Frozen Food Development, Inc. | Occupational Safety and Health Administration osha.gov

Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph

Inspection Nr: 1558606.015

Citation: 01002

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Status: Not Completed - AD Discretion

Initial Penalty: $5,801.00

Current Penalty: $5,801.00

Issuance Date: 04/11/2022

Nr Instances: 6

Nr Exposed: 40

Abatement Date: 05/04/2022

Gravity: 5

Report ID: 0316700

Contest Date:

Final Order: 06/01/2022

Related Event Code (REC):

Emphasis:

**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Abatement Due Date	Citation Type	Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty	Z: Issued	04/11/2022	$5,801.00	05/04/2022	Serious

Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees from caught in and struck by hazards relating to maintenance and installation racking systems. a. 156 West Harrisburg Avenue Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania - On or about October 19, 2021, in the Blending area, the left hand upright for the pallet rack on the Polly Racking, where packaging materials were stored, was not anchored, exposing employees to a caught in and struck by hazard. b. 156 West Harrisburg Avenue Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania - On or about October 19, 2021, in the blending area, the left hand upright and the upright near marking PO3 on the Polly racking damaged. The rack stability and strength were not evaluated, exposing employees to a caught in and struck by hazard. c. 156 West Harrisburg Avenue Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania - On or about October 19, 2021, in the forklift battery charging area, the pallet racking upright was damaged. The rack stability and strength were not evaluated, exposing employees to a caught in and struck by hazard. d. 156 West Harrisburg Avenue Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania - On or about October 19, 2021, in the freezers 1, 2, 3, and 4, the pallet racking systems had damage to the base of the structural uprights. The rack stability and strength were not evaluated, exposing employees to a caught in and struck by hazard. e. 156 West Harrisburg Avenue Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania - On or about October 19, 2021, all of the racking systems both pallet and drive in, throughout the facility were not evaluated and marked for capacity, exposing employees to a caught in and struck by hazard. f. 156 West Harrisburg Avenue Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania - On or about October 19, 2021, throughout the facility the pallet rack systems did not have beam locking devices to prevent the dislodgement of the load bearing cross members, exposing employees to a caught in and struck by hazard. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

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