OSHA Inspection: MAPLE ISLAND, INC.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Oct 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $4,410 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:Note:  Toeboards are only required when persons can pass, there is moving equipment or there is equipment with which falling materials could create a hazard.    (a) Throughout the facility; Open sides on elevated platforms were not guarded with standard railings for the following areas:                                                             i. Agglomerator operator level, 3rd floor by tray # 2; A section of railing was missing.     ii. Bulk bagger platform; No railing system was provided.     iii. Packaging department at Barrel dump area; A top rail was not provided.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Oct 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $1,890 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    (a) Throughout the facility; Medical evaluation(s) were not performed before employee(s) wore full-face respirator.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Oct 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested:  (a) Throughout the facility; Fit testing was not performed before an employee wore a full-face respirator.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Oct 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:  (a) Throughout the facility; Respirator training was not provided before an employee wore a full-face respirator.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Oct 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:    (a) Throughout the facility; Appendix D information was not provided for and/or reviewed with employees who voluntarily used filtering face piece respirators.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Oct 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $1,890 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.137(b)(2)(ii): Insulating gloves were not given an air test prior to each days usage:    (a) Throughout the facility; Rubber electrical gloves were not air tested prior to use.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Oct 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Throughout the facility; Electrically rated gloves were not subjected to electrical testing every 6 months.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Dec 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(i): The employer did not maintain a written copy of the procedures outlined in paragraph (b)(2) of 29 CFR 1910.333 and did not make it available for inspection by the Assistant Secretary of Labor and his or her authorized representatives:      (a) Throughout the facility; Written electrical safe work procedures were not developed or maintained.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Dec 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i): Employees working in areas where there were potential electrical hazards were not provided with 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) Throughout the facility; Arc-flash rated faceshields were not provided for electrical work performed on 480v, 3-phase, 208v, 3-phase, and 120v electrical equipment and systems.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Dec 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $2,520

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3)(i): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations, including specifying acceptable entry conditions:    (a) Throughout the facility; Procedures were not developed to identify acceptable entry conditions for permit required spaces.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Oct 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(4)(viii): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not provide, at no cost to the employees, rescue and emergency equipment needed to comply with 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(9):  (a) Throughout the facility; Confined space rescue and/or recovery equipment was not available for work performed in the lift station and other belowground vaults/manholes.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Dec 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(9): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services, for rescuing entrants from permit spaces to rescue employees, and for preventing unauthorized personnel from attempting a rescue:    (a) Throughout the facility; Procedures for contacting emergency services and confined space rescue and/or recovery operations were not developed or implemented prior to entry of permit required confined spaces.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Dec 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1): The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit required confined spaces) acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146:     (a) Throughout the facility; Training for Confined Space Entry was not provided for each affected employee.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Dec 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(j)(4): The employer did not ensure that each entry supervisor verified that rescue services were available and that the means for summoning them were operable:    (a) Throughout the facility; Entry supervisors did not verify that rescue services were available prior to each permit required space entry for spaces such as, but not limited to;      i. Hydrator cyclone located in the main production area     ii. Wastewater tank and lift station located outside the facility

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Dec 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $1,890 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(f)(7): The entry permit that documented compliance and authorized entry to a permit space did not identify the hazards of the permit space to be entered:    (a) Throughout the facility; Entry permits for confined spaces did not identify hazards for areas such as, but not limited to the following;      i. Main production area, Hydrator cyclone; Steam, thermal, engulfment, and mechanical hazards were not identified on the entry permit.      ii. Outside the facility, Wastewater tank and lift station; Atmospheric hazards were not identified on the entry permit.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Dec 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(f)(8): The entry permit that documented compliance and authorized entry to a permit space did not identify the measures used to isolate the permit space and to eliminate or control permit space hazards before entry:    (a) Agglomeration area; The hydrator cyclone entry permit did not identify the means for isolating, eliminating, or controlling hazards presented by steam, engulfment, and mechanical hazards.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Dec 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(f)(9): The entry permit that documented compliance and authorized entry to a permit space did not identify the acceptable entry conditions:    (a) Throughout the facility; Entry permits did not identify acceptable conditions for areas such as, but not limited to:      i. Hydrator cyclone      ii. Lift station

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Dec 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(f)(10): The entry permit that documented compliance and authorized entry to a permit space did not identify the results of initial and periodic tests performed under 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5), accompanied by the names or initials of the tester:    (a) Throughout the facility; Entry permits did not identify the results of initial or periodic atmospheric testing performed for entry into the lift station and waste water tank areas.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Dec 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,400 · Current $3,780 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy.      (a) Throughout the facility; Machine specific lockout procedures did not identify how to isolate each energy source for equipment such as, but not limited to;        i. Agglomerator       ii. Dry blender

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Dec 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(C): The energy control procedure did not clearly and specifically outline the steps for placement, removal and transfer of lockout devices or tagout devices and the responsibility for them.     (a) Throughout the facility; Steps for transferring lockout devices were not developed.     (b) Throughout the facility; Lockout device removal procedures did not identify steps for contacting the original installer.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Dec 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii): The employer did not certify that periodic inspections of the energy control procedures had been performed:     (a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not certify that periodic inspections of LOTO procedures were conducted.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Dec 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Authorized employee(s) did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation:    (a) Throughout the facility; Training was not conducted to inform authorized employees of the purpose of an energy control program, types of energy, and means for isolating hazardous sources of energy.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Abate by

Dec 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(ii)(D): Each authorized employee did not affix a personal lockout or tagout device to the group lockout device before working on the machine or equipment:    (a) Throughout the facility; Lockout devices were not applied by each employee performing work on locked out equipment in areas such as, but not limited to;    i. Agglomerator area     ii. Bartelt packaging area

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $1,890 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) Bartelt packaging area; Cams, sprockets, and cup arms were not guarded on Bartelt packaging machines.

Issued

Sep 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven -7 feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed:   (a) Bartelt packaging area; Chains and sprockets were not guarded on Bartelt packaging machines.