OSHA Inspection: ASSOCIATED PRODUCERS CORP.

Issued

Nov 9, 2012

Abate by

Dec 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,440 · Current $1,440

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) On or about 10/17/12 in the Denesta area; employees are involved in cleaning, clearing jams, repairs, and set up of the Denesta lines ( #1 - #4 )  without the use of written energy control procedures, employee training, or periodic inspections.    Abatement Certification

Issued

Nov 9, 2012

Abate by

Dec 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i):     The training program of the employer did not include all the training elements listed under Items A-C of 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i):  a) On or about 10/17/12 in the Denesta area; employees are involved in cleaning, clearing jams, repairs, and set up of the Denesta lines ( #1 - #4 )  without being trained on the purpose and function of an energy control program as it related to their specific work activities.    Abatement Certification

Issued

Nov 9, 2012

Abate by

Dec 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,440 · Current $1,440

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2):     Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly:  a) On or about throughout the facility; fire extinguishers, such as but not limited to, Ansul brand ( serial 3 PJ-839504 ) located in the lunch room, outside the cooler, at the top of the stairs near the bathroom, were last checked December 2010.    Abatement Certification

Issued

Nov 9, 2012

Abate by

Dec 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3):     Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check:  a) On or about throughout the facility; the last annual maintenance check for fire extinguishers, such as but not limited to, Ansul brand ( serial 3 PJ-839504 ) located in the lunch room, outside the cooler, was December 2010.    Abatement Certification

Issued

Nov 9, 2012

Abate by

Dec 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,080 · Current $1,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii):     An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:  a) On or about 10/17/12 on the loading dock area; employees operate a power industrial truck ( Yale - serial # N514200 ) and were last trained in 2007.      Abatement Certification

Issued

Nov 9, 2012

Abate by

Dec 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,440 · Current $1,440

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3):     Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven -7 feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed:  a) On or about on the Scale Transfer; the sprocket wheel and chain drive located on the Denesta side were not guarded.  Employees in this area cleaning up spills are exposed to caught between hazards.    Abatement Certification

Issued

Nov 9, 2012

Abate by

Dec 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A):     Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  a) On or about 10/17/12 in the Denesta area; a cord set was being used to supply power to the candler.   b) On or about 10/17/12 in the Denesta area; a cord set was being used to supply power to the wall mounted fan.    Abatement Certification

Issued

Nov 9, 2012

Abate by

Dec 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):     Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:  a) On or about 10/17/12 throughout the facility; employees handle and use hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to, propane ( flammable), Multi-Chlor, phosphoric acid ( corrosive ), without the benefit of a written hazard communication program and employee training.    Abatement Certification

Issued

Nov 9, 2012

Abate by

Dec 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):     Employers did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area and chemical-specific information was not always available through labels and material safety data sheets  a) On or about 10/17/12 throughout the facility; employees handle and use hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to, propane ( flammable), Multi-Chlor, phosphoric acid ( corrosive ), without being trained on the hazards of these chemicals.     Abatement Certification