OSHA Inspection: MCMILLIAN PLASTICS, LLC

Issued

2013-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 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)  On or about September 4, 2013, and at times prior to, an employee stands on a table platform to remove piled up plastics without fall protection, exposing employee to a fall hazard of approximately 4.5 feet to the ground.     ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION ARE REQUIRED.

Issued

2013-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): If at any time a powered industrial truck is found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe, the truck shall be taken out of service until it has been restored to safe operating condition.     a)  On or about September 4, 2013, and at times prior to,employees operated a forklift that did not have a functioning back-up alarm or a functioning horn. Employees used the forklift to move materials/plastics to the baler and bales for shipping in the workshop, exposing employees to struck-by and crush hazards.         ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION ARE REQUIRED.

Issued

2013-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-22 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 point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:      a)  On or about September 4, 2013, and at times prior to, employees operated the baler machine without the guard door, exposing employees to amputation hazard.         ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION ARE REQUIRED.