OSHA Inspection: ACCELERATED PLASTICS, LLC

Issued

May 15, 2013

Abate by

Jun 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition:    a) In the production area, the storage area and at the entrances of the facility; The passageways, stockrooms and working areas were not kept in a neat and orderly condition. The employer had boxes and parts and other obstructions placed throughout the facility, creating hazards and making it difficult for the employees to get around in the facility.

Issued

May 15, 2013

Abate by

Jun 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.176(c): Storage areas were not kept free from accumulation of materials that constituted hazards from tripping, fire, explosion or pest harborage:     a) In the storage area; The storage area was not free of accumulated materials. The employer had boxes and parts and other obstructions placed throughout the storage area, creating hazards and making it difficult for the employees to identify products. Employees were climbing the storage racks in order to find product because of the poor housekeeping.

Issued

May 15, 2013

Abate by

Jun 13, 2013

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(g)(4): Objects that projected into the exit route reduced the width of the exit route to less than the 28 inches minimum width requirements for exit routes:    a) In the production area of the facility; Objects projected into the exit routes resulting in exit routes that did not meet the minimum requirements.         (i)    The exit door opposite the grinding room was completely blocked with boxes.        (ii)    The exit route near the break table was partially blocked with a table and chairs.

Issued

May 15, 2013

Abate by

Jun 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.110(f)(2)(ii): Liquefied petroleum gas container(s) stored inside were located near exits, stairways, or in areas normally used or intended for the safe exit of people:    a) In the production area; The employees were exposed to hazards as the employer had a liquefied petroleum gas container that is used for the forklift, stored at an exit door.

Issued

May 15, 2013

Abate by

Sep 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 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 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) Throughout the facility; The employer did not have an energy isolation program consisting of procedures, training and periodic inspections of the procedures. The employees were performing servicing, maintenance, cleaning and mold changes on equipment such as but not limited to; JSW, BOY, SG, Van Dorn and Cincinnati plastic injection molding machines.

Issued

May 15, 2013

Abate by

Sep 30, 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) Throughout the facility; The employer did not have machine specific procedures for isolating potentially hazardous energy sources for use when employees would perform servicing, maintenance, cleaning and mold changes on equipment such as but not limited to; JSW, BOY, SG, Van Dorn and Cincinnati plastic injection molding machines.

Issued

May 15, 2013

Abate by

Sep 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees:    a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not provide training to the employees regarding hazardous energy control prior to employees performing servicing, maintenance, cleaning and mold changes on equipment such as but not limited to; JSW, BOY, SG, Van Dorn and Cincinnati plastic injection molding machines.

Issued

May 15, 2013

Abate by

Sep 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees:    a) Throughout the facility; The employees were performing servicing, maintenance, cleaning and mold changes without affixing locks to the energy isolation devices on equipment such as but not limited to; JSW, BOY, SG, Van Dorn and Cincinnati plastic injection molding machines.

Issued

May 15, 2013

Abate by

Jun 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not 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):    a) In the production building and in the warehouse building; The employer did not ensure that the employees were trained on safe operation of the powered industrial vehicles at the company.

Issued

May 15, 2013

Abate by

Jun 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service:  a) In the production building and in the warehouse building; The employer did not ensure that the employees were performing inspections on the powered industrial vehicles at the company.

Issued

May 15, 2013

Abate by

Jun 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemicals:    (a) In the grinding area; The employer did not label the plastic scrap bins to indicate which press material was in each bin, potentially contributing to a Hydrochloric Acid gas reaction and release.

Issued

May 15, 2013

Abate by

Jun 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(ii): The employer did not provide information to the employees on operations in their work area where hazardous chemicals were present:  a) In the grinding area; The employer did not train the employees on the potential consequences of inadvertently mixing and grinding incompatible plastic materials.

Issued

May 15, 2013

Abate by

Jun 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iii): Employee training did not include the measures employees can take to protect themselves from chemical hazards, including specific procedures the employer had implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures and personal protective equipment to be used:  a) In the grinding area; The employer did not train the employees on appropriate work practices and emergency procedures regarding the consequences of inadvertently mixing and grinding incompatible plastic materials.

Issued

May 15, 2013

Abate by

Sep 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1): When information indicated that any employee's exposure equaled or exceed the 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, the employer did not develop and implement a monitoring program:    a) In the grinding area; The employer did not conduct a noise survey and sound level meter reading indicated that the noise exposures in the grinding area were 84 decibels, 93 decibels and 97 decibels.

Issued

May 15, 2013

Abate by

Jul 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    a) At the forklift battery charging area; The employees were exposed to corrosive materials near the battery charging area and the empoyer did not provide a quick drenching station within the immediate area for emergency use.