OSHA Inspection: PRES-ON, INC

Issued

2012-06-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $3430.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    The employer failed to develop energy control procedures or provide alternative methods of machine guarding to protect employees against unexpected start up, energization or release of stored energy in the equipment or machine. Employees were exposed to cuts, lacerations and amputations while working on equipment such as: Rotaries, Levers, Spooling machine, Punch Presses, Rewinder and Laminator.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2012-06-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $3430.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l)    The employer authorized production employees to operate the powered industrial trucks failing to provide training that included a practical training, (demonstration performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee) and an evaluation of the operators performance in the workplace.     Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2012-06-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $3430.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):    Employees are exposed to cuts lacerations, fractures and amputations while operating the following equipment. No labels or identifiers such as serial numbers could be located on these pieces of equipment. Machines are located in the production department.       a) Rotaries number 1, 2, 3 and 4. On December 15, 2011 an employee suffered a partial amputation to middle and ring fingers on left hand. This injury occurred while setting up and running initial batch on products on Rotary number 1.    b) Levers: Employees were exposed to the point of operation while using the Levers. The unused portions of the blades on the levers were not guarded.     c) Red Spooler machine: Employees were exposed to the point of operation while using the spooler machine.     Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2012-06-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $3430.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1): Gear(s) were not guarded by a complete enclosure or by one of the methods specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1)(ii) and (f)(1)(iii):    The employer failed to guard rotating parts such as gears and sprockets on the following equipment: Laminator, Spooler, Rotary number 1 and Lever 500. This includes Levers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.     Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).