DURANGO, CO —
OSHA Inspection: ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY, INC. in 265 TURNER DRIVE, DURANGO, CO 81303 (NAICS 311351). OSHA activity number 346864788.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY, INC.
- Site address
- 265 TURNER DRIVE
- City
- DURANGO
- State
- CO
- ZIP
- 81303
- Mailing
- 265 TURNER DRIVE, DURANGO, CO 81303
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 311351
- Employees
- 155
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2023
- Abate by
- Dec 28, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $10,938 · Current $10,938
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazard(s) created by: (a)265 Turner Drive, Durango, CO 81303; on or before July 07, 2023, and at times prior, Employees were exposed to inadequate machine guarding on a chocolate processing machine in that the employees would sometimes open the access port where chocolate that was clogging the machine could be pushed out. The access port was located on the side of the machine behind a shut valve gate. The employees could open valve gate and insert fingers without the machine shutting off or down. Employees were exposed to rotating paddle that stirs the chocolate to prevent cooling and solidifying that would then clog the machine process.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $10938
- — C (S) $10938
- — Z (S) $10938
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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 346864788.
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