TR-300 powered air purifying respirator, etc while conducting spore operations.

Issued

Oct 31, 2023

Abate by

Dec 19, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace.  a) Laurel Valley Farms - 705 Penn Green Road, Landenberg, PA: On or about May 3, 2023, the employer did not provide medical evaluations prior to requiring employees to use respirators such as but not limited to 3M 7500 with P100 filters and 3M Versaflow TR-300 powered air purifying respirator (PAPR), while performing spore operations.

Issued

Oct 31, 2023

Abate by

Dec 19, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(2)(i): The employer did not identify a physician or other licensed health care professional (PLHCP) to perform medical evaluations using a medical questionnaire or an initial medical examination that obtained the same information as the medical questionnaire:  a) Laurel Valley Farms - 705 Penn Green Road, Landenberg, PA: On or about May 3, 2023,  the employer did not ensure that employees required to wear respirators such as but not limited to 3M 7500 with P100 filters and 3M Versaflow TR-300 powered air purifying respirator (PAPR), while performing spore operations were provided with medical evaluation by a physician or other licensed health care professional (PLHCP) before employees were fit tested or required to use a respirators.

Issued

Oct 31, 2023

Abate by

Dec 19, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(4)(i): The medical questionnaire and examinations were not administered confidentially during the employee's normal working hours or at a time and place convenient to the employee:  a) Laurel Valley Farms - 705 Penn Green Road, Landenberg, PA: On or about May 3, 2023, the employer did not ensure that employees required to wear respirators such as but not limited to 3M 7500 with P100 filters and 3M Versaflow TR-300 powered air purifying respirator (PAPR), while performing spore operations were administered a medical questionnaire confidentially.

Issued

Oct 31, 2023

Abate by

Dec 19, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,938 · Current $2,578 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  a) Laurel Valley Farms - 705 Penn Green Road, Landenberg, PA: On or about May 3, 2023, a written Hazard Communication Program was not provided where employees are exposed to hazardous chemicals during soil spraying activities including but not limited to:   -Acetic Acid contained in Suprapur Supelco -Cyromazine  contained in Armor -Sodium hydroxide contained in Product 7280 Ricca Chemical Company  -etc.

Issued

Oct 31, 2023

Abate by

Dec 19, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  a) Laurel Valley Farms - 705 Penn Green Road, Landenberg, PA: On or about May 3, 2023, the employer did not provide adequate information/training on the hazardous chemicals in the work area. Employees are exposed to hazardous chemicals including but not limited to the following:   -Acetic Acid contained in Suprapur Supelco -Cyromazine  contained in Armor -Sodium hydroxide contained in Product 7280 Ricca Chemical Company  -etc.