OSHA Inspection: BLUE RIDGE PAPER PRODUCTS, INC. DBA EVERGREEN PACK

Issued

Nov 2, 2012

Abate by

Nov 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $6,300

General-duty citation text

North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of North Carolina:  The
employer did not furnish to each of his employees conditions of 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 exposed to machine parts falling from above:
a)   Facility--The company's policy for tightening nuts on the dryer can
covers on paper
machine #19, developed following dryer can covers falling off of the dryer
on
April 22, 2011, were not being followed on August 21, 2012, when a dryer
can
cover fell to the basement under machine #19 striking an employee on his
head.
Abatement Note:  One feasible and acceptable abatement method, among
others, to correct this hazard is to follow the policy which was developed
to
use a torque wrench and torque the nuts on the dryer can cover nuts to the
torque recommended by the manufacturer.
b)   Facility--A metal pipe, approximately 4 feet in length, is routinely
attached to a ratchet
wrench, approximately 18 inches in length, for leverage when maintenance
employees are tightening the nuts on the dryer can covers on paper machine
#19.
Abatement Note:  One feasible and acceptable abatement method, among
others, to correct this hazard is to obtain a torque wrench of sufficient
length
that the leverage on the wrench is sufficient to torque the nuts on the
dryer can
covers to the torque recommended by the manufacturer.