OSHA Inspection: DECO PLASTICS, INC.

Issued

Apr 12, 2012

Abate by

Apr 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $4,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, 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 does not ensure that a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, 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 is established. This violation occurred on or about March 12, 2012, in the machine shop where employees were allowed to perform service and/or maintenance including set-up on vertical turret lathes, manual lathes, vertical mills, and surface grinders.    Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, 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 in the workplace.

Issued

Apr 12, 2012

Abate by

Apr 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): The employer did not use OSHA 300, 300-A, and 301 forms, or equivalent forms, for recordable injuries and illnesses.     The employer does not use OSHA 300, 300-A, and 301 forms, or equivalent forms, for recording injuries and illnesses. This violation occurred on or about March 21, 2012, and times prior thereto, where the employer had injuires requiring medical treatment and did not document the injuries using an OSHA 300, 300-A, and 301, or its equivalent.    Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that OSHA forms 300, 300-A, and 301, or its equivalent or used to document recordable injuries in the workplace.

Issued

Apr 12, 2012

Abate by

Apr 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): Certification. The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l). The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation.    The employer does not certify operators in the safe operation of powered industrial trucks.  This violation occurred on or about March 21, 2012, in the machine shop area where employees, who were operating a Yale forklift, were not certified in writing to identify the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation.    Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that powered industrial truck operators are certified in writing that includes the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation in the workplace.