OSHA Inspection: LITHO SPECIALISTS, INC

Issued

Jun 6, 2012

Abate by

Jul 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $990 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:  (a) Production area; The employer did not develop, implement, or maintain an energy control (lockout/tagout) program.

Issued

Jun 6, 2012

Abate by

Jun 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $990 Reduced

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) Production area; Rotating parts on the Chief 15 printing press were not guarded. A side panel on the side of the printing press was removed.

Issued

Jun 6, 2012

Abate by

Jun 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):  (a) Production area; A power transmission pulley on an Original Heidelberg windmill printing press was not guarded.

Issued

Jun 6, 2012

Abate by

Jun 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,320 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  (a) Production area, O&M folding machine; A relocatable power tap was used in place of permanently installed wiring.

Issued

Jun 6, 2012

Abate by

Jun 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii): Flexible cords were not used only in continuous lengths without splice or tap:  (a) Production area, O&M folding machine; A light duty (18/3, type SJ) flexible cord was repaired with electrical tape.

Issued

Jun 6, 2012

Abate by

Jun 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  (a) Production area, O&M folder; A flexible cord connected to the O&M folder did not have strain relief.

Issued

Jun 6, 2012

Abate by

Jul 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $990 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  (a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not develop or maintain a written hazard communication program.

Issued

Jun 6, 2012

Abate by

Jun 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein:  (a) Throughout the production area; Secondary chemical conatainers of Petrogum and 205 Deglazer were not labeled.

Issued

Jun 6, 2012

Abate by

Jun 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area and chemical-specific information was not always available through labels and material safety data sheets  (a) Throughout the facility; Employee chemical training and information was not provided.

Issued

Jun 6, 2012

Abate by

Jun 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.110(f)(2)(ii): Liquefied petroleum gas container(s) stored inside were located near exits, stairways, or in areas normally used or intended for the safe exit of people:  (a) Production area; One compressed gas cylinder of liquefied petroleum gas was stored directly next to an exit.