OSHA Inspection: BLOOMER PLASTICS INC

Issued

2014-06-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-23 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:    (a) Plastic film production line embossing machinery; The ingoing nip points of the embossing rollers under the deckle devices were not guarded.

Issued

2014-06-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform were not protected by stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s) enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting:    (a) Plastic film production line embossing machinery: The rotating shafts at the end of the embossing rollers were not effectively guarded.

Issued

2014-06-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): On every building or other structure, or part thereof, used for mercantile, business, industrial or storage purposes, the loads approved by the building official were not marked on plates of approved design and securely affixed in a conspicuous place in each space to which they relate:  (a) Bloomer Plastics production area; Safe load capacities were not clearly marked on the mezzanine above the office structure in the production area.