OSHA Inspection: SPECIALTY PLASTIC FABRICATORS INC.

Issued

Mar 12, 2014

Abate by

Apr 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees    OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees.    a.  Production Department - On or about January 29, 2014, provisions were not made to prevent unintended operation (actuation) of two foot treadles of the JA Callanan Co., serial number 5106P, sealing press number 1, due to falling or moving objects or by accidently stepping on the treadle.      b. Production Department - On or about January 29, 2014, provisions were not made to prevent unintended operation (actuation) of two foot treadles of the JA Callanan, number 10, sealing press, due to falling or moving objects or by accidently stepping on the treadle.      c. Production Department - On or about January 29, 2014, provisions were not made to prevent unintended operation (actuation) of the foot treadle of the Thermatron, model KH8, serial number 314G72, sealing press due to falling or moving objects or by accidently stepping on the treadle.      d. Production Department - On or about January 29, 2014, provisions were not made to prevent unintended operation (actuation) of the foot treadle of the powered roller to falling or moving objects or by accidently stepping on the treadle.

Issued

Mar 12, 2014

Abate by

Apr 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, 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.    Throughout facility - On or about January 29, 2014, the employer did not establish an energy control program for employees performing equipment repairs on radio frequency diaelectric sealing presses, powered rollers and other operating equipment, thereby exposing employees to the hazard of unexpected energization of machinery.

Issued

Mar 12, 2014

Abate by

Nov 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.      a. Production Department- On or about January 29, 2014, Thermatron sealing press number 69, did not have the points of operation completely guarded to prevent employees from reaching into the hazardous areas.    b.  Production Department - On or about January 29, 2014, Kobar sealing press. serial number 3563, did not have the points of operation completely guarded to prevent employees from reaching into the hazardous areas.     c. Production Department- On or about January 29, 2014, Thermatron sealing press number 9, serial number 31-73, did not have the points of operation completely guarded to prevent employees from reaching into the hazardous areas.    d.  Production Department - On or about January 29, 2014, Thermatron sealing press. serial number 10 CAA 300, did not have the points of operation completely guarded to prevent employees from reaching into the hazardous areas.     e. Production Department- On or about January 29, 2014, JA Callanan valve press, serial number 2154, did not have the points of operation completely guarded to prevent employees from reaching into the hazardous areas.    f.  Production Department - On or about January 29, 2014, Thermatron sealing press. serial number 17, did not have the points of operation completely guarded to prevent employees from reaching into the hazardous areas.     g. Production Department- On or about January 29, 2014, Thermatron sealing press, serial number 215, did not have the points of operation completely guarded to prevent employees from reaching into the hazardous areas.    h.  Production Department - On or about January 29, 2014, Hall Diaelectric. serial number 1746 SC, did not have the points of operation completely guarded to prevent employees from reaching into the hazardous areas.     i. Production Department- On or about January 29, 2014, Thermatron sealing press, serial number 401L70, did not have the points of operation completely guarded to prevent employees from reaching into the hazardous areas.    j.  Production Department - On or about January 29, 2014, Thermatron sealing press number 2. serial number 647, did not have the points of operation completely guarded to prevent employees from reaching into the hazardous areas.     k. Production Department- On or about January 29, 2014, Thermatron sealing press number 1, serial number 11-77, did not have the points of operation completely guarded to prevent employees from reaching into the hazardous areas.    l.  Production Department - On or about January 29, 2014, JA Callanan sealing press. serial number 5106P, did not have the points of operation completely guarded to prevent employees from reaching into the hazardous areas.    m. Production Department- On or about January 29, 2014, Thermatron sealing press, serial number 328-.171, did not have the points of operation completely guarded to prevent employees from reaching into the hazardous areas.    n.  Production Department - On or about January 29, 2014, Kobar sealing press. serial number 4130F.S., did not have the points of operation completely guarded to prevent employees from reaching into the hazardous areas.     o. Production Department- On or about January 29, 2014, JA Callanan sealing press number 10, did not have the points of operation completely guarded to prevent employees from reaching into the hazardous areas.    p.  Production Department - On or about January 29, 2014, powered roller. did not have the points of operation completely guarded to prevent employees from reaching into the hazardous areas.

Issued

Mar 12, 2014

Abate by

Apr 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(1):     Machine guarding. Abrasive wheels shall be used only on machines provided with safety guards as defined in the following paragraphs of this section, except:    Maintenance Shop - On or about January 29, 2014, the employer did not have guards on the Tool Shop 6" bench grinder, model number 241-1406, thereby exposing employees to struck by hazards from flying parts.

Issued

Mar 12, 2014

Abate by

Mar 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4):   Work rests. On offhand grinding machines, work rests shall be used to support the work. They shall be of rigid construction and designed to be adjustable to compensate for wheel wear. Work rests shall be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage. The work rest shall be securely clamped after each adjustment. The adjustment shall not be made with the wheel in motion.  a.  Throughout Facility- On or about January 29, 2014, the distance between the abrasive wheel and the adjustable work rest on the Tool Shop 6 inch bench grinder, exceeded one-eighth inch, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with rotating abrasive wheels and wheel breakage.

Issued

Mar 12, 2014

Abate by

Mar 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9):   Exposure adjustment. Safety guards of the types described in Subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b)(3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch. (See Figures O-18, O-19, O-20, O-21, O-22, and O-23.)  a.  Production Department - On or about January 29, 2014, the distance between the abrasive wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue at the top of the Tool Shop 6 inch grinder, exceeded one-fourth inch, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with wheel breakage.

Issued

Mar 12, 2014

Abate by

Apr 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1): Examination. Electric equipment shall be free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees. Safety of equipment shall be determined using the following considerations:    Throughout Facility - On or about January 29, 2014, the cord on the Thermatron foot pedal and other operating equipment was damaged, in that the cord had damaged insulation, thereby exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

Mar 12, 2014

Abate by

Apr 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by this standard, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more shall be guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the following means:  Production Department- On or about January 29, 2014, the employer failed to ensure the electrical wires operating at 220 volts for Thermatron equipment were not fully enclosed, thereby exposing employees to accidental contact to electrical hazards.

Issued

Mar 12, 2014

Abate by

Apr 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1): Practices addressed in this standard. Employees shall be trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertain to their respective job assignments.    Throughout Facility - On or about January 29, 2014, employees were not trained in and familiar with electrical safety related work practices, thereby exposing employees to electrical hazards when replacing electrical equipment, circuit breakers, locking out equipment or working on or with electric components.