OSHA Inspection: PROCTER & GAMBLE PAPER PRODUCTS CO

Issued

Sep 6, 2012

Abate by

Sep 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,250 · Current $4,250

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B): The energy control procedures did not
clearly and specifically
outline the steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing
machines or equipment
to control hazardous energy:
a) Paper machine 6M: The energy control procedures did not outline the
steps for
shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing the oscillating wire
needle shower, on
or about March 24, 2012.
ABATEMENT OBSERVED DURING INSPECTION
NO CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 6, 2012

Abate by

Sep 11, 2012

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and
utilized for the
control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in
activities covered
by this section:
a) Paper machine 6M: Procedures were not developed, documented or utilized
for the
control of potentially hazardous energy to the wire section oscillating
needle
shower
head, on or about March 24, 2012.
ABATEMENT OBSERVED DURING INSPECTION
NO CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 6, 2012

Abate by

Sep 11, 2012

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3): All energy isolating devices that were needed to
control the energy
to the machine or equipment were not physically located and operated in
such a manner as to
isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source:
a) Paper machine 6M: All energy isolating devices (circuit breaker and
control
switch) that were needed to control the energy to the oscillating wire
needle shower
were not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate
the equipment
from the energy source, on or about March 24, 2012.
ABATEMENT OBSERVED DURING INSPECTION
NO CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 6, 2012

Abate by

Sep 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,250 · Current $4,250

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(ii)(D): Each authorized employee did not affix a
personal lockout or
tagout device to the group lockout device before working on the machine or
equipment:
a) Paper machine 6M: Each authorized employee failed to affix a personal
lockout or
tagout device to the wire section lock box prior to beginning work on the
equipment,
as observed on or about March 24, 2012.
ABATEMENT OBSERVED DURING INSPECTION
NO CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 6, 2012

Abate by

Sep 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,400 · Current $3,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not
provided to
protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards
such as those
created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying
chips and sparks:
a) Buildings 5 and 7: The scrap pad upenders (3) were not sufficiently
guarded to
prevent access to nip points created between the moving dump unit and the
machine
frame, as observed on or about April 25, 2012.
ABATEMENT OBSERVED DURING INSPECTION
NO CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 6, 2012

Abate by

Sep 11, 2012

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(5): The user did not have the powered industrial truck
marked to
identify front end attachments other than factory installed which identify
the attachments and
show the approximate weight of the truck and attachment combination at
maximum elevation
with load laterally centered:
a) Buildings 35 and 82: Capacity plates on powered industrial trucks
equipped with
rhino pole attachments were not properly marked, as observed on or about
April 25,
2012.
ABATEMENT OBSERVED DURING INSPECTION
NO CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 6, 2012

Abate by

Sep 11, 2012

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(b)(5): The rated load of crane(s) was not plainly marked
on each side of
the crane:
a) Papermaking 1M/4M: The overhead bridge crane did not have the rated
capacity
marked on the east side of the crane, as observed on or about April 30,
2012
b) Papermaking 2M/3M: The overhead reel crane did not have the rated
capacity
marked on the west side of the crane, as observed on or about April 30,
2012.
c) Building 44: The overhead bridge crane did not have the rated capacity
marked on
the east side of the crane, as observed on or about April 30, 2012.
ABATEMENT OBSERVED DURING INSPECTION
NO CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 6, 2012

Abate by

Sep 11, 2012

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(e)(1): Alloy steel sling(s) did not have permanently
affixed durable
identification stating size, grade, rated capacity, and reach:
a) 3M Paper machine: Alloy steel chain slings (2), used for rigging of the
queen roll,
were not equipped with permanently affixed identification tags, as
observed on or
about April 30, 2012.
ABATEMENT OBSERVED DURING INSPECTION
NO CERTIFICATION REQUIRED