OSHA Inspection: ACI INDUSTRIES LTD

Issued

Feb 13, 2012

Abate by

Mar 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1):     Every open-sided floor or platform 4 feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level shall be guarded by a standard railing (or the equivalent as specified in paragraph (e)(3) of this section) on all open sides except where there is entrance to a ramp, stairway, or fixed ladder. The railing shall be provided with a toe board wherever, beneath the open sides, persons can pass or there is open machinery.      At the work site located at 970 Pittsburgh Drive, Delaware, Ohio, the employer had not provided adequate guarding on  a platform above open machinery.  The ITAL machine platform was used daily by employees to access the hopper on the Perine.

Issued

Feb 13, 2012

Abate by

Mar 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):     Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices,electronic safety devices, etc.      At the work site located at 970 Pittsburgh Drive, Delaware, Ohio, the employer had not provided adequate guarding on machines used to convert commercial paper rolls to various paper items for public use, including toilet paper, paper towels, and napkins.      a.  The Green Bay Model M820 paper converting machine (multi-fold towel machine), was not adequately guarded in that there was no interlock on the black mesh doors near the right angle in the mesh guard fence.    b.  The Green Bay Model M820 paper converting machine (multi-fold towel machine),was not adequately guarded in that there was no interlock on the saw cabinet in the assembly area.      c.  The Ital Converting Perine rolled paper towel machine was not adequately guarded in that the open face of the machine had spinning, rotating, and sliding moving parts at the point of operation.  There were no sensors or guards at the point of operation.

Issued

Feb 13, 2012

Abate by

Mar 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i):     Projecting shaft ends shall present a smooth edge and end and shall not project more than one-half the diameter of the shaft unless guarded by non-rotating caps or safety sleeves.      At the work site located at 970 Pittsburgh Drive, Delaware, Ohio, the employer had not provided adequate guarding on projecting shaft ends.    a.  On the Green Bay Converting machine, Model M820 (multi-fold towel machine), there was no guard around a turning, protruding external shaft near the unwind area on the side nearest the operators.      b.  On the Green Bay Converting machine, Model M820 (multi-fold towel machine), there was no guard around a turning, protruding external shaft near the unwind area on the side facing the wall.    c.  On the Green Bay Converting machine,Model M820  (multi-fold towel machine), there was no guard around a turning, protruding shaft by the chain/sprocket guard near the power source conduit by the tension rollers.

Issued

Feb 13, 2012

Abate by

Mar 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(h)(1):     All projecting keys, setscrews, and other projections in revolving parts shall be removed or made flush or guarded by metal cover. This sub-paragraph does not apply to keys or setscrews within gear or sprocket casings or other enclosures, nor to keys, setscrews, or oil cups in hubs of pulleys less than twenty (20) inches in diameter where they are within the plane of the rim of the pulley.      At the work site, on the OMET quarter-fold towel processing maching, the employer had not guarded or made flush, a key on the unwind shaft.

Issued

Feb 13, 2012

Abate by

Mar 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(i)(1):     Collars. All revolving collars, including split collars, shall be cylindrical, and screws or bolts used in collars shall not project beyond the largest periphery of the collar.      At the work site located at 970 Pittsburgh Drive, Delaware, Ohio, the employer had used a square collar on a revolving shaft used to hold a large roll of paper in the unwinding area of the OMET machine.

Issued

Feb 13, 2012

Abate by

Apr 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $350 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.31(b)(2):     If I obtain employees from a temporary help service, employee leasing service, or personnel supply service, do I have to record an injury or illness occurring to one of those employees? You must record these injuries and illnesses if you supervise these employees on a day-to-day basis.      a.  At the work site located at 970 Pittsburgh Drive, Delaware, Ohio, the employer did not accurately record on the 2011 OSHA 300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, recordable information for employees of a temporary staffing agency.  The staffing agency had placed approximately fifty employees at the contracted work site.  Three of the temporary staffing agency employees had recordable injuries, two of which had days away from work that were not on the 300 Log.    b.  At the work site located at 970 Pittsburgh Drive, Delaware, Ohio, the employer did not accurately record on the 2010 OSHA 300 Log or Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, recordable information for employees of a temporary staffing agency.  The staffing agency had placed aproximately fifty employees at the contracted work site.  One of the staffing agency employees had a recordable injury with days away from work that was not on the 300 Log.       Abatement certification required within ten days after abatement date.  The cerification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Feb 13, 2012

Abate by

Apr 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $350 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.7(b)(3):     How do I record a work-related injury or illness that results in days away from work? When an injury or illness involves one or more days away from work, you must record the injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log with a check mark in the space for cases involving days away and an entry of the number of calendar days away from work in the number of days column. If the employee is out for an extended period of time, you must enter an estimate of the days that the employee will be away, and update the day count when the actual number of days is known.    a.  At the work site located at 970 Pittsburgh Drive, Delaware, Ohio, the employer did not accurately record on the 2011 OSHA 300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses  the number of days away from work in column (k) and/or the number of days with job transfer or restriction in column (l). The employer had two employees under his control with days away from work but did not have an entry in column (k) for days away from work or in column (l) for days with transfer or restriction.    b.  At the work site located at 970 Pittsburgh Drive, Delaware, Ohio, the employer had not entered on the 2010 OSHA 300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses any entries in column (k) for days away from work or column (l) for days with job transfer or restriction.  The employer had one employee under his control with twenty days away from work but did not have an entry in column (k) for days away from work or in column (l) for days with transfer or restriction.    c. At the work site located at 970 Pittsburgh Drive, Delaware, Ohio, the employer had not entered on the 2009 OSHA 300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses any entries in column (k) for days away from work or column (l) for days with job transfer or restriction.  The employer had three employees under his control with days away from work but did not have an entry in column (k) for days away from work or in column (l) for days with transfer or restriction.    d. At the work site located at 970 Pittsburgh Drive, Delaware, Ohio, the employer had not entered correctly on the 2008 OSHA 300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses any entries in column (k) for days away from work or column (l) for days with job transfer or restriction.  The employer had two employees under his control with days away from work or transfer/restriction but did not have an entry in column (k) for days away from work or in column (l) for days with transfer or restriction.       Abatement certification required within ten days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.