OSHA Inspection: CARDINAL CONTAINER CORPORATION

Issued

Apr 25, 2012

Abate by

Aug 1, 2012

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1):     The employer shall administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program, as described in paragraphs (c) through (o) of this section, whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (TWA) of 85 decibels measured on the A scale (slow response) or, equivalently, a dose of fifty percent. For purposes of the hearing conservation program, employee noise exposures shall be computed in accordance with appendix A and Table G-16a, and without regard to any attenuation provided by the use of personal protective equipment.    a. The employer had not developed and implemented a hearing conservation program for employees working in the corrugator area. A corrugator operator was exposed to continuous noise at 152.2% on April 5, 2012 which exceeded the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 100%, an 8-hour TWA (time weighted average) sound level of 90 dBA. The employee's 8-hour TWA sound level was approximately 93.0 dBA during the 480 minute sampling period.     b. The employer had not developed and implemented a hearing conservation program for employees working in the slitter area. A slitter operator was exposed to continuous noise at 104.2% on April 5, 2012 which exceeded the action level of 50%, an 8-hour TWA (time weighted average) sound level of 85 dBA. The employee's 8-hour TWA sound level was approximately 90.3 dBA during the 480 minute sampling period.

Issued

Apr 25, 2012

Abate by

Aug 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i):     Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardousenergy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.Note: Exception: The employer need not document the required procedure for a particular machine or equipment, when all of the followingelements exist: (1) The machine or equipment has no potential for stored or residual energy or reaccumulation of stored energy after shut down whichcould endanger employees; (2) the machine or equipment has a single energy source which can be readily identified and isolated; (3) the isolation andlocking out of that energy source will completely deenergize and deactivate the machine or equipment; (4) the machine or equipment is isolated fromthat energy source and locked out during servicing or maintenance; (5) a single lockout device will achieve a locker-out condition; (6) the lockoutdevice is under the exclusive control of the authorized employee performing the servicing or maintenance; (7) the servicing or maintenance does not create hazards for other employees; and (8) the employer, in utilizing this exception, has had no accidents involving the unexpected activation orreenergization of the machine or equipment during servicing or maintenance.    a. At the workplace, the employer did not develop and document energy control procedures for employees changing the fingers in the single facer machine.

Issued

Apr 25, 2012

Abate by

Aug 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i):     Lockout or tagout devices shall be affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees.    a. At the workplace, lockout devices were not used to isolate energy while changing fingers in the single facer machine.

Issued

Apr 25, 2012

Abate by

Aug 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i):     The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees.      a. At the workplace, the employer did not provide energy control training to employees.

Issued

Apr 25, 2012

Abate by

May 25, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 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 operatorand other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips andsparks. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices,electronic safety devices, etc.    b. In the finishing area, machine guarding was not provided on the material intake rollers on the Flexo Folder Gluer Machine, exposing employees to ingoing nip points.     c. In the maintenance shop, machine guarding was not provided for the rotating chuck on the Carroll-Jamison Machine Tool Company Lathe (Serial # 4125).

Issued

Apr 25, 2012

Abate by

May 2, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii):     Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings shall be effectively closed.    a. Unused electrical opening in the MG Cabinet were not effectively closed.

Issued

Apr 25, 2012

Abate by

Aug 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(a):     "General." Safety-related work practices shall be employed to prevent electric shock or other injuries resulting from either direct or indirect electrical contacts, when work is performed near or on equipment or circuits which are or may be energized.The specific safety-related work practices shall be consistent with the nature and extent of the associated electrical hazards.    a. At the workplace, for employees who routinely perform work on or near energized parts (480 VAC) such as testing, troubleshooting, voltage measuring, and other tasks in and around the electrical cabinet for the hogger, neither a flash hazard analysis was conducted to determine the proper protection required nor was a flash protection boundary established to protect employees from shock, arc flash, or arc blast.     ABATEMENT NOTE: One method of abatement, among others, includes conducting a flash hazard analysis in compliance with NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace to determine the flash protection boundary and the use of electrical protective equipment as necessary for the specific related hazards of each task.

Issued

Apr 25, 2012

Abate by

Aug 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i):     Employees working in areas where there are potential electrical hazards shall be provided with,and shall use, electrical protective equipment that is appropriate for the specific parts of the body to be protected and for the work to beperformed.Note: Personal protective equipment requirements are contained in subpart I of this part.    a. At the workplace, for employees who routinely perform work on or near energized parts (480 VAC) such as testing, troubleshooting, voltage measuring, and other tasks in and around the electrical panel box for the hogger,employees did not wear and were not provided with the necessary personal protective equipment to protect employees from shock, arc flash, or arc blast.

Issued

Apr 25, 2012

Abate by

Aug 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(c)(2):     "Work on energized equipment." Only qualified persons may work on electric circuit parts or equipment that have not been deenergized under the procedures of paragraph (b) of this section. Such persons shall be capable of working safely on energized circuits and shall be familiar with the proper use of special precautionary techniques, personal protective equipment, insulating and shielding materials, and insulated tools.    a. At the workplace, for employees who routinely perform work on or near energized parts (480 VAC) such as testing, troubleshooting, voltage measuring, and other tasks in and around the electrical panel box for the hogger, employees were not capable of working safely on energized circuits and were not familiar with the proper use of special precautionary techniques, personal protective equipment, and insulating and shielding materials to protect employees from shock, arc flash, or arc blast.

Issued

Apr 25, 2012

Abate by

May 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.24(h):     "Railings and handrails." Standard railings shall be provided on the open sides of all exposed stairways and stair platforms. Handrails shall be provided on at least one side of closed stairways preferably on the right side descending. Stair railings and handrails shall be installed in accordance with the provisions of 1910.23.    a. In the starch mix area, an intermediate railing was not provided on the stairway.