SAINT LOUIS, MO —
OSHA Inspection: LOUISA FOOD PRODUCTS INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of LOUISA FOOD PRODUCTS INC. in 1918 SWITZER AVENUE, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63136 (NAICS 311412). OSHA activity number 346954258.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- LOUISA FOOD PRODUCTS INC.
- Site address
- 1918 SWITZER AVENUE
- City
- SAINT LOUIS
- State
- MO
- ZIP
- 63136
- Mailing
- 1918 SWITZER AVENUE, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63136
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 311412
- Employees
- 250
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $28,125 · Current $19,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii):The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, was not guarded. The guarding device was not in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, was not so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle. At 1918 Switzer Avenue, Saint Louis, MO, 63136, On August 25, 2023 and at time prior there to employees were exposed to hazards associated with a point of operation on a Ravioli Machine Line 1 at the trim cutter. An employee was able to lift a gate without a kill switch without disconnecting or stopping the power and access a blade used to cut dough on Ravioli line one trim belt. The Louis Food Products INC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.212(a)(3)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1521169, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on August 5, 2021, with respect to a workplace located at 1918 Switzer Avenue, Saint Louis, MO, 63136.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $19000
- — Z (R) $28125
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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 346954258.
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