OSHA Inspection: MASSACHUSETTS CONTAINER CORP./UNICORR

Issued

Sep 30, 2004

Abate by

Oct 5, 2004

Penalty

Initial $12,500 · Current $7,500 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 compression ram on the
strapping machine:
(a) Location - Strapping Area:
On or about 7/22/04, employees were exposed to being struck by the
compression ram
on the strapping machine while entering under the machine to hand push
large pallets into
place.
Among other means, one feasible means of abatement would be to:
Fix the automatic feed conveyor on the machine to prevent the necessity of
employees
pushing the pallets into place.

Issued

Sep 30, 2004

Abate by

Nov 19, 2004

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 9/24/04, employees were accessing the area under the Bay
Machinery
Company Rotary Die-Cut Stacker, Serial #1053.
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.
The Massachusetts Container Corporation was previously cited for a
violation of this
Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard 5(a)(1)
which was contained
in OSHA Inspection Number 306099540, Citation Number 1, Item Number 1,
issued on
01/21/2004 with respect to a workplace located at 300 Cedar Hill Street,
Marlborough, MA.