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Ruxton Chocolates LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Baltimore, Maryland · Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate · NAICS 311352

3inspections
17citation items
$3,530current penalties
Feb 14, 2019last inspection

Ruxton Chocolates LLC has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Maryland, the first in 2010.

OSHA's last visit started on Feb 14, 2019 as a planned inspection, in Middle River.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 17 citation items: 7 serious and 10 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $7,500 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $3,530, down 53%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.1200, hazard communication (5 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,873. Ruxton Chocolates LLC averages $0 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Ruxton Chocolates LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Ruxton Chocolates LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2010 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343783601 OPENED FEB 14, 2019Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 35 employees at the site · Closed Jul 15, 2019

1412 Tangier Drive, Middle River, MD 21220 · Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 25, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 25, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 25, 2019Final

Inspection 340100015 OPENED NOV 24, 2014Closed

Referral · No inspection · Health · 30 employees at the site · Closed Nov 24, 2014

707 S. Caton Ave, Baltimore, MD 21229 · Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 314140211 OPENED MAY 24, 2010Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 27 employees at the site · Closed Jul 26, 2010

707 South Caton Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21229 · Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$1,750$810Jun 21, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$1,500$675Jun 21, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$1,000$430Jun 21, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5) · Grounding and circuit protection
Serious$875$420Jun 21, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$875$450Jun 21, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$625$295Jun 21, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$875$450Jun 21, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 21, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 21, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii) · Using electrical equipment
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 21, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 21, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 21, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 6
29 CFR 50405 B01
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 21, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 7
29 CFR 50406 A01
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 21, 2010Closed

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2023, the Middle River site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 36 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.4 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Ruxton Chocolates
Middle River · 2023
36 000.03.4

The rules behind these citations

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

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(f)(6)(ii)

(ii) Product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, will provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.334 · Using electrical equipment

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