OSHA fines Ideal Snacks

Posted 8/21/12

LIBERTY, NY — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has completed its investigation of Sullivan County snack manufacturer Ideal Snacks. The investigation was the result of a July …

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OSHA fines Ideal Snacks

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LIBERTY, NY — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has completed its investigation of Sullivan County snack manufacturer Ideal Snacks. The investigation was the result of a July 2015 complaint about dangerous working conditions submitted by the Committee for Justice at Ideal Snacks, a group representing approximately 200 workers who were fired last May.

Upon receiving the complaint, OSHA investigators made two visits to the facility, one in July and another in November of 2015. OSHA concluded the investigation by issuing six citations, four of which were deemed “serious.”

OSHA found that workers in the laundry department who were handling five-gallon buckets of bleach were not provided with safety goggles or rubber aprons and did not receive proper training. In the seasoning area, OSHA found that workers were vulnerable to falling hazards because the “fixed ladders and platforms were slippery from the aerated oil from the seasoning process.” Ideal Snacks was issued $13,550 in proposed fines, which were later reduced to $10,162.50.

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