OSHA Inspection: GARLAND CONVERTING CORP.

Issued

Jun 26, 2013

Abate by

Aug 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs 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.  Throughout facility- On or about March 7, 2013, the employer did not establish a lockout/tagout program, consisting of the following:  written procedures, periodic inspections or employee training, thereby exposing employees to amputation hazards due to the potential for unexpected start-up of Brausse die cutters and other operating equipment.

Issued

Jun 26, 2013

Abate by

Aug 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $4,200

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).  Throughout facility - On or about March 7, 2013, operators were not trained in the safe operation of powered industrial trucks, thereby exposing all employees in the facility to struck by hazards.

Issued

Jun 26, 2013

Abate by

Jul 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks shall be examined before being placed in service, and shall not be placed in service if the examination shows any condition adversely affecting the safety of the vehicle. Such examination shall be made at least daily. Where industrial trucks are used on a round-the-clock basis, they shall be examined after each shift. Defects when found shall be immediately reported and corrected.  Throughout Facility - On or about March 7, 2013, the employer did not perform an examination of the powered industrial equipment to check for defects, thereby exposing employees to serious struck by hazards.

Issued

Jun 26, 2013

Abate by

Aug 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.  Throughout facility - On or about March 7, 2013, machine guarding was not in place to protect employees from rotating parts on the side of the Polar-Mohr Electromat Cutter # 1 and # 3, exposing employees to amputation type injuries.

Issued

Jun 26, 2013

Abate by

Aug 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.  a.  Throughout Facility - On or about March 7, 2013, the interlock used as guarding for the Domino 90/BGU 50/72/90, was inoperable, thereby exposing employees to the point of operation.   b. Throughout facility - On or about March 7, 2013, the employer failed to guard the point of operation to the Book sticher, exposing employees to amputation type injuries.

Issued

Jun 26, 2013

Abate by

Jul 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): Exposure adjustment. Safety guards of the types described in Subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b)(3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch. (See Figures O-18, O-19, O-20, O-21, O-22, and O-23.)  Throughout facility - On or about March 7, 2013, employees were required to operate a Craftsman 8 inch Bench Grinder without a tongue guard, thereby exposing employees to the hazard of being struck by flying particles in the event of grinding wheel shattering.

Issued

Jun 26, 2013

Abate by

Aug 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Guarding. Pulleys, any parts of which are seven (7) feet or less from the floor or working platform, shall be guarded in accordance with the standards specified in paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section. Pulleys serving as balance wheels (e.g., punch presses) on which the point of contact between belt and pulley is more than six feet six inches (6 ft. 6 in.) from the floor or platform may be guarded with a disk covering the spokes.  a. Throughout facility - On or about March 7, 2013, the pulley's on the Domino 50, Domino 72 and Domino 90 were not guarded, thereby exposing employees to rotating parts.    b. Throughout facility - On or about March 7, 2013, the pulley's on the ACME Steel Book Sticher were not guarded, thereby exposing employees to rotating parts.

Issued

Jun 26, 2013

Abate by

Aug 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Where both runs of horizontal belts are seven (7) feet or less from the floor level, the guard shall extend to at least fifteen (15) inches above the belt or to a standard height, except that where both runs of a horizontal belt are 42 inches or less from the floor, the belt shall be fully enclosed in accordance with paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section.  a. Throughout facility - On or about March 7, 2013, the horizontal belts on the Domino 50, Domino 72 and Domino 90 were not guarded, thereby exposing employees to rotating parts.    b. Throughout facility - On or about March 7, 2013, the horizontal belts on the ACME Steel Book Sticher were not guarded, thereby exposing employees to rotating parts.

Issued

Jun 26, 2013

Abate by

Aug 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprockets and chains. All sprocket wheels and chains shall be enclosed unless they are more than seven (7) feet above the floor or platform. Where the drive extends over other machine or working areas, protection against falling shall be provided. This subparagraph does not apply to manually operated sprockets.  Throughout facility - On or about March 7, 2013, sprocket wheels and chains at the beginning and end of the Domino lines 50/72 and 90 were not completely enclosed, thereby exposing employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

Jun 26, 2013

Abate by

Aug 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Installation and use. Listed or labeled equipment shall be installed and used in accordance with any instructions included in the listing or labeling.  Throughout Facility - On or about March 7, 2013, the employer failed to use electrical equipment extension cords in accordance with its listing or labeling, thereby exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

Jun 26, 2013

Abate by

Aug 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Unless specifically permitted otherwise in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this section, flexible cords and cable my not be used:    (A)  As a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure;   Throughout facility - On or about March 7, 2013, flexible cords were used as a substitute for fixed wiring of a structure on the cutter lines, thereby exposing employees to electrical fire hazards.

Issued

Jun 26, 2013

Abate by

Jul 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii): If there is a defect or evidence of damage that might expose an employee to injury, the defective or damaged item shall be removed from service, and no employee may use it until repairs and tests necessary to render the equipment safe have been made.  Throughout facility - On or about March 7, 2013, the electrical insulation of the flexi-cord and other operating equipment were not fully enclosed, thereby exposing employees to electrical shock.

Issued

Jun 26, 2013

Abate by

Aug 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $700

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:   Throughout facility - On or about March 7, 2013, the employer did not develop, implement and/or maintain a written hazard communication program which included the following:  labeling of hazardous chemicals, material safety data sheet, thereby exposing employees to adhesives, oils and coolants.

Issued

Jun 26, 2013

Abate by

Jul 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.  Throughout facility - On or about March 7, 2013, the employer failed to train employees on hazardous chemicals in their work areas, thereby exposing employees to the various health hazards.   Employees were not provided with adequate and effective training including:    (i)  Methods and observations that may be used to detect the presence or release of a hazardous chemical in the work area (such as monitoring conducted by the employer, continuous monitoring devices, visual appearance or odor of hazardous chemicals when being released, etc.);  (ii)  The physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area;  (iii)  The measures employees can take to protect themselves from these hazards, including specific procedures the employer has implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures, and personal protective equipment to be used; and,  (iv)  The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, including an explanation of the labeling system and the material safety data sheet, and how employees  can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information.

Issued

Jun 26, 2013

Abate by

Jul 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein:  Throughout Facility - On or about March 7, 2013, in the folding department, one white approximately 5 gallon container holding adhesives were not labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the chemical contained therein.