OSHA Inspection: WEST WARD PHARMACEUTICAL CORP

Issued

Nov 12, 2013

Abate by

Dec 31, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $2,340 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspections of the energy control procedures at least annually to ensure that the procedurse and the requiremenst of this standard were being followed:    a) Blending department: Periodic inspections of the energy control procedures for maintenance, servicing and set up of equipment, such as, but not limited to, chilsonators and tumblers, were not conducted to ensure proper implementation of procedures, on or about 8/5/13.

Issued

Nov 12, 2013

Abate by

Dec 31, 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) Blending department: Each employee involved in operations such as, but not limited to, cleaning, set up, troubleshooting and preventative maintenance of equipment, such as, but not limited to, the chilsonators, did not apply a lock to a group lockout device, group lockbox, disconnect switch or comparable mechanism, on or about 8/5/13.

Issued

Nov 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(m)(4): All records required by 29 CFR 1910.95 were not provided upon request to employees, former employees, representatives designated by the individual employee, and the Assistant Secretary:   a) Throughout facility: The employer did not provide copies of follow-up audiometric testing results requested by employees that were retested due to standard threshold shifts detected during annual audiometric testing, on or about 7/18/13.

Issued

Nov 12, 2013

Abate by

Dec 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or  were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:(a) (LOCATION) (IDENTIFY SPECIFIC OPERATION/CONDITION) (DESCRIBE HAZARD)   a) Blending department: Respirator storage bags were stored inside of the blending room, on or about 8/5/13.