OSHA Inspection: ERC PLASTIC SCRAP RECOVERY LLC

Issued

2013-06-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energing, 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) All departments throughout the plant. On or about March 27, 2013, employer did not establish and implement lockout/tagout program for employees to receive training and utilize formal lockout/tagout procedures for energy isolation on the machines where the hazard of unexpected energization could occur.    Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

2013-06-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck:    a) Warehouse and production area. On or about May 31, 2013, employees operating forklifts were not fully trained and evaluated for safe operation.    Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 1903.19(c).

Issued

2013-06-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 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 the unguarded portion of the blade during operating cycle(s):     (a) Production dept. East and west carpet shears. On or about May 31, 2013, employees were exposed to cuts and lacerations from the unguarded lower portion of the band blade running horizontally beneath the input and output table during carpet shearing operation.     Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c)