FOREST PARK, GA —
OSHA Inspection: TARA PLASTICS CORPORATION
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of TARA PLASTICS CORPORATION in 175 LAKE MIRROR ROAD, FOREST PARK, GA 30297 (NAICS 326111). OSHA activity number 338910474.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- TARA PLASTICS CORPORATION
- Site address
- 175 LAKE MIRROR ROAD
- City
- FOREST PARK
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30297
- Mailing
- 175 LAKE MIRROR ROAD, FOREST PARK, GA 30297
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 326111
- Employees
- 34
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 D02
- Issued
- Jun 5, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 23, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,100 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed through a written certification that identified the workplace evaluated; the person certiftying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment: a) Facility- The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification identifying the evaluated workplace exposing employees to potential hazards associated with the manufacturing of plastic bags and packaging.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $2100
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- Jun 5, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 1, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 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 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) At the extrusion area- The employer did not establish a lockout tag out program for the control of potentially hazardous energy for employees engaged in any service and maintenance on machines or equipment such as NGR Machine, Extruders, Rotators, Sam Tech Winder Machine Model: 618, Serial: 95537, Evolution Extrusion Machine No. 70/105/70-30D, KIEFEL Extrusion Machine and Blow Film Extruder; exposing employees to electrocution and amputation hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2450
- — Z (S) $4900
1910.178 L01 I
- Issued
- Jun 5, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 1, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was 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) Facility- The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck such as an EMC 110/B 10 JUNGHEINRICH Fork-lift truck and MULTITON SM20 Fork-lift truck safely, which exposes employees to struck by and crushing hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1750
- — Z (S) $3500
1910.303 B07 I
- Issued
- Jun 5, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 24, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxillary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substanially equivalent to the wall of the equipment: a) At the north wall next to line #5- The employer was using an electrical box with unused openings exposing employees to electrical hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1050
- — Z (S) $2100
1910.157 C04
- Issued
- Jun 5, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 5, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4): Portable fire extinguishers were not maintained in a fully charged and operable condition: a) At the loading/zipper area- The employer did not kept a fire extingusisher fully charged and in operable condition exposing employees to fire hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.178 L06
- Issued
- Jun 5, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 24, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l): a) Facility- The employer did not certify that each powered industrial truck operator has been trained and evaluated to operate a Toyota Forklift Model: 8FDU15-25.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 338910474.
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