OSHA issues $2M+ in Willful “Instance-by-Instance” citations @ food manufacturer

OSHA used its “Instance-by-Instance” citation policy to issue $2,812,658 in Willful citations to a food business. A total of 29 citations were issued. The breakdown of the citations is:

$156,255 in Serious and $2,656,403 in Willful citations.

The Citations involved:

  • Fall Protection
  • LOTO Periodic Inspections
  • LOTO Protective materials and hardware
  • LOTO Training
  • LOTO Application of control
  • Machine Guarding
  • Electrical Training
  • Electrical Safeguards
Violations/PenaltiesSeriousWillfulRepeatOtherUnclassTotal
Initial Violations111728
Current Violations111728
Initial Penalty$156,255$2,656,403$0$0$0$2,812,658
Current Penalty$156,255$2,656,403$0$0$0$2,812,658
FTA Penalty$0$0$0$0$0$0
#Citation IDCitaton TypeStandard CitedIssuance DateAbatement Due DateCurrent PenaltyInitial PenaltyFTA PenaltyContestLatest EventNote
1.01001Serious19100028 B01 I06/09/202306/29/2023$15,625$15,625$007/05/2023C – Contested 
2.01002Serious19100028 B01 I06/09/202306/29/2023$15,625$15,625$007/05/2023C – Contested 
3.01003Serious19100028 B01 I06/09/202306/29/2023$15,625$15,625$007/05/2023C – Contested 
4.01004Serious19100133 A0106/09/202306/29/2023$13,394$13,394$007/05/2023C – Contested 
5.01005ASerious19100147 C04 II06/09/202306/29/2023$15,625$15,625$007/05/2023C – Contested 
6.01005BSerious19100147 C06 I06/09/202306/29/2023$0$0$007/05/2023C – Contested 
7.01006Serious19100147 C05 I06/09/202306/29/2023$15,625$15,625$007/05/2023C – Contested 
8.01007Serious19100212 A0106/09/202306/29/2023$15,625$15,625$007/05/2023C – Contested 
9.01008Serious19100212 A0106/09/202306/29/2023$15,625$15,625$007/05/2023C – Contested 
10.01009Serious19100332 B0106/09/202306/29/2023$11,162$11,162$007/05/2023C – Contested 
11.01010Serious19100333 A0106/09/202306/29/2023$11,162$11,162$007/05/2023C – Contested 
12.01011Serious19100335 A01 I06/09/202306/29/2023$11,162$11,162$007/05/2023C – Contested 
13.02001Willful19100147 C07 I A06/09/202306/29/2023$156,259$156,259$007/05/2023C – Contested 
14.02002Willful19100147 C07 I A06/09/202306/29/2023$156,259$156,259$007/05/2023C – Contested 
15.02003Willful19100147 C07 I A06/09/202306/29/2023$156,259$156,259$007/05/2023C – Contested 
16.02004Willful19100147 C07 I A06/09/202306/29/2023$156,259$156,259$007/05/2023C – Contested 
17.02005Willful19100147 C07 I A06/09/202306/29/2023$156,259$156,259$007/05/2023C – Contested 
18.02006Willful19100147 C07 I A06/09/202306/29/2023$156,259$156,259$007/05/2023C – Contested 
19.02007Willful19100147 C07 I A06/09/202306/29/2023$156,259$156,259$007/05/2023C – Contested 
20.02008Willful19100147 C07 I A06/09/202306/29/2023$156,259$156,259$007/05/2023C – Contested 
21.02009Willful19100147 C07 I A06/09/202306/29/2023$156,259$156,259$007/05/2023C – Contested 
22.02010Willful19100147 D06/09/202306/29/2023$156,259$156,259$007/05/2023C – Contested 
23.02011Willful19100147 D06/09/202306/29/2023$156,259$156,259$007/05/2023C – Contested 
24.02012Willful19100147 D06/09/202306/29/2023$156,259$156,259$007/05/2023C – Contested 
25.02013Willful19100147 D06/09/202306/29/2023$156,259$156,259$007/05/2023C – Contested 
26.02014Willful19100147 D06/09/202306/29/2023$156,259$156,259$007/05/2023C – Contested 
27.02015Willful19100147 D06/09/202306/29/2023$156,259$156,259$007/05/2023C – Contested 
28.02016Willful19100147 D06/09/202306/29/2023$156,259$156,259$007/05/2023C – Contested 
29.02017Willful19100219 F0306/09/202306/29/2023$156,259$156,259$007/05/2023C – Contested 

Source: https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=1640500.015

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