OSHA Inspection: RYAN'S GRAPHICS CORPORATION

Issued

Nov 16, 2012

Abate by

Jan 28, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 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 energization, 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 11/8/12 in the print area; employees are involved in servicing and maintaining equipment ( changing scoring knives and creasing wheels on the MBO Folder Serial P03-13, setting up the embosser machine ) without a hazardous energy control program.    Abatement Certification

Issued

Nov 16, 2012

Abate by

Jan 28, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i):     The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that employees acquired the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage and removal of energy control devices   a) On or about 11/8/12 in the print shop; employees are involved in servicing and maintaining equipment ( changing scoring knives and creasing wheels on the MBO Folder Serial # P03/13 and cleaning and setting up the embosser ) without being provided training on the proper use of energy control methods and devices.      Abatement Certification

Issued

Nov 16, 2012

Abate by

Jan 28, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2):     The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually;   a) On or about 11/9/12 throughout the facility; employer expects all employees to use fire extinguishers on incipient fires, has ordinary combustibles, equipment using compressed flammable gas, other liquid combustibles ( cleaners and washes ) and has not provided an educational program in 2011 or year to date 2012.    Abatement Certification

Issued

Nov 16, 2012

Abate by

Nov 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1):     Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:  a) On or about 11/9/12 along the back wall behind the Heidelberg presses; the local disconnects for the two Heidelberg presses were blocked with boxes of paper, empty plastic containers, and other boxes of miscellaneous supplies.    b) On or about 11/9/12 along the back wall behind the air compressor; the panel box ( rated at 240 volts AC ) was blocked with full and empty plastic and metal containers.    Abatement Certification

Issued

Nov 16, 2012

Abate by

Dec 21, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(c):     Storage areas were not kept free from accumulation of materials that constituted hazards from tripping and fire:  a) On or about 11/9/12 in the print shop along the wall near the air compressor and behind the Heidelberg presses; cardboard boxes of paper, supplies, plastic containers, were stacked and being stored in this area creating a trip hazard and blocking access to electrical equipment and other equipment.      Abatement Certification

Issued

Nov 16, 2012

Abate by

Dec 21, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 11/9/12 throughout the facility; employees operate a powered industrial truck to load and unload trucks, move supplies and pallets of materials used in the printing process, but have not had an evaluation within the last three years.    Abatement Certification