OSHA Inspection: KEYSTONE PAPER & BOX COMPANY, INC.

Issued

2012-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1785.00 · Current $893.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1):  All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition.   In the following locations, housekeeping needed to be improved:  A.  Die-Cutting Area:  Items were stored on the Bobst 103 work platform access stairs. B.  Gluing Department:  Machine parts were stored under the International R/A gluing machine that created tripping hazards.

Issued

2012-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.23(h):  Stair railings and handrails were not installed in accordance with the provisions of 29 CFR 1910.23.  On stairways more than 44 inches wide but less than 88 inches wide, one handrail on each enclosed side and one stair railing on each open side:    DieCutting Area:  A stair rail was not provided on the left side, descending, of the Bobst 103 die cutting machine work platform.

Issued

2012-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.106(d)(3)(ii)(a):  Metal cabinets were not constructed in the following manner to be deemed in compliance. The bottom, top, door, and sides of cabinet shall be at least No. 18 gage sheet iron and double walled with 1 1/2 - inch air space. Joints shall be riveted, welded or made tight by some equally effective means. The door shall be provided with a three-point lock, and the door sill shall be raised at least 2 inches above the bottom of the cabinet:  Press Room:  Door handles provided on flammable storage cabinets used to store fifty five gallon drums of AutoWash 6000 and UV60-S were broken and could not secure the doors in the closed position.

Issued

2012-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(ii)(b):  The quantity of liquid that may be located outside of an inside storage room or storage cabinet in a building or in any one fire area of a building shall not exceed the quantities allowed in Table H-12:    Press Room:  Approximately 172 gallons of Class I, Class II and Class IIIA flammable and combustible liquids (Auto Wash 6000, Bottcher S-3003, Isopropanol and MRC-F) were stored near the start end of the KBA printing press.

Issued

2012-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iv)(d):  Flammable or combustible liquids were not drawn from or transferred into vessels, containers, or portable tanks within a building only through a closed piping system, from safety cans, by means of a device drawing through the top, or from a container or portable tanks by gravity through an approved self-closing valve:    Press Room, KBA Press Runway Work Table:  UV60-S, a Class IIIA combustible liquid, was dispensed through a manual valve.

Issued

2012-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(iii):  Combustible waste material and residues in a building or unit operating area were not kept to a minimum, stored in covered metal receptacles and disposed of daily:  Press Room:  Uncovered metal containers were provided for rag disposal.  Rags were soaked with flammable liquids such as, but not limited to, Isopropanol and MRC-F, both Class IB flammable liquids.

Issued

2012-08-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1050.00 Reduced

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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:  Company:  The employer had not developed a written lockout program that included specific lockout procedures for equipment in the plant, employee training and periodic reviews of the program.

Issued

2012-08-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2450.00 Reduced

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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:  In the following locations, adequate machine safeguarding had not been provided:  A.  Compactor Area:  The lower portion of the door provided on each compactor had been separated from the upper portion of the door so it could be left open to  monitor the accumulation levels in each compactor.  The split door arrangement left an opening large enough to allow access to the ram area of each compactor.  B.  Gluing Department:  The following gluing machines were not provided with adequate safeguarding for the in-running rollers located next to the folding station speed adjustment handles:  1.  Gluer 90. 2.  Gluer 65.

Issued

2012-08-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(b)(3):  Provisions were not made to prevent woodworking machine(s) from automatically restarting upon restoration of power after power failure:  Die Cutter Tool Room:  The Ridgid table saw was not provided with a drop-out type starter.

Issued

2012-08-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1):  Circular handfed ripsaw(s) were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut:    Die Cutter Tool Room:  The Ridgid table saw was not provided with a guard over the blade.

Issued

2012-08-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(2):  Hand-fed circular ripsaw(s) were not furnished with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator:    Die Cutter Tool Room:  The Ridgid table saw was not provided with a spreader.

Issued

2012-08-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3):  Handfed ripsaw(s) did not have were not provided with non kickback fingers or dogs so located as to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material or to throw it back toward the operator:    Die Cutter Tool Room:  The Ridgid table saw was not provided with anti-kick back fingers.

Issued

2012-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.261(l)(7)(v):  Electrically or manually operated quick power disconnecting devices with adequate braking action were not provided on all operating sides of the machine within easy reach of all operators:  Sheeting Area, WhebTech Sheeter:  Sheeter operators were not provided with an emergency stop device(s) within reach where in-running nip points and rotating parts could create a hazard on the take-away conveyor.

Issued

2012-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1785.00 · Current $893.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i)(A):  For electric equipment operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, and likely to require examination, adjustment, servicing, or maintenance while energized, the depth of the working space in the direction of access to live parts (as measured from the live parts where they were exposed or from the enclosure front or opening whwere they were enclosed) was less than indicated in Table S-1 of Subpart S of Part 1910:  Folding Department:  The working space provided for the Vesta Gluer was not adequate based on the potential phase to ground voltage and the presence of a grounded guardrail to limit storage in front of the panel.  36 inches of clearance was provided and the required working space required by Table S-1 of the regulationwas 42 inches.

Issued

2012-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i)(C):  Other equipment associated with the electrical installation and located above or below the electric equipment extended more than 153 mm (6 in.) beyond the front of the electric equipment:    Die-Cutting Area, Near Bobst 102:  A Jefferson Electric transformer was installed in the working space of Sub Panel 2, a wall mounted circuit breaker panel.

Issued

2012-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2380.00 · Current $1190.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5):  The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent, continuous and effective:  Shipping Dock:  The ground pin was missing from the plug provided on the shipping scale.

Issued

2012-08-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1050.00 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:  In the following locations, flexible cord was used in lieu of permanent wiring:  A.  A yellow extension cord was used to energize the circulator pump and up-ender on the Fuji Plate Developer.  B.  Medical Inspection Work Table:  The Graphic Light inspection light was energized through an extension cord assembly.

Issued

2012-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1785.00 · Current $893.00 Reduced

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:  Gluing Department:  On the following machines, flexible cords had been pulled from their fittings, exposing inner conductors:  A.  Machine 90:  Nordson portable gluing station. B.  R/A Machine:  Kicker solenoid.

Issued

2012-08-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1): Employees were not trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertained to their respective job assignments:  Company:  Maintenance personnel had not been trained regarding what work practices and protective equipment was required to protect them against electric shock, arc flash and arc blast hazards while performing live trouble-shooting and verifying whether or not electrical equipment was properly de-energized.

Issued

2012-08-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2450.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(a)(2): Where exposed live parts were not deenergized (i.e., for reasons of increased or additional hazards or infeasibility), work practices that were used were not suitable for the conditions under which the work was performed:  Company:  The employer had not developed and implemented an Electrical Safety Related Work Practices program to address hazards caused by arc flash, arc blast and electric shock in the facility.

Issued

2012-08-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i):  Employees working in areas where there were potential electrical hazards were not provided with electrical protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body that needed to be protected and for the work being performed:    Company:  Personal protective equipment such as, but not limited to, voltage rated gloves, fire resistive clothing, safety glasses, face shields, double balaclavas, hard hats and hearing protection were not provided to employees who performed live electrical work, including trouble-shooting, or who verified that electrical equipment was properly de-energized.

Issued

2012-08-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(b):  An emergency action plan was not in writing, kept in the workplace, and available to employees for review:    Company:  The employer had elected that all employees would evacuate in the event of a fire or other emergency.  An emergency action plant had not been developed and implemented.    Abatement Note:  Training requirements under 29 CFR 1910.157 could apply if, in the future, employees are designated to use portable fire extinguishers.

Issued

2012-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9):  The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:    In the following locations, tongue guards provided on off-hand grinders were not installed properly:    A.  Maintenance Shop:  Sunex pedestal grinder.  B.  Die Cutter Tool Room:  Ryobi bench grinder.

Issued

2012-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(f)(1)(iv):  Overcurrent devices for circuits rated 600 volts, nominal, or less, were not readily accessible to each employee or authorized building management personnel:    Sheeter Area:  The access door provided on the circuit breaker box labeled as "Sheeter Area Panel 1" was screwed shut.