OSHA Inspection: CHIYODA AMERICA INC AND SUCCESSOR TOPPAN INTERAMERICA INCORPORATED

Issued

Jan 23, 2013

Abate by

Mar 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,678 · Current $2,009 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 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:    (a) Facility Wide - The employer did not develop an adequate energy control program in that the program included the use of clearances, no specific procedures were developed or no  periodic inspection were conducted, on or about November 19, 2012.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jan 23, 2013

Abate by

Mar 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:       (a) Facility Wide - An employee performs maintenance on equipment with multiple sources of energy.   The employer did not develop, document and utilize specific energy control procedures, on or about November 19, 2012.       Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jan 23, 2013

Abate by

Mar 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)(C): Where lockout was used for energy control, the periodic inspection did not include a review, between the inspector and each authorized employee, of that employee's responsibilities under the energy control procedure being inspected:    (a) Facility Wide - The employer did not conduct annual reviews of employees performing lockout tagout on equipment such as but not limited to the presses and Smith RTP, on or about November 19, 2012.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Jan 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,365 · Current $1,024 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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.    (a)  Maintenance Area - An employee used a bench grinder to sharpen a blade of an air chisel.  The employer did not ensure that the tongue guard was adjusted to within one fourth inch of the abrasive wheel, on or about August 13, 2012.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Jan 23, 2013

Abate by

Mar 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(iii)(B)(2) The employer did not implements a change schedule for canisters and cartridges that is based on objective information or data that will ensure that canisters and cartridges are changed before the end of their service life.    (a) Ink Dispensing Center (IDC)  An employee used an elastomeric half mask respirator.  The employer did not develop a cartridge change schedule to ensure employees were protected from chemicals, on or about August 13, 2012.      Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.