OSHA Inspection: THE PICTSWEET COMPANY

Issued

Jun 3, 2026

Abate by

Jul 22, 2026

Penalty

Initial $11,823 · Current $11,823

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(ii): The employer did not document that equipment complies with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP):    a) Facility located at 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE (Engine Room): On or before December 9, 2025, and times thereto, the employer did not document that equipment complies with RAGAGEPs such as IIAR 2-2014 : Section 6.10.2 when machinery rooms were not tight fitting and self-closing. The engine room contained a sliding door which contained a " 1/2 gap. Failure to ensure machinery doors are self-closing and tight-fitting can cause anhydrous ammonia to migrate outside of the machinery room exposing employees outside of the machinery room to anhydrous ammonia vapors and fire hazards.    b) Facility located at 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE (Engine Room): On or before December 9, 2025, and times thereto, the employer did not document that equipment complies with RAGAGEPs such as IIAR 2-2014: Section 6.14.5.5 when supply air ducts pulled air from production areas. In the event of an anhydrous ammonia release contaminated air could pass through intake openings, allowing ammonia vapors to migrate into both the engine room and occupied production spaces.    c) Facility located at 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE (Production Area): On or before December 9, 2025, and times thereto, the employer did not document that equipment complies with RAGAGEPs such as IIAR 2-2014: Section 4.2 when the low-pressure liquid receiver was located outside the engine room in the production area. Failure to ensure the vessel was placed in an area designed for its use could expose employees to anhydrous ammonia vapors in the event of a leak, resulting in serious injuries.    d) Facility located at 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE (Production Area): On or before January 1, 2026, and times thereto , the employer did not document that equipment complies with RAGAGEP such as IIAR 2-2014, Section 6.12.2, when the control switch for the emergency ventilation was not provided with a tamper-resistant cover.  e) Facility located at 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE: On or about  December 9, 2025 the employer did not document that equipment complies with RAGAGEPs such as IIAR 2-2014: Section 6.14.7.3 when the emergency ventilation system was not designed to operate independently of the equipment within the machinery room and did not continue to operate regardless of whether emergency shutdown controls for the machinery room have been activated including during a power outage.

Issued

Jun 3, 2026

Abate by

Jul 22, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.119(d)(3)(iii): For existing equipment designed and constructed in accordance with codes, standards, or practices no longer in general use, the employer did not determine and document that the equipment in the process was designed, maintained, inspected, tested, and operating in a safe manner.   a) Facility located at 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE 19933, Production Area: On or about December 9, 2025, the employer did not determine and document that the low-pressure liquid receiver, serial # 01108, is designed and operating in a safe manner when it was placed outside the engine room, not in an enclosed space that is designed specifically to safely house refrigeration equipment, and lacking emergency ventilation. Employees are exposed to equipment that is not located in an area designed to safely house refrigeration equipment in the event of a release exposing employees to serious injuries or death from ammonia, a toxic gas.

Issued

Jun 3, 2026

Abate by

Jul 22, 2026

Penalty

Initial $11,823 · Current $11,823

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(e)(3)(i): The process hazard analysis did not address the hazards of the process.    a) Facility located at 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE 19933, Production Area: On or before December 9, 2025, the employer did not assess the consequences and safeguards related to the location of the low-pressure liquid receiver, serial # 01108, in proximity to employees working in the production area of the facility. The process hazard analysis did not consider the lack of ventilation and the potential impact on these employees in the event of an ammonia release

Issued

Jun 3, 2026

Abate by

Jul 22, 2026

Penalty

Initial $11,823 · Current $11,823

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(e)(5): The employer did not assure that PHA recommendations were resolved in a timely manner    Facility located at 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE: On or before December 9, 2025, the employer failed to ensure that PHA recommendations were resolved in a timely manner; and, even if the recommendation was resolved, the employer also failed to: establish a system to promptly address the team's findings and recommendations; assure that the resolution was documented;  complete these actions as soon as possible; and develop a written schedule of when these actions were to be completed:  a)	The recommendation from the 2015 and 2020 PHA "There is not any backup generators for the facility. On 12/9/2025, the recommendation was still open, and the condition was still present .  b)	The recommendation from the 2015 and 2020 PHA, "Develop a list of the valves and document each valve that has been exercised", was not resolved in a timely manner. On 12/9/2025, the recommendation was still open, and the condition was still present.  c)	The recommendation from the 2020 PHA, "Ventilation switch is "On, Off, Auto" and located in an area where anyone could access the "off" Function." "It is not located in a remote secure area", was not resolved in a timely manner. On 12/9/2025, the recommendation was still open, and the condition was still present.  Failure to resolve the accepted recommendations in a PHA could expose employees to anhydrous ammonia vapors in the event of a leak, resulting in serious injuries.

Issued

Jun 3, 2026

Abate by

Jun 30, 2026

Penalty

Initial $16,550 · Current $16,550

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(i)(D):The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for emergency shutdown, including the conditions under which emergency shutdown is required, and the assignment of shutdown responsibility to qualified operators to ensure that emergency shutdown is executed in a safe and timely manner.    a) 18215 Wesley Church Road, Bridgeville, DE 19933 (Engine Room), On or before December 9, 2025, the employer failed to develop and implement written emergency?shutdown procedures for the Cornell pump SOP "Oil Draining Cold Storage?6D.Cpl &2" that clearly states the conditions that require emergency shutdown.    b) 18215 Wesley Church Road, Bridgeville, DE 19933 (Engine Room),  On or before December 9, 2025, the employer failed to develop and implement written operating procedures for emergency shutdown of the Cornell Pump  that provide clear instructions for when emergency shutdown is required. The submitted SOPs are deficient because they do not state a clear purpose or scope for the emergency shutdown, do not identify specific conditions/decision criteria that trigger shutdown.   c) 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE 19933 (Engine Room): On or before December 9, 2025, and times thereto, the employer did not develop operating procedures that provide clear instructions for emergency shutdown for shipping dock evaporator 5. The SOP (SD.SDU5) failed to identify the conditions under which emergency shutdown is required.     d) 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE 19933 (Engine Room): On or before December 9, 2025, and times thereto, employees were exposed to safety and health hazards when the employer failed to establish clear operating procedures after an emergency shut-down.

Issued

Jun 3, 2026

Abate by

Jun 30, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.119(f)(1)(i)(G): The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information and did not address the startup following a turnaround, or after an emergency shutdown.     a) 18215 Wesley Church Road, Bridgeville, DE 19933: On or before December 9, 2025, the employer did not develop and implement operating procedures that provided clear instructions for dressing startup following an abnormal condition or emergency shut down.

Issued

Jun 3, 2026

Abate by

Jul 22, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(ii):): The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provided clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information that addressed operating limits.     a) 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE 19933 (Engine Room): On or before December 9, 2025, and times thereto, the employer did not develop operating procedures that provide clear instructions for Screw Compressor 1 which include information to address the operating limits. Failure to develop written operating procedures for each screw compressor(s) operating limits can lead to the release of anhydrous ammonia.     b)18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE 19933 (Engine Room): On or before December 9, 2025, and times thereto, the employer did not develop operating procedures that provide clear instructions for the High-Pressure Receiver. The SOP failed to identify key mandatory elements such as but not limited to operating limits, safety and health considerations, safety systems, and clear hazard communication.     c) 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE 19933 (Engine Room): On or before December 9, 2025, and times thereto, the employer did not develop operating procedures that provide clear instructions for the purger.  Purger SOP section 6a.hap is identified has the normal startup procedure, with four steps, this SOP fails to identify upper/lower operating limits.

Issued

Jun 3, 2026

Abate by

Jul 22, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(ii)(A): The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that addressed the consequences of deviations from the operating limits in the covered process;     a) 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE 19933 (Engine Room): On or before December 9, 2025, and times thereto, the employer failed to develop and implement written operating procedures for Screw Compressor 1 that identified the compressor's operating limits or the consequences of deviations from those limits.     b)18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE 19933 (Engine Room): On or before December 9, 2025, and times thereto, the employer did not develop written operating procedures for the High?Pressure Receiver that identified operating limits or the consequences of deviations from those limits.   c) 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE 19933 (Engine Room): On or before December 9, 2025, and times thereto, The employer did not develop written operating procedures for the purger that identified operating limits or the consequences of deviations from those limits.

Issued

Jun 3, 2026

Abate by

Jul 22, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(ii)(B): The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for steps required to correct or avoid deviation from the operating limits in the covered process.    a) 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE 19933 (Engine Room): On or before December 9, 2025, and times thereto, the employer did not develop clear instructions for the Screw Compressor 1 that provided clear instructions for steps required to correct or avoid deviation from the operating limits in the covered process.     b)18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE 19933 (Engine Room): On or before December 9, 2025, and times thereto, the employer did not develop clear instructions for the High-Pressure Receiver that provided clear instructions for steps required to correct or avoid deviation from the operating limits in the covered process.     c) 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE 19933 (Engine Room): On or before December 9, 2025, and times thereto, the employer did not develop clear instructions for the purger that provided instructions for steps required to correct or avoid deviation from the operating limits in the covered process

Issued

Jun 3, 2026

Abate by

Jun 30, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR? 1910.119(f)(1)(iii)(B):? The employer's Standard Operating Procedures did not include precautions necessary to prevent exposure, including engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment:     a) 8215 Wesley Church Road, Bridgeville, DE 19933: On or before December 9, 2025, and at times thereafter, The Pictsweet Company did not implement effective operating procedures for the Cornell pump SOP titled "Oil Draining Cold Storage - 6D.Cpl & 2." The procedure did not include required precautions to prevent employee exposure to anhydrous ammonia during normal or abnormal operations, the SOP failed to specify required personal protective equipment, to protect employees while performing oil?draining tasks in the engine room.????     b) 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE 19933 (Engine Room): On or before December 9, 2025, and at times thereafter, The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures for the compressor that included precautions to prevent exposure. The SOP listed only general precautions such as "relief line piping," "buddy system," "training," and PPE such as "gloves, safety goggles or shield," but did not identify procedure-specific exposure precautions for compressor operations involving ammonia, including emergency shutdown, bleed down, oil/filter changes, suction strainer removal, startup after emergency shutdown, and other tasks where ammonia exposure could occur.    c) 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE 19933 (Engine Room): On or before December 9, 2025, and at times thereafter, The Pictsweet Company did not implement effective operating procedures for Shipping Dock Evaporator 5. The SOPs governing evaporator operation did not include precautions necessary to prevent employee exposure to anhydrous ammonia during normal or abnormal operating conditions.

Issued

Jun 3, 2026

Abate by

Jul 22, 2026

Penalty

Initial $16,550 · Current $16,550

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(2): The employer did not establish written procedures to maintain the on-going integrity of process equipment:    a) 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE 19933 (Engine Room): On or before December 9, 2025, and at times thereafter, the employer failed to establish written procedures for compressors valves to maintain the ongoing integrity of process equipment.    b) 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE 19933 (Engine Room): On or before December 9, 2025, and at times thereafter, the employer did not establish and implement written procedures to exercise process piping valves associated with ammonia refrigeration equipment, without written procedures addressing the safe method for identifying, positioning, operating, verifying, and documenting valve exercising activities could result in a loss of containment, exposing employees to anhydrous ammonia resulting in serious injuries.

Issued

Jun 3, 2026

Abate by

Jul 22, 2026

Penalty

Initial $16,550 · Current $16,550

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(ii):Inspection and testing procedures did not follow recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices:     a) 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE 19933 (Engine Room): On or before December 9, 2025, and times thereto, the employer failed to establish and implement inspection and testing procedures that follow their chosen RAGAGEP, such as but not limited to IIAR 6-2019 Standard for Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Refrigeration Systems, for the Frick oil Still Year 1972 (Engine Room).    b) 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE 19933 (Engine Room): On or before December 9, 2025, and times thereto, the employer failed to establish and implement inspection and testing procedures that follow their chosen RAGAGEP, such as but not limited to IIAR 6-2019 Standard for Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Refrigeration Systems, for Cornell 400?series compressors and associated pressure?containing equipment.    c) 18215 Wesley Church Road, Bridgeville, DE, On or before December 9, 2025, and times thereto, the employer failed to establish and implement inspection and testing procedures that follow their chosen RAGAGEP, for insulated refrigeration piping and vessels.  d) 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE 19933 (Engine Room): On or before December 9, 2025, and times thereto, the employer failed to establish and implement inspection and testing procedures that follow their chosen RAGAGEP, such as but not limited to IIAR 6-2019 Standard for Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Refrigeration Systems, for the Hansen Model H5601 relief device installed April 2020 was not changed out as required.

Issued

Jun 3, 2026

Abate by

Jul 22, 2026

Penalty

Initial $11,823 · Current $11,823

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.119(l)(1): The employer did not establish written procedures to manage changes to process chemicals, technology, equipment, and procedures, and changes to facilities that affect a covered process(a)    a) Facility located at 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE (Engine Room): On or before December 9, 2025, and times thereto, the employer failed to implement written procedures to manage changes (MOC) for organizational changes that affect the health and safety impact of a PSM-covered process.  Written procedure(s) to manage the change exposing employees to changes that were not properly managed by identifying, evaluating, and reviewing the change prior to implementation. By failing to conduct an MOC the facility lacked direction as to the roles and responsibilities to resolve and coordinate PSM program activities such as tracking and resolving PHA and CA findings.

Issued

Jun 3, 2026

Abate by

Jul 22, 2026

Penalty

Initial $16,550 · Current $16,550

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.119(l)(3): Employees involved in operating a process and maintenance and contract employees whose job tasks will be affected by a change in the process shall be informed of, and trained in, the change prior to start-up of the process or affected part of the process.   a) Facility located at 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE (Engine Room): On or before December 9, 2025, and times thereto,  the employer did not inform and train affected employees of a change in the process through a management of change when operating and mechanical integrity procedures were updated and rewritten.

Issued

Jun 3, 2026

Abate by

Jul 22, 2026

Penalty

Initial $11,823 · Current $11,823

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.119(o)(1): Employers did not verify that the procedures and practices developed under the standard were adequate:  a) Facility located at 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE (Engine Room): On or before December 9, 2025, compliance audits were not conducted nor documented every 3 years  to evaluate if compliance with procedures and practices are adequate and being followed.

Issued

Jun 3, 2026

Abate by

Jul 22, 2026

Penalty

Initial $14,187 · Current $14,187

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(e)(1)(ii): Electric equipment shall not be used unless markings have been placed on equipment such as voltage, current, wattage and other ratings as necessary:    a) 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE (Engine Room-Panel Labeled - H1): On or before December 9, 2025, and times thereto, maintenance employees were exposed to hazards when energized electrical equipment was entered or manipulated for repairs without proper markings of voltage on circuit panels.   b) 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE (Engine Room-Panel Labeled - Spare): On or before December 9, 2025, and times thereto, maintenance employees were exposed to hazards when energized electrical equipment was entered or manipulated for repairs without proper markings of voltage on circuit panels.    c) 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE (Engine Room-Panel General Electric (adjacent to a high stage #1)): On or before December 9, 2025, and times thereto, maintenance employees were exposed to hazards when energized electrical equipment was entered or manipulated for repairs without proper markings of voltage on circuit panels.   d) 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE (Engine Room-Panel Labeled -High Stage #1 RC-6): On or before December 9, 2025, and times thereto, maintenance employees were exposed to hazards when energized electrical equipment was entered or manipulated for repairs without proper markings of voltage on circuit panels.   e) 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE (Engine Room-Panel Labeled -Booster #2/RC-2): On or before December 9, 2025, and times thereto, maintenance employees were exposed to hazards when energized electrical equipment was entered or manipulated for repairs without proper markings of voltage on circuit panels.   f) 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE (Engine Room-Panel Labeled - RC-4/Screw): On or before December 9, 2025, and times thereto, maintenance employees were exposed to hazards when energized electrical equipment was entered or manipulated for repairs without proper markings of voltage on circuit panels.

Issued

Jun 3, 2026

Abate by

Jul 22, 2026

Penalty

Initial $14,187 · Current $14,187

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.307(c)(1): Intrinsically safe. Equipment and associated wiring approved as intrinsically safe is permitted in any hazardous (classified) location for which it is approved;   a) 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE (Engine room and production area): On or before December 9, 2025, and times thereto,  employees were exposed to electrical hazards because electrical located in a class 1 hazardous location was not designed, approved, or maintained in a manner that ensured it was explosion proof, or otherwise safe for use in the presence of flammable ammonia-air mixtures.

Issued

Jun 3, 2026

Abate by

Jul 22, 2026

Penalty

Initial $11,823 · Current $11,823

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c)(2)(i):Equipment in hazardous (classified) location(s) was not approved for the class of location:    a) 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE 19933 (Engine Room): On or before December 9, 2025 and times thereto, the employer exposed employees to fire/explosion hazards associated with the release of anhydrous ammonia, in that the electrical equipment in the room was not classified for Class I, Division 2, Hazardous Locations.

Issued

Jun 3, 2026

Abate by

Jul 22, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.119(d)(3)(i)(F): Information pertaining to the equipment in the process did not include design codes and standards that were employed:  a) Facility located at 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE: On or before December 9, 2025, and times thereto, Pictsweet utilizes a closed-loop ammonia refrigeration system which maintains 17,000 pounds of ammoina which places it under the process safety management program.  The employer had not completed and implemented a written compilation of process safety information related to the technology used in the process, including the design codes and standards followed at the facility.

Issued

Jun 3, 2026

Abate by

Jun 30, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.119(m)(4): A written incident report was not prepared at the conclusion of the investigation that included at a minimum: the date of the incident; date the investigation began; a description of the incident; the factors that resulted from the investigation; any recommendations resulting from the investigation; and the recommendation's resolutions:   a) 18215 Wesley Church Road Bridgeville, DE 19933 (Engine Room): On or before December 9, 2025, and times thereto, the employer did not establish a system to promptly address and resolve incident report findings. -