OSHA Inspection: OWENS ILLINOIS, INC

Issued

Sep 15, 2007

Abate by

Oct 15, 2007

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $1,250 Reduced

Issued

Sep 12, 2007

Abate by

Oct 9, 2007

Penalty

Initial $2,125 · Current $1,125 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish to each of his employees 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 a crushed-by hazard from
falling loads and/or
hoist parts:
(a) On or about March 21, 2007, at an Owens-Illinois establishment located
at 3107
Sylvan Road in Atlanta, Georgia -The employer did not perform inspections
on the
Cleveland 1.5 ton capacity hoists used in the machine repair shop,
exposing the
employees to a crushed-by hazard.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method is to
conduct
inspections as referenced by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
standard
ASME B30.16-1998.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION NOT REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 12, 2007

Abate by

Sep 24, 2007

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer
did not
furnish to each of his employees 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, the use of seat belts by employees operating forklifts
was not enforced,
exposing employees to crushing injuries in the event of a forklift
tip-over or other accident:
(a) On or about March 21, 2007, at an Owens-Illinois establishment located
at 3107
Sylvan Road in Atlanta, Georgia -The employer did not enforce the use of
seat belts,
exposing forklift operators to crushing injuries while operating Yale
propane-powered
forklifts without wearing a seat belt.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method of abatement is
to, when
possible, observe powered industrial truck operations to determine if
trucks are being
operated safely, and conduct employer/employee interviews to verify
training
program
implementation.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION NOT REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 12, 2007

Abate by

Oct 1, 2007

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $500 Reduced

Issued

Sep 12, 2007

Abate by

Nov 9, 2007

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced

Issued

Sep 12, 2007

Abate by

Sep 24, 2007

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $500 Reduced

Issued

Sep 12, 2007

Abate by

Oct 9, 2007

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Issued

Sep 12, 2007

Abate by

Oct 15, 2007

Penalty

Initial $2,125 · Current $250 Reduced

Issued

Sep 12, 2007

Abate by

Oct 15, 2007

Penalty

Initial $2,125 · Current $1,125 Reduced

Issued

Sep 12, 2007

Abate by

Oct 15, 2007

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

Issued

Sep 12, 2007

Abate by

Oct 15, 2007

Penalty

Initial $25,000 · Current $12,500 Reduced

Issued

Sep 12, 2007

Abate by

Oct 15, 2007