OSHA Inspection: MASSACHUSETTS CONTAINER CORP./UNICORR

Issued

Jan 21, 2004

Abate by

Feb 23, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,300 · Current $650 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 the hazard of being hit by the die-cut stacker:
(a) Location - Die Cut Area:
On or about 11/24/03, employees were accessing the area under the Bay
Machinery
Company Rotary Die-Cut Stacker, Serial #1053, which had been known to drift
downward when stopped.
Among other means, one feasible means of abatement would be to:
1. Provide a pole to hold the first few sheets of a pallet so that the
employee does not
have to go under the machine.
2. Teach employees to slide the cardboard bottom sheets onto the rollers
without going
under the stacker.
3. Only allow an employee under the stacker under a lockout/tagout
procedure whereby
a block is placed between the stacker and the floor to prevent movement.