OSHA Inspection: ERDIE INDUSTRIES, INC.

Issued

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):     Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The employer did not furnish 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, in that employees were exposed to struck by hazards from falling loads while transporting rolls of paper.  	  a.) Erdie Industries, Inc. located at 1205 Colorado Ave. Lorain, OH; On or about March 8, 2012, an employee was exposed to a struck-by, crushing hazard from a falling load due to the missing latch over the throat of the hook for the Meco Matic 10-ton overhead top running crane in the Shop Area when carrying paper rolls ranging in weight from 3,800 to 6,000 pounds onto the slitter.    Among other methods, a feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to follow the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) B30.2-2005 Overhead and Gantry Cranes (Top Running Bridge, Single or Multiple Girder, Top Running Trolley Hoist), Section 2-1.14.5 Hooks.

Issued

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1800.00 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:    a.) Erdie Industries, Inc. located at 1205 Colorado Ave. Lorain, OH; On or about March 8, 2012, the employer did not assure an energy control program consisting of employee training, periodic inspections and providing lock out devices, was established to prevent caught by and amputation hazards while adjusting the blades on the Cameron Paper Slitter.    b.) Erdie Industries, Inc. located at 1205 Colorado Ave. Lorain, OH; On or about March 8, 2012, the employer did not assure an energy control program consisting of employee training, periodic inspections and providing lock out devices, was established to prevent caught by and amputation hazards while changing the bullets and adjusting the blades on the Pack Industrie Tube Winder.

Issued

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $2520.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2):     The items listed in subparagraphs (j)(2)(i)-(vii) were not inspected for defects at intervals as defined in paragraph (j)(1)(ii) of this section or as specifically indicated, and all deficiencies were not carefully examined and a determination made as to whether they constituted a safety hazard;    a.) Erdie Industries, Inc. located at 1205 Colorado Ave. Lorain, OH; On or about March 8, 2012, the employer did not assure frequent inspections were conducted on the Meco Matic 10T overhead gantry crane. Functional operating mechanisms such as, but not limited to, the brakes were not functioning properly, exposing employees to struck by hazards while lifting and moving paper rolls up to 6000lbs.

Issued

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(3):     A complete periodic inspection of crane(s) had not been conducted in the past 12 months:    a.) Erdie Industries, Inc. located at 1205 Colorado Ave. Lorain, OH; On or about March 8, 2012, the employer did not assure periodic inspections were conducted on the Meco Matic 10T overhead gantry crane. Functional operating mechanisms such as, but not limited to, the brakes were not functioning properly, exposing employees to struck by hazards while lifting and moving paper rolls up to 6000lbs.

Issued

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(i)(9):     Removal from service. Synthetic web slings shall be immediately removed from service if any of the following conditions are present:    a.) Erdie Industries, Inc. located at 1205 Colorado Ave. Lorain, OH; On or about March 8, 2012, the employer did not assure the Flex Sling nylon slings used on the 10T Meco Matic overhead gantry crane were taken out of service when torn or cut. Employees were exposed to struck by or crush hazards while lifting paper rolls weighing up to 6000lbs.

Issued

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $2520.00 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.) Erdie Industries, Inc. located at 1205 Colorado Ave. Lorain, OH; On or about March 8, 2012, the employer did not assure employees were protected from the rollers on the Cameron Paper Slitter. Employees are exposed to crush hazards while hand feeding paper scraps into the slitter while its running to even out the pressure.

Issued

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.) Erdie Industries, Inc. located at 1205 Colorado Ave. Lorain, OH; On or about March 8, 2012, the employer did not assure the rated load capacity on the Meco Matic 10T overhead gantry crane was marked on each side of the crane. Employees were exposed to struck by hazards while lifting paper rolls up to 6000lbs if unknowingly overloading the crane.