OSHA Inspection: ABC DIE CUTTING AND EMBOSSING

Issued

May 23, 2013

Abate by

Jun 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $816 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.24(h): Standard railings were not provided on the open sides of all exposed stairways and stair platforms.     (a) ABC Die Cutting and Embossing, 6363 E. 38th Ave., Denver, CO 80207; On and before April 30, 2013, the exposing employer failed to ensure that handrails were provided on the exposed sides of two stairways used to access the large format platform between the two large format embossing machines.  Condition exposed employees to trip and fall hazards as they accessed the platform to utilize the large format machines.

Issued

May 23, 2013

Abate by

Jul 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $816 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not 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.    (A) ABC Die Cutting and Embossing, 6363 E. 38th Ave., Denver, CO 80207; On and before April 30, 2013, the exposing employer failed to develop and implement an energy control program for the various machines with multiple sources of energy which require them.  Condition exposed employees changing machinery components or performing routine maintenance on machinery to laceration and amputation hazards.

Issued

May 23, 2013

Abate by

Jul 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B): Specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy had not been developed;    (A0 ABC Die Cutting and Embossing, 6363 E. 38th Ave., Denver, CO 80207; On and before April 30, 20313, the exposing employer did not develop machine specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securinig machines and equipment for the control of hazardous energy.

Issued

May 23, 2013

Abate by

Jul 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 requirements of this standard are being followed.    (a) ABC Die Cutting and Embossing, 6363 E. 38th Ave., Denver, CO 80207; On and before April 30, 2013, the exposing employer failed to perform annual periodic inspections of the energy control procedures.

Issued

May 23, 2013

Abate by

Jul 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $816 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) ABC Die Cutting and Embossing, 6363 E. 38th Ave., Denver, CO 80207; On and before April 30, 2013, the exposing employer did not provide machine guarding on the rotating portion of the rear of a Federal Pacific Transformer Company's slitter machine, catalog number T4T15, File No. E37783, Model No. 3613.  Condition exposed employees to the laceration, amputation and pinch point hazards created by the machines rotating bars.

Issued

May 23, 2013

Abate by

Jul 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $816 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords and cables where not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief was provided that would prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws.    (a)  ABC Die Cutting and Embossing, 6363 E. 38th Ave., Denver, CO 80207;  On and before April 30, 3013, the exposing employer failed to ensure that strain relief was provided on two flexible cords utilized to provide power to the Jogger Aerator Machine, and to the area around the Federal Pacific Transformer Company Slitter machine.  In both instances, power cords were dropped from strutural steel ceiling joists with no strain relief provided.  Condition exposed employees to electric shock hazard as the power cords were used to provide electric power to machines on the floor and insulation was subject to damage.