Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100212 A01 General requirements for all machines.
Inspection Nr: 1500617.015
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Repeat
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $53,642.00
Current Penalty: $42,915.00
Issuance Date: 04/08/2021
Nr Instances: 2
Nr Exposed: 10
Abatement Date: 05/25/2021
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0112600
Contest Date:
Final Order: 05/03/2021
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 05/03/2021 | $42,915.00 | 05/25/2021 | Repeat | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 04/08/2021 | $53,642.00 | 05/25/2021 | Repeat |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: 28 Bowditch Dr., Shrewsbury, MA: On December 1, 2020 and at times prior, employees who climbed the stairs to load plates into the plate dropper on the 12-head pie line were exposed to multiple machine hazards due to the employer allowing 1) the area surrounding the plate loading location to remain unguarded, and 2) an adjacent machine guard to repeatedly be removed. Table Talk Pies was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1267712, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on March 30, 2018, with respect to a workplace located at 120 Washington St, Worcester, MA.