OSHA Inspection: GOLD COAST INGREDIENTS, INC.

Issued

Jan 14, 2025

Abate by

Feb 3, 2025

Penalty

Initial $10,372 · Current $9,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system:  a) Powder Room 1, Elevated Work Platform: An employee was exposed to an approximate seven foot fall hazard while working on the unguarded work platform and no means of fall protection was in use, on or about July 22, 2024.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jan 14, 2025

Abate by

Feb 3, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.29(b)(1): The employer did not ensure that  guardrail systems met the requirement that the top edge height of top rails, or equivalent guardrail system members, be 42 inches, plus or minus 3 inches, above the walking-working surface:  a) Powder Room 1, Elevated Work Platform: Employees were exposed to an approximate seven foot fall hazard while working on the elevated work platform, and the top rail of the chain guardrail was less than 42 inches (plus or minus 3 inches) above the walking-working surface, on or about September 17, 2024.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED   ABATEMENT NOTE:  The top edge of the top rail must be installed at a height of 42 inches (plus or minus 3 inches), and the midrail must be installed at a height midway between the top edge of the guardrail system and the walking-working surface.

Issued

Jan 14, 2025

Abate by

Feb 3, 2025

Penalty

Initial $6,222 · Current $5,250 Reduced

Hazardous substances P110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(3): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee who wore prescription lenses while engaged in operations that involved eye hazards wore eye protection that incorporated the prescription in its design or eye protection that could be worn over the prescription lenses:   a) Liquid Room 2: An employee wore prescription lenses while pouring hazardous liquid chemicals (e.g., Vigon 503349 Acetyl Propionyl Natural, GCI #700716), and the employer did not ensure that this employee wore prescription safety glasses or safety glasses/goggles over their prescription lenses, on or about September 17, 2024.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jan 14, 2025

Abate by

Mar 25, 2025

Penalty

Initial $12,445 · Current $10,250 Reduced

Hazardous substances P110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  a) Production Area: Employees were required to wear respirators while performing ingredient batch manufacturing operations, and the employer did not provide these employees with respirator medical evaluations, on or about July 22, 2024.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jan 14, 2025

Abate by

Mar 25, 2025

Penalty

Initial $12,445 · Current $10,250 Reduced

Hazardous substances P110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  a) Production Area: Employees were required to wear respirators while performing ingredient batch manufacturing operations, and the employer did not provide these employees with fit tests prior to their initial use of the respirators, on or about July 22, 2024.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED   ABATEMENT NOTE: A qualitative fit test may only be used to fit test negative pressure air-purifying respirators that must achieve a fit factor of 100 or less.

Issued

Jan 14, 2025

Abate by

Mar 25, 2025

Penalty

Initial $12,445 · Current $10,250 Reduced

Hazardous substances P110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(5): Respiratory protection retraining was not conducted annually:  a) Production Area: Employees were required to wear respirators while performing ingredient batch manufacturing operations, and the employer did not provide these employees with annual respirator training, on or about July 22, 2024.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jan 14, 2025

Abate by

Feb 25, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:  a) Production Area: Employees performed job tasks that necessitated the use of personal protective equipment, and the employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed through a written certification, on or about July 22, 2024.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jan 14, 2025

Abate by

Feb 25, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances P110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(2)(ix): The chemical manufacturer or importer preparing the safety data sheet did not ensure that it included Section 9, Physical and chemical properties:   A) Gold Coast Ingredients: Employees manufactured batches of hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to, Natural Butter Type Flavor 381632, and the employer did not ensure that section 9 of the chemical's safety data sheet was completed, on or about August 27, 2024.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED   ABATEMENT NOTE: Appendix D of this standard lists the physical and chemical properties that must be addressed on the safety data sheet. If no relevant information is found for any sub-heading within a section on the safety data sheet, the chemical manufacturer, importer or employer preparing the safety data sheet shall mark it to indicate that no applicable information was found.

Issued

Aug 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $1,763 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.41(a)(2): An establishment that had more than 20 and fewer than 250  employees at any time during the previous calendar year and the establishment is classified in an industry located in Appendix A, did not electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses to OSHA or OSHA's designee, no later than the date listed in paragraph (c) of this section:  a) Gold Coast Ingredients, Inc. located at 1127 Interchange Road, Gilbert, PA 18331: The employer failed to electronically submit the information from the establishment's 2023 OSHA Form 300A or equivalent form by March 2, 2024.    ABATED DURING INSPECTION NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED