OSHA Inspection: IMPRESS INDUSTRIES INC.

Issued

Jul 6, 1988

Abate by

Aug 15, 1988

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $180 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were
free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death
or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to
increased risk of musculoskeletal injury:
a) The corrugated sheet manual lifting task at the Slitting Operation
exposed the employee to increased risk of injury due to the twisting,
turning and amount of weight lifted (up to 90 pounds per lift) during
this task, May 13, 1988.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to implement a comprehensive back and
musculoskeletal overexertion injury prevention program. This program
should include the implementation of the following steps:
STEP 1 - Effective administrative protection, such as employee training,
job rotation using two employees to perform a manual lifting task,
etc. shall be provided as an interim protective measure until
feasible engineering or permanent administrative controls can be
implemented which will reduce employee exposure to nominal risk.
STEP 2 - Submit to the Area Director a written, detailed plan of
abatement outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering
or administrative measures to control employee injury due to manual
lifting tasks. Engineering controls to reduce musculoskeletal
stresses include, but are not limited to job redesign, reduction of
the horizontal and vertical load distance from the body, reduction
of the lifting frequency, or weight, and use of mechanical lifting
for the following actions which must be consistent with the dates
required by this Citation.
1) Evaluation of the conditions, locations and manual lifting activities
that the employees are performing at the onset of musculoskeletal
injuries.
2) Evaluation of applicable control measure(s).
3) Procurement, installation and operation of selected control measures.
4) Monitoring to assure effective utilization of the control measure(s).
STEP 3 - Abatement shall have been completed by implementation of
feasible engineering or administrative controls, upon verfication
of their effectiveness in reducing the occurrence of musculoskeletal
injuries.

Issued

Jul 6, 1988

Abate by

Jul 11, 1988

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $180 Reduced

Issued

Jul 6, 1988

Abate by

Jul 11, 1988

Penalty

Initial $420 · Current $250 Reduced

Issued

Jul 6, 1988

Abate by

Aug 5, 1988

Issued

Jul 6, 1988

Abate by

Jul 11, 1988

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Jul 6, 1988

Abate by

Jul 11, 1988

Issued

Jul 6, 1988

Abate by

Sep 1, 1988

Penalty

Initial $360 · Current $200 Reduced

Issued

Jul 6, 1988

Abate by

Aug 5, 1988

Issued

Jul 6, 1988

Abate by

Sep 1, 1988

Penalty

Initial $240 · Current $140 Reduced

Issued

Jul 6, 1988

Abate by

Aug 5, 1988

Penalty

Initial $180 · Current $100 Reduced

Issued

Jul 6, 1988

Abate by

Aug 5, 1988

Issued

Jul 6, 1988

Abate by

Aug 5, 1988

Penalty

Initial $120 · Current $100 Reduced

Issued

Jul 6, 1988

Abate by

Jul 11, 1988

Penalty

Initial $120 · Current $50 Reduced

Issued

Jul 6, 1988

Abate by

Jul 11, 1988

Penalty

Initial $120 · Current $50 Reduced

Issued

Jul 6, 1988

Abate by

Sep 1, 1988

Penalty

Initial $360 · Current $130 Reduced

Issued

Jul 6, 1988

Abate by

Sep 1, 1988

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Jul 6, 1988

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Sep 1, 1988

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Jul 6, 1988

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Jul 11, 1988

Penalty

Initial $60 · Current $60

Issued

Jul 6, 1988

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Jul 21, 1988

Penalty

Initial $60 · Current $60

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Jul 6, 1988

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Jul 11, 1988

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Jul 6, 1988

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Jul 21, 1988

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Jul 6, 1988

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Jul 11, 1988

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Jul 6, 1988

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Jul 11, 1988

Issued

Jul 6, 1988

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Aug 5, 1988

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Jul 6, 1988

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Aug 5, 1988

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Jul 6, 1988

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Aug 5, 1988

Issued

Jul 6, 1988

Abate by

Jul 11, 1988