The U.S. Department of Labor announced Tuesday it has cited an Ohio commercial bakery after a federal investigation found the employer allegedly exposed workers to multiple workplace hazards, including chemical, caught-between and caught-in, pinch-point, and struck-by dangers.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited New Horizons Baking Co. for three repeat, nine “serious,” and one “other-than-serious” violations, proposing penalties totaling $394,849.
OSHA identified three repeat violations related to the employer’s failure to properly train workers on lockout/tagout procedures, failure to lock out and tag out machines during servicing and maintenance, and failure to guard hazardous machinery. According to the agency, these conditions exposed employees to pinch-point, struck-by, and caught-in hazards…