Zaro's Bake Shop, the chain familiar to commuters for its half-dozen outlets in city train stations, has been cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for workplace violations that carry proposed fines of $118,000.
The violations, announced Monday by OSHA, were found in April during an inspection of the Zaro's factory on Bruckner Boulevard in the Bronx. They include:
- inadequate guarding on moving machine parts;
- lack of procedures to prevent machines from starting up while workers service them;
- failure to provide eye protection for employees who work around corrosive materials; and
- lack of eyewash stations.
“Left uncorrected, these conditions expose workers to the hazards of lacerations, amputations, electric shocks, fires, explosions, eye injuries and being unable to swiftly exit the workplace in the event of an emergency,†said Diana Cortez, the director of OSHA's Tarrytown, N.Y., office.
Zar o's contested the violations, which were issued Oct. 11, OSHA said. It was not possible to leave a voice mail message at Zaro's main phone number Monday evening.
