OSHA Inspection: WORCESTER TELEGRAM & GAZETTE CORPORATION

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2350.00 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 were engaged in activities covered by this section:     9 Latti Farm Rd, Millbury, MA    On 9/16/13 and at times prior, the employer had not developed or documented energy control procedures for all applicable machines (e.g. Muller Martini SLS 2000.)  The employer had not ensured all Maintenance employees utilized the energy control procedures that had been developed and documented.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $100.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:     9 Latti Farm Rd, Millbury MA    As of 9/16/13, no annual evaluation had been accomplished for well over one year.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(C): Employees whose work operations were in an area where energy control procedures were utilized were not instructed about the procedure:       9 Latti Farm Rd, Millbury MA    On 9/16/13 and at times prior, Part-time and Temporary feeder employees on the inserting machines had received no training regarding company energy control procedures.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2450.00 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:    9 Latti Farm Rd, Millbury MA    On 9/16/13, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to mechanical hazards due to lack of machine guarding.      Instance 1:  Four lines consisting of more than 80 individual Muller Martini SLS 1000 Inserting machines had no guarding on the horizontal areas above moving parts.  Also hinged guards were secured in the up position on vertical areas adjacent to the 80 plus inserting machines.  On 9/9/13, one of the employees feeding a SLS 1000 inserting machine was injured when his arm became caught in the machine in one of the unguarded horizontal hazardous areas.     Instance 2: On 9/9/13 and at times prior, guards were frequently removed from a Muller Martini SLS 2000 Inserting machine, exposing employees to mechanical hazards.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:   9 Latti Farm Rd, Millbury MA  On 9/16/13 and at times prior, some supervisors and employees, who worked in areas where hazardous materials were used, had received no training on hazardous chemicals of which they might be exposed.