OSHA Inspection: BATES CONTAINER

Issued

Dec 12, 2012

Abate by

Jan 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $6,000 · Current $3,900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Every open-sided floor or platform 4 feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level was not guarded by a standard railing (or the equivalent as specified in paragraph (e)(3) of this section) on all open sides and railings were not provided with a toeboard where required:    Rotary Shears RPS Machine ID: ROS, On or about 9/17/12 employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 5 1/2 ft. to the concrete ground level below when climbing onto the rotary shear to clear and refeed corrugated board.

Issued

Dec 12, 2012

Abate by

Jan 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $6,000 · Current $3,900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.24(b): Fixed stairs were not provided for access from one structure level to another where operations necessitated regular travel between levels, and for access to operating platforms at any equipment which requires attention routinely during operations:    Rotary Shears RPS Machine ID: ROS, On or about 9/17/12 employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 5 1/2 ft. in height to the concrete ground level below when climbing onto the rotary shear to clear and refeed corrugated board.

Issued

Dec 12, 2012

Abate by

Jan 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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:    a) Maintenance Area, Jet Drill Press Model: JDP-20MF S/N: 5070578, On or about 9/18/12 and at times prior thereto employees were exposed to being struck by a rotating drill bit when drilling holes in stock steel measuring approximately 1 sq. ft.    b)  Maintenance Area, Bridgeport Mill Model: F-X037, S/N: J-125263, On or about 9/18/12 and at times prior thereto employees were exposed to being struck by a rotating drill bit when using a mill to widen holes on stock steel material measuring approximately 1 sq ft.

Issued

Dec 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(b): Machine(s) designed for fixed location(s) were not securely anchored to prevent walking or moving:    a) Maintenance Area, Jet Drill Press Model: JDP-20MF S/N: 5070578, On or about 9/18/12 and at times prior thereto employees were exposed to being struck by a rotating chuck when using a drill press, that was not bolted to the ground, to drill holes in stock steel measuring approximately 1 sq. ft.    b)  Maintenance Area, Bridgeport Mill Model: F-X037, S/N: J-125263, On or about 9/18/12 and at times prior thereto employees were exposed to being struck by a rotating chuck when using a mill, that was not bolted to the ground, to widen holes on stock steel material measuring approximately 1 sq ft.

Issued

Dec 12, 2012

Abate by

Jan 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $6,000 · Current $3,900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft:    a) Rotary Shears RPS Machine ID: ROS, On or about 9/19/12 employees were exposed to being caught-in a rotating shaft when climbing off the rotary shear near a shaft that measured 5 1/2" diameter 2 1/2" in length and containing a set-screw.    b) Rotary Shears RPS Machine ID: ROS, On or about 9/19/12 employees were exposed to being caught-in a rotating shaft when climbing off the rotary shear near a shaft that measured 5 1/2" diameter 2 1/2" in length and containing a bolt.

Issued

Dec 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,550 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1): Gear(s) were not guarded by a complete enclosure or by one of the methods specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1)(ii) and (f)(1)(iii):                                                                  Rotary Shears RPS Machine ID: ROS, On or about 9/17/12 employees were exposed to caught-in hazards from an opening that measured approximately 4" x 4", containing a rotating gear, that an employee used as a foot hold when climbing down from the shear after clearing and refeeding corrugated board into the shear.