OSHA Inspection: CELLOFOAM NORTH AMERICA INC.

Issued

Mar 6, 2013

Abate by

Apr 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $6,600 · Current $3,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(e)(1): A side-hinged door was not used to connect to an exit route.    On or about November 20, 2012, employees were exposed to fire hazards when the exit door in the expansion room was a rollup door with a screen door behind the rollup door.

Issued

Mar 6, 2013

Abate by

Apr 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:    On or about November 20, 2012, employees were exposed to fire hazards when the exit door in the maintenance department had a bar placed across it to discourage employees from using the door when entering the building and the bar was not removed during the day when the building was occupied.

Issued

Mar 6, 2013

Abate by

Mar 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,500 · Current $3,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Powered industrial truck(s) which were used on a round-the-clock basis were not examined for defects after each shift:    On or about November 20, 2012, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when the forklifts were not inspected on a daily basis.

Issued

Mar 6, 2013

Abate by

Mar 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,300 · Current $1,980 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii): Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not protected from the rays by noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields:    On or about November 20, 2012, employees were exposed to weld flash hazards when the welding done in the roto area was done without welding screens to protect employees working in the adjacent areas or passing near the area to exit the building.

Issued

Mar 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,740 · Current $2,244 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1)(iv): Electrical insulation was not free from recognized hazards that were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:    On or about November 20, 2012, employees were exposed to electrical hazards when reeled extension cords in the maintenance department were damaged and patched with tape.

Issued

Mar 6, 2013

Abate by

Apr 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,400 · Current $2,640 Reduced

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:    On or about November 20, 2012, employees were exposed to electrical hazards for approximately two years when temporary flexible cords in the expansion room had not been replaced with fixed wiring when the equipment was permanently located.

Issued

Mar 6, 2013

Abate by

Apr 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i):     The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    On or about November 20, 2012, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when new employees had not been evaluated.

Issued

Mar 6, 2013

Abate by

Apr 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The certification did not include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation:    On or about November 20, 2012, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when employee training, evaluations, and certification did not include the date when the actual evaluation took place.  Documentation has the date that employees reviewed the videos, not the actual date that the employee was evaluated.  Some employees are permitted to drive forklifts without having been evaluated by the employer.