OSHA Inspection: BURROWS PAPER CORPORATION

Issued

Mar 24, 2014

Abate by

Apr 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,400 · Current $2,640 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment were not kept clean and orderly:    a)  East Mill, Paper Machine #3, on or about 9/26/13:  Class II combustible paper dust had accumulated on equipment and surfaces in quantities that exposed workers to fire hazards.

Issued

Mar 24, 2014

Abate by

Apr 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:  a)  East Mill, on or about 9/26/13:  Nilfisk vacuum was used to collect Class II Combustible paper dust and is not listed or labeled for that use.

Issued

Mar 24, 2014

Abate by

Apr 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:   a)  East Mill, on or about 9/26/13:  Nilfisk vacuum was used to collect Class II Combustible paper dust and is not approved for that use.

Issued

Mar 24, 2014

Abate by

Apr 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,400 · Current $2,640 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.261(b)(2):  Emergency lighting was not provided at stairways and passageways or aisleways used for emergency exit in case of power failure.       a)  East Mill, Second Floor Storage:  Exit routes were not provided with emergency lighting to allow for the safe egress of employees in the event of a power failure.

Issued

Mar 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $22,000 · Current $13,200 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)  East Mill, on or about 10/22/13:  Save-All #2 and #3 pulp recovery system had moving rollers which were not provided with nip point guards.         Burrows Paper Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 312369804, Citation Number 1, Item Number 10 and was affirmed as a final order on April 7, 2011, with respect to a workplace located at 730 East Mill Street, Little Falls, NY 13365; and    Burrows Paper Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 312368780, citation number 1, item number 5 and was affirmed as a final order on April 19, 2010, with respect to a workplace located at Lyonsdale Road, Lyons Falls, NY 13368.

Issued

Mar 24, 2014

Abate by

May 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $22,000 · Current $13,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.261(k)(2)(ii): Ends of rotating shafts, including dryer drum shafts, were not completely guarded:     a) East Mill, Paper Machine #2 wet end, on or about 10/22/2013: Rotating end shafts were not guarded, exposing employees to caught-in hazards.       b) East Mill, Paper Machine #3 front side wet felt, on or about 10/22/2013: Rotating end shafts were not guarded, exposing employees to caught-in hazards.          Burrows Paper Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.261(k)(2)(iii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 312368780, citation number 1, item number 8b and was affirmed as a final order on April 19, 2010, with respect to a workplace located at Lyonsdale Road, Lyons Falls, NY 13368.

Issued

Mar 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $22,000 · Current $13,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.261(k)(24)(iii): Reel shafts with square block ends were not guarded.    a) East mill, Paper Machine #3, on or about 9/26/2013: Reel shaft square block ends were not guarded to prevent machine operators from a caught in hazard.    Burrows Paper Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.261(k)(24)(iii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 312369804, Citation Number 1, Item Number 19a and was affirmed as a final order on April 7, 2011, with respect to a workplace located at 730 East Mill Street, Little Falls, NY 13365.

Issued

Mar 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $27,500 · Current $16,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.261(k)(26)(i): Nipping points on drum winder(s) and rewinder(s) on the operator's side were not guarded by a barrier guard interlocked with the drive mechanism:     a) East Mill, Paper Machine #2, on or about 10/22/2013: Winder drum was not guarded to prevent operator from contact with in-running nip point.        b) East Mill, Paper Machine #3, on or about 10/22/2013: Winder drum was not guarded to prevent operator from contact with in-running nip point.      Burrows Paper Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.261(k)(26)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 312368780, Citation number 1, Item number 9 and was affirmed as a final order on April 19, 2010, with respect to a workplace located at Lyonsdale Road, Lyons Falls, NY 13368.