OSHA Inspection: WEISS-AUG COMPANY INC.

Issued

Apr 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,400 · Current $4,050 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):    a) Manufacturing Area    The point of operation of a pnuematic fixture, used to remove plastic pieces from a load bar, was not guarded.      Violation occurred on or about 4/3/12.

Issued

Apr 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1):     A log of all recordable work-related injuries and illness (OSHA Form 300 or equivalent) was not completed in the detail required by the regulation.    a) Facility located at 220 Merry Lane, East Hanover, NJ    The detail in Column F does not include the object/substance that directly injured or made the person ill OR does not describe the actual injury/illness.      Calendar Year 2012, 6 injuries not recorded with enough detail    Case No.     Column F  11312        Cut on finger  11712        Joint/tenden rt thumb pulled or injured  12312        Brused right knee  30912        Physical reaction difficulty breathing  31412        Left hand index finger  32112        Eye and arm splashed with soap     Violation observed on or about 4/5/12.    b) Facility located at 220 Merry Lane, East Hanover, NJ    The employer did not classify 6 of the 6 cases listed on the 2012 OSHA 300 log.     Violation observed on or about 4/5/12.