OSHA Inspection: PLASTO-TECH CORPORATION

Issued

2013-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section:    A. Plasto-Tech Corporation worksite located at 708 Lowell St., Elyria, Ohio: On or about May 24, 2013, an employee sustained fatal injuries while repairing a mold on the Brown Thermo-Forming press during the production of prototype parts. Energy control procedures were not utilized to prevent employees from being exposed to crush hazards while working on the mold.

Issued

2013-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1): Before an authorized or affected employee turns off a machine or equipment, the authorized employee did not have knowledge of the type and magnitude of the energy, the hazards of the energy to be controlled, and the method or means to control the energy:  A. Plasto-Tech Corporation worksite located at 708 Lowell St., Elyria, Ohio: On or about May 24, 2013, an employee sustained fatal injuries while repairing a mold on the Brown Thermo-Forming press during the production of prototype parts. Methods to control the hazardous energy were not used. The press was being operated in the "Auto" mode while the employee was positioned between the mold and the turntable repairing the mold.

Issued

2013-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2): The machine or equipment was not turned off or shut down using the procedures established for the machine or equipment. An orderly shutdown was not utilized to avoid any additional or increased hazard(s) to employees as a result of the equipment stoppage:  A. Plasto-Tech Corporation worksite located at 708 Lowell St., Elyria, Ohio: On or about May 24, 2013, an employee sustained fatal injuries while repairing a mold on the Brown Thermo-Forming press during the production of prototype parts. Established procedures did not address the specific hazard of pneumatic energy.The press was being operated in the "Auto" mode while the employee was positioned between the mold and the turntable repairing the mold.

Issued

2013-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct periodic inspections of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed:    A. Plasto-Tech Corporation worksite located at 708 Lowell St., Elyria, Ohio: On or about May 24, 2013, the employer did not conduct periodic audits of its energy control procedures to assure that proper lockout/tagout procedures and requirements were being followed.  Deficiencies in procedures and the lack of procedure audits exposed employees to crush injuries in that adequate machine isolation was not being followed when employees accessed hazard areas of the Brown Thermo-Forming press while producing prototype parts.

Issued

2013-09-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, was not guarded. The guarding device were not in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, were not designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle:    A. Plasto-Tech Corporation worksite located at 708 Lowell St., Elyria, Ohio: On or about May 24, 2013, the employer did not ensure the Brown Thermo-Forming press was adequately guarded including but not limited to the lack of perimeter guarding around the turntable, guarding at the loading station, and guarding at the mold station. Employees were exposed to caught between and struck by hazards while operating the press.    B. Plasto-Tech Corporation worksite located at 708 Lowell St., Elyria, Ohio: On or about June 25, 2013, the employer did not ensure the Brown Thermo-Forming press was adequately guarded to protect the operator at the loading station. The employee was exposed to caught between and struck by hazards while operating the press.