Lone Star Bakery Inc., a San Antonio bakery company, was cited of OSHA for failing to adequately protect employees from breathing a toxic substance.
After the investigation, OSHA found that the company did not have an effective emergency plan in place under OSHA's "process safety management" standard.
OSHA cited the company for one alleged willful and 10 alleged serious violations of health and safety standards. The willful violation was issued for failing to provide employees with proper respiratory protection when responding to an emergency involving chemical leaks. The serious violations included failing to: properly train employees on the operation of opening and shutting down valves containing hazardous chemicals; provide adequate machine guarding on baking equipment; protect employees from electrical hazards, and properly inspect forklift equipment.
The proposed penalties totaled up $78,300.
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