Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1378258.015 - Commonwealth Joe Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 1378258.015

Report ID: 0352420

Date Opened: 02/08/2019

Site Address:
Commonwealth Joe Llc
5204 Sunnyside Avenue
Beltsville, MD 20705

Mailing Address:
2221 S. Clark Street, Arlington, VA 22202

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311920/Coffee and Tea Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 03/29/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/28/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1429246

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	6			22		28
Current Violations	6			22		28
Initial Penalty	$9,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,250
Current Penalty	$5,425	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,425
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	19100028 B01 I	05/09/2019	05/17/2019	$900	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100030 A01	05/09/2019	06/03/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002A	Serious	19100132 F01	05/09/2019	05/17/2019	$900	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01002B	Serious	19100133 A01	05/09/2019	05/17/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01003A	Serious	19100146 C01	05/09/2019	05/17/2019	$1,050	$1,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01003B	Serious	19100146 C02	05/09/2019	05/17/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01003C	Serious	19100146 C04	05/09/2019	06/12/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	01003D	Serious	19100146 E01	05/09/2019	06/12/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	01003E	Serious	19100146 G01	05/09/2019	06/12/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
10.	01003F	Serious	19100146 K01	05/09/2019	05/17/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
11.	01003G	Serious	19100146 L01	05/09/2019	05/17/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
12.	01004A	Serious	19100147 C04 I	05/09/2019		$1,050	$1,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
13.	01004B	Serious	19100147 C05 I	05/09/2019		$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
14.	01004C	Serious	19100147 C06 I	05/09/2019		$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
15.	01004D	Serious	19100147 C07 I	05/09/2019	06/03/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
16.	01005	Serious	19100178 L01 I	05/09/2019	06/03/2019	$625	$1,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
17.	01006A	Serious	19101200 E01	05/09/2019		$900	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
18.	01006B	Serious	19101200 H01	05/09/2019	06/12/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
19.	02001	Other	19100028 B11 II	05/09/2019	05/17/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
20.	02002	Other	19100037 B04	05/09/2019		$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
21.	02003	Other	19100101 B	05/09/2019		$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
22.	02004	Other	19100132 D02	05/09/2019	05/17/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
23.	02005	Other	19100134 C01	05/09/2019		$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
24.	02006	Other	19100134 C03	05/09/2019		$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
25.	02007	Other	19100134 E01	05/09/2019		$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
26.	02008	Other	19100134 F01	05/09/2019		$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
27.	02009	Other	19100134 G01 I A	05/09/2019		$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
28.	02010	Other	19100134 K01	05/09/2019		$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
29.	02011	Other	19100147 C06 II	05/09/2019	06/03/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
30.	02012	Other	19100147 C07 IV	05/09/2019	06/03/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
31.	02013	Other	19100157 C01	05/09/2019		$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
32.	02014	Other	19100157 E02	05/09/2019		$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
33.	02015	Other	19100157 E03	05/09/2019		$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
34.	02016	Other	19100178 L06	05/09/2019	05/17/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
35.	02017	Other	19100303 A	05/09/2019	05/17/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
36.	02018	Other	19100303 B02	05/09/2019	05/17/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
37.	02019	Other	19100305 G01 IV A	05/09/2019	05/17/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
38.	02020	Other	19100305 G01 IV D	05/09/2019	05/17/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
39.	02021	Other	19100305 G02 III	05/09/2019	05/17/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
40.	02022	Other	19101200 E01 I	05/09/2019		$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 113589.015

Event: 02/08/2019

Two employees suffer exposure to high carbon monoxide while

At 9:15 a.m. on February 8, 2019, two employees were removing 5 lb coffee bags from inside a cold coffee brew vat and began to complain about headaches and nausea within 15 minutes. Emergency Services responded and both employees were hospitalized with elevated carbon hemoglobin levels.

Keywords: Carbon Monoxide, Confined Space, Headache, Nausea, Vapor

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1378258.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation Not Listed
2	1378258.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation Not Listed

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