OSHA Inspection: BUCK CREEK INDUSTRIES- - VALLEY DIVISION, INC.

Issued

Jan 8, 1991

Abate by

Jul 11, 1991

Penalty

Initial $490 · Current $250 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
an unacceptable risk of musculoskeletal injuries and cumulative trauma
disorders, while performing various material handling tasks and
repetitive motions and an effective ergonomics program had not been
implemented:
a) Twisting Department
b) Spinning Department
c) Suessen Department
d) Blending Department
While ultimate responsibility for correcting the hazard rests with the
employer, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct this
hazard include, but are not limited to, the development and
implementation of an ergonomics program which would include at least the
following elements:
1) Worksite Analysis-Identify existing ergonomic hazard and work
positions that put employees at risk of developing cumulative
trauma disorders (CTD's) and musculoskeletal injuries.
2) Hazard Prevention and Control-Use appropriate engineering control,
work practice controls, personal protective equipment and
administrative controls to correct or control the ergonomic
hazards identified.
3) Medical Management-Ensure the early identification, evaluation, and
treatment of signs and symptons, and to aid in the prevention of
CTD's musculoskeletal injuries.
4) Training and Education-Ensure that all employees, supervisors,
engineers, managers and health care providers are sufficiently
informed about ergonomic hazards to which employees may be exposed,
and the means to reduce or eliminate the exposures.
ABATEMENT SCHEDULE:
Submit to the Area Director a written, detailed plan of abatement
outlining a schedule for the implementation of the ergonomics program
to control employee exposure to the hazardous conditions referenced in
this citation. This plan shall be submitted within the first forty-five
(45) days of the abatement period. Thereafter, sixty day (60) progress
reports shall be submitted to the Area Director.

Issued

Jan 8, 1991

Abate by

Jan 10, 1992

Penalty

Initial $490 · Current $250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
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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
an unacceptable risk of musculoskeletal injuries and cumulative trauma
disorders, while performing various material handling tasks and
repetitive motions, and administrative and engineering controls had not
been implemented:
a) Twisting Department
b) Spinning Department
c) Suessen Department
d) Blending Department
While ultimate responsibility for correcting the hazard rests with
the employer, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct
this hazard include, but are not limited to, the implementation of
the following:
1) Control measures to reduce the frequency of repetitive motions
performed by employees;
2) Control measures to provide rest pauses to relieve fatiqued
muscle-tendon groups;
3) Control measures to rotate employees between high and low
stressor jobs as a preventative measure;
4) Control measures to ensure the use of good body mechanics and
proper lfiting techniques;
5) Control measures to increase the number of employees assigned
to certain lifting tasks.
6) Control measures to ensure that new and returning employees are
allowed conditioning or break-in periods;
7) Control measures to ensure that all equipment is in proper working
condition;
8) Control measures to reduce extreme and awkward postures;
9) Control measures to reduce excessive force exerted by employees;
10) Control measures for designing work stations that can be easily
adjustable to accommodate the employees;
11) Control measures to provide mechanical lifting aids;
12) Control measures to provide ergonomically-designed hand tools.
ABATEMENT SCHEDULE:
Submit to the Area Director a written, detailed plan of abatement
outlining a schedule for the implementation of the administrative and
engineering controls to control employee exposure to the hazardous
conditions referenced in this citation. This plan shall be submitted
within the first forty-five (45) days of the abatement period.
Thereafter, sixty (60) day progress reports shall be submitted to the
Area Director.

Issued

Jan 8, 1991

Abate by

Dec 31, 1991

Penalty

Initial $810 · Current $425 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

Issued

Jan 8, 1991

Abate by

Jun 4, 1991

Penalty

Initial $810 · Current $450 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8110

Issued

Jan 8, 1991

Abate by

Feb 11, 1991

Penalty

Initial $640 · Current $350 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8110

Issued

Jan 8, 1991

Abate by

Feb 11, 1991

Penalty

Initial $420 · Current $250 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8110

Issued

Jan 8, 1991

Abate by

Feb 11, 1991

Issued

Jan 8, 1991

Abate by

Feb 11, 1991

Hazardous substances 8111

Issued

Jan 8, 1991

Abate by

Feb 11, 1991

Hazardous substances 8111

Issued

Jan 8, 1991

Abate by

Feb 11, 1991