OSHA Inspection: JM WATERFORD LLC

Issued

2024-01-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3572.00 · Current $3572.00

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 in that the employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  Food Preparation Area:  On, or about, November 14, 2023, the employer had not developed and implemented a Lockout program that required that the Bizerba meat slicers be de-energized while they were being cleaned.  At the time of the inspection, employees were trained to hold a rag against the blade surface (top and bottom) while the blade was running to facilitate cleaning.

Issued

2024-01-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2678.00 · Current $2678.00

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:  Restaurant:  On, or about, November 14, 2023, the employer had not developed and implemented a written hazard communication program.  Cleaning chemicals that were classified as corrosive and irritants were used.

Issued

2024-01-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):  The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical:  Restaurant:  On, or about, November 14, 2023 the employer did not provide copies of Safety Data Sheets in the workplace for cleaning chemicals such as, but not limited to, window cleaner, surface cleaner, oven cleaner, bleach, stainless steel cleaner and sanitizing tablets.

Issued

2024-01-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  Restaurant:  On, or about, November 14, 2023, the employer had not provided employees with training regarding the Hazard Communication Standard and the safe use and handling of cleaning chemicals such as, but not limited to, Greaselift, bleach, Surface Cleaner, glass cleaner and Quat Tabs.