OSHA Inspection: PRINCIPLE BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, INC.

Issued

2013-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2295.00 · Current $1147.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.137(b)(2)(ii): Insulating equipment was not checked for damage before each day's use and given an air test along with the inspection:    Principle Business Enterprises, Inc. - Bowling Green, Ohio: On or about March 11, 2013, employees were exposed to electrical hazards in that electrical protective rubber gloves, used by an electrician to measure voltage and verify absence of energy, was not visually inspected and given an air test before use.

Issued

2013-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.137(b)(2)(viii): Electrical protective equipment was not subjected to periodic electrical tests in accordance with Tables I-5 and I-6:  a) Principle Business Enterprises, Inc. - Bowling Green, Ohio: On or about March 11, 2013, the employer did not assure that electrical protective rubber gloves, used by electricians during electrical troubleshooting and testing, were tested at least once every six months.

Issued

2013-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3825.00 · Current $1913.00 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, flying chips and sparks:    a) Principle Business Enterprises, Inc. - Bowling Green, Ohio:  On or about March 14, 2013, employees operating Line #2 were exposed to injuries associated with rotating parts.  The employer did not assure that the rotating parts, located at the Line #2 offline unit, were guarded to protect employees.

Issued

2013-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4590.00 · Current $2295.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(ii): In locations where electric equipment was likely to be exposed to physical damage, enclosures or guards were not so arranged and of such strength as to prevent such damage:    a) Principle Business Enterprises, Inc. - Bowling Green, Ohio: On or about December 14, 2012, flexible cords and conductors which were arranged on the floor, under and around Line #2 portable platforms, were exposed to physical damage.  Employees were exposed to electrical hazards in that the electrical equipment associated to the Line's glue machine, near the offline glue line, was not guarded or arranged so that platforms were not set on the conductors.    b) Principle Business Enterprises, Inc. - Bowling Green, Ohio: On or about March 14, 2013, flexible cords and conductors which were arranged on the floor, under and around Line #5 portable platforms, were exposed to physical damage.  Employees were exposed to electrical hazards in that the electrical equipment associated to the Line's glue machine, near the leg elastic station, was not guarded or arranged so that platforms were not set on the conductors.

Issued

2013-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4590.00 · Current $2295.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i): Employees working in areas where there were potential electrical hazards did not use electrical protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body that needed to be protected and for the work being performed:    a) Principle Business Enterprises, Inc. - Bowling Green, Ohio: On or about December 14, 2012, an employee, testing for the presence of electrical energy on equipment associated with Line #2, was exposed to electrical hazards of 240 volts.  The employer did not assure that electrical protective equipment for the hands was used while performing the electrical tests.