Leprino Foods Company | Occupational Safety and Health Administration osha.gov

Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 19100119 F04 Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals.

This violation item has been deleted.

Inspection Nr: 1481335.015

Citation: 01001

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Date: 01/21/2021

Initial Penalty: $13,494.00

Current Penalty: $0.00

Issuance Date: 12/17/2020

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 3

Related Event Code (REC): A

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0830500

Contest Date: 01/14/2021

Final Order: 04/27/2022

Emphasis:

**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Abatement Due Date	Citation Type
Penalty	F: Formal Settlement	04/27/2022	$0.00	01/21/2021	Serious
Penalty	C: Contested	01/14/2021	$13,494.00	01/21/2021	Serious
Penalty	Z: Issued	12/17/2020	$13,494.00	01/21/2021	Serious

Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.119(f)(4): The employer did not develop and implement safe work practices to provide for the control of hazards during operations such as lockout/tagout and opening procedures. These safe work practices were not applied to employees and contractor employees: a) Leprino Foods Company, 1302 1st Ave, Greeley, CO 80631: On and before June 22, 2020, the controlling and exposing employer did not develop and implement safe work practices such as lockout/tagout, de-energization, and line opening procedures to protect employees and contract employees from hazards of pneumatic pressure testing when two new 12-inch-diameter chilled water piping, located in close proximity to existing anhydrous ammonia process piping (e.g. within 11 feet of 1.5 inch-diameter anhydrous piping) were left pressurized and unprotected, exposing Leprino employees, Refrigeration Concepts Inc. (RCI) and Ulrich Process Piping contractors to pressure blast, fragmentation (struck by), and ammonia hazards. Note: For requirements regarding the process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals as it pertains to construction work per 29 CFR 1926.64, follow the requirements in 29 CFR 1910.119.

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