OSHA Inspection: WORCESTER COUNTY NEWS

Issued

1991-12-02 00:00:00

Abate by

1992-01-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2625.00 · Current $2025.00 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
lifting tasks resulting in stressors that caused, were causing, or were
likely to cause musculoskeletal injuries:
(a) PRESSROOM - EMPLOYEE(S) REQUIRED TO CHANGE BUTT ROLLS BETWEEN JOBS ON
PRESS LINES S-1 AND S-2, WERE EXPOSED TO SERIOUS MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES
FROM LIFTING BUTT ROLLS ONTO AND FROM PNEUMATIC LIFTING LEVERS ONTO DOLLIES .
ONE FEASIBLE AND USEFUL ABATEMENT METHOD FOR REDUCING THESE HAZARD(S), AMON G
OTHERS, IS:
(1) IMPLEMENTATION OF ENGINEERING AND ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS TO REDUCE THE
OF MUSCULOSKLETAL INJURIES.
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH HAS PUBLISHED A
COMPREHENSIVE MANUAL ENTITLED "WORK PRACTICES GUIDE FOR MANUAL LIFTING".  T H
GUIDE CONTAINS CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION OF THE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH CERTAIN
LIFTING TASKS.  OUR REVIEW OF THE PRACTICE OF EMPLOYEES' LIFTING OF BUTT RO L
ONTO AND FROM THE PNEUMATIC LIFTING LEVERS OF PRESS LINES S-1 AND S-2 IN TH E
PRESSROOM REVEALS THAT EMPLOYEES WHO ARE REQUIRED TO PERFORM THIS TASK, ARE
EXPOSED TO SERIOUS RISK OF MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES FROM LIFTING BUTT ROLLS .
THE DEGREE OF RISK CAN BE REDUCED TO A NOMINAL LEVEL AND/OR ENTIRELY ELIMIN A
BY ENGINEERING AND ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS. SELECTION OF WORKERS, FREQUENCY
LIFTS, CHANGE IN WORK PRACTICES, AND TRAINING IN SAFE LIFTING PROCEDURES, A R
EXAMPLES OF ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS.  ENGINEERING CONTROLS MAY INVOLVE MATE R
HANDLING ALTERNATIVES SUCH AS HOISTS AND POSITIONING EQUIPMENT TO REDUCE TH E
RISK OF INJURY FROM MANUAL LIFTING.

Issued

1991-12-02 00:00:00

Abate by

1991-12-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1125.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

Issued

1991-12-02 00:00:00

Abate by

1992-02-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

Issued

1991-12-02 00:00:00

Abate by

1992-02-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00

Issued

1991-12-02 00:00:00

Abate by

1992-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1125.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

Issued

1991-12-02 00:00:00

Abate by

1992-01-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1125.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

Issued

1991-12-02 00:00:00

Abate by

1992-01-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $750.00 · Current $100.00 Reduced