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OSHA Inspection: D & S CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of D & S CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. in 140 PARK AVE. E, MANSFIELD, OH 44902 (NAICS 323111). OSHA activity number 338925852.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
140 PARK AVE. E
City
MANSFIELD
State
OH
ZIP
44902
Mailing
140 PARK AVE. E, MANSFIELD, OH 44902
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (B)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
323111
Employees
41
Ownership type
Private (A)

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.147 C01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Apr 29, 2013
Abate by
May 16, 2013
Penalty
Initial $2,975 · Current $2,083 Reduced
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) D & S Creative Communications, Inc. - Mansfield, Ohio: On or about February 13, 2013, the employer did not develop and implement a lockout program/procedures and training to protect employees from amputation injuries when servicing equipment.  Employees were exposed during blade changes on the Challenge/Daeho paper cutter (s/n 52266) at a time when the machines hazardous energy was not controlled.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $2082.5
  • · Z (S) $2975

1910.212 A01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Apr 29, 2013
Abate by
May 6, 2013
Penalty
Initial $2,975 · Current $2,083 Reduced
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, flying chips and sparks:  a) D & S Creative Communications, Inc. - Mansfield, Ohio: On or about March 1, 2013, employees were exposed to injuries associated with rotating parts in that the cylinders on the backside of the Mitsubishi Offset Press (No. 1F221) coater unit were not guarded.  The employer did not assure that the attached guard was operated and positioned to protect press operators.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $2082.5
  • · Z (S) $2975

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 338925852.

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