OSHA Inspection: HALPERNS? STEAK AND SEAFOOD COMPANY LLC

Issued

Oct 8, 2024

Abate by

Nov 19, 2024

Penalty

Initial $16,131 · Current $9,679 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(1)(i): The employer did not select and have each affected employee use, the types of personal protective equipment that would protect the affected employee(s) from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment:   (a) On or about April 16th, 2024, at 1919 Northwest 19th Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, an employee was exposed to amputation and caught-between hazards while cutting meats with a band saw due to the employee wearing string knit gloves cut resistant near the equipment's blade and lacking a clear view of the task being conducted when using eyewear that was not anti-fog type.  (b) On or about April 19th, 2024, at 1919 Northwest 19th Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, an employee was exposed to amputation and caught-between hazards while cutting meats with a band saw due to the employee wearing string knit gloves.

Issued

Oct 8, 2024

Abate by

Nov 19, 2024

Penalty

Initial $16,131 · Current $8,066 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  (a) On or about April 19th, 2024, at 1919 Northwest 19th Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, an employee was exposed to struck-by hazards from flying particles while cutting meats with a band saw when not wearing safety glasses.   (b) On or about September 27th, 2024, at 1919 Northwest 19th Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, an employee was exposed to struck-by hazards from flying particles while cutting meats with a band saw when not wearing safety glasses.

Issued

Oct 8, 2024

Abate by

Nov 19, 2024

Penalty

Initial $16,131 · Current $11,292 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposed an employee to injury, was not guarded:  (a) On or about April 16th, 2024, at 1919 Northwest 19th Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, an employee was exposed to an amputation hazards while cutting meats with a band saw, where the point of operation was neither guarded nor was a pusher plat used.  (b) On or about April 19th, 2024, at 1919 Northwest 19th Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, an employee was exposed to an amputation hazard while cutting meats with a band saw, where the point of operation was not  guarded.