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Commonwealth Joe LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Beltsville, Maryland · Coffee and Tea Manufacturing · NAICS 311920

1inspections
40citation items
$5,425current penalties
Feb 8, 2019last inspection

Commonwealth Joe LLC has one OSHA inspection on record in Maryland.

OSHA opened it on Feb 8, 2019 after an accident, in Beltsville.

From that inspection OSHA issued 40 citation items: 18 serious and 22 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $9,250 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $5,425, down 41%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.146, permit-required confined spaces (7 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,874. Commonwealth Joe LLC averages $5,425 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Commonwealth Joe LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343782587 OPENED FEB 8, 2019Closed

Accident · Complete · Health · 14 employees at the site · Closed Oct 28, 2019

5204 Sunnyside Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705 · Coffee and Tea Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Feb 8, 2019: Two employees suffer exposure to high carbon monoxide while

At 9:15 a.m. on February 8, 2019, two employees were removing 5 lb coffee bags from inside a cold coffee brew vat and began to complain about headaches and nausea within 15 minutes. Emergency Services responded and both employees were hospitalized with elevated carbon hemoglobin levels.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry
 Serious$1,500$900May 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.30(a)(1) · Training requirements
 Serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Serious$1,500$900May 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
 Serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$1,750$1,050May 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3d
29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3e
29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3f
29 CFR 1910.146(k)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3g
29 CFR 1910.146(l)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$1,750$1,050May 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 4c
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 4d
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$1,250$625May 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 6a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$1,500$900May 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 6b
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(11)(ii) · Fall protection in general industry
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4) · Exit routes
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.101(b) · Compressed gases (general requirements)
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 6
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(3) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 7
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 8
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 9
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(a) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 10
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 11
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 12
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iv) · Lockout/tagout
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 13
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 14
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 15
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 16
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 17
29 CFR 1910.303(a) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 18
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 19
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 20
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(d) · Electrical wiring methods
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 21
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 22
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 9, 2019Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.101 · Compressed gases (general requirements)

29 CFR 1910.101(b)

(b) Compressed gases. The in-plant handling, storage, and utilization of all compressed gases in cylinders, portable tanks, rail tankcars, or motor vehicle cargo tanks shall be in accordance with Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet P-1-1965, which is incorporated by reference as specified in § 1910.6.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i)

(i) A list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that is referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet (the list may be compiled for the workplace as a whole or for individual work areas); and,

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

29 CFR 1910.30 · Training requirements

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

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