OSHA Inspection: KYD, INC.

Issued

Jan 23, 2013

Abate by

Jan 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,380 · Current $1,785 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:    a) Warehouse area:  The employer failed to enforce the use of seat belts as a form of protective equipment for employees operating forklifts manufactured by Yale Material Handling Corporation.

Issued

Jan 23, 2013

Abate by

Feb 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $2,231 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:    a) Production area: The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection, at least annually, of the energy control procedures used for servicing and maintenance of the conversion, extruder, and printing machines, exposing employees to hazards such as, but not limited to, struck-by, pinch points and electricity.

Issued

Jan 23, 2013

Abate by

Feb 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,339 Reduced

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) Throughout the warehouse: Employees operating a powered industrial truck had not received refresher training at least once every three years, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Jan 23, 2013

Abate by

Feb 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $2,231 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, and flying chips.    a) Maintenance shop, lathe: The employer exposed employees to amputation hazards by allowing them utilize a lathe machine that was not equipped with a guard around the rotating jaws of the machine.

Issued

Jan 23, 2013

Abate by

Feb 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,675 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):    a) Maintenance shop, drill press: The employer exposed employees to amputation hazards by allowing the use of a drill press which was not equipped with point of operation guarding.     b) Production area, conversion machine: The employer exposed employees to amputation hazards by allowing the use of the conversion machine which was not equipped with point of operation guarding near the cutter/sealer device.

Issued

Jan 23, 2013

Abate by

Feb 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform were not protected by stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s) enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting:    a) Conversion department, FMC/106 conversion machine: The employer exposed employees to entanglement hazards due to rotating shafts that were not guarded by stationary enclosures.    b) Extrusion department, #3 high density extruder: The employer exposed employees to entanglement hazards due to rotating shafts that were not guarded by stationary enclosures.    c) Printing department, hop tak printing machine: The employer exposed employees to entanglement hazards due to rotating shafts that were not guarded by stationary enclosures.

Issued

Jan 23, 2013

Abate by

Feb 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:    a) The employer did not have a written certification that a personal protective equipment assessment had been conducted.