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Apio Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Vero Beach, Florida · Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 424480

1inspections
6citation items
$15,600current penalties
Oct 19, 2015last inspection

Apio Inc has one OSHA inspection on record in Florida.

OSHA opened it on Oct 19, 2015 on a referral, in Vero Beach.

From that inspection OSHA issued 6 citation items: 5 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $26,000 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $15,600, down 40%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.333, working near live electrical parts (2 items).

For context, across all wholesale employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,425. Apio Inc averages $15,600 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Apio Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341029312 OPENED OCT 19, 2015Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 22 employees at the site · Closed Feb 17, 2016

9095 17th Place, Vero Beach, FL 32966 · Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$7,000$4,200Jan 11, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.213(r)(4) · Woodworking machinery
 Serious$5,000$3,000Jan 11, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.305(d)(2) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$7,000$4,200Jan 11, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.333(a) · Working near live electrical parts
 Serious$7,000$4,200Jan 11, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2) · Working near live electrical parts
 Serious$0$0Jan 11, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 11, 2016Final

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Oct 15, 2015, Vero Beach: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)

A maintenance employee amputated his right fingertip while operating a bagging machine.

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)

(ii) The procedures shall clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, the following:

29 CFR 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery

29 CFR 1910.213(r)(4)

(4) The mention of specific machines in paragraphs (a) thru (q) and this paragraph (r) of this section, inclusive, is not intended to exclude other woodworking machines from the requirement that suitable guards and exhaust hoods be provided to reduce to a minimum the hazard due to the point of operation of such machines.

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.305(d)(2)

(2) Panelboard enclosures. Panelboards shall be mounted in cabinets, cutout boxes, or enclosures designed for the purpose and shall be dead front. However, panelboards other than the dead front externally-operable type are permitted where accessible only to qualified persons.

29 CFR 1910.333 · Working near live electrical parts

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