OSHA Inspection: CHICAGO LAMINATING, INC.

Issued

Nov 10, 2014

Abate by

Dec 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge:      a) Dock Area- The employer did not ensure that all exit route doors were able to be easily opened from the inside without special knowledge.  The emergency exit door in the dock area had a wooden bar secured across the door that needed to be lifted up to be removed.

Issued

Nov 10, 2014

Abate by

Dec 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:    a) Dock Area- The employer did not ensure that all exit doors were kept free and unobstructed.  The exterior side of the exit door in the Dock Area was blocked by stacks of pallets.

Issued

Nov 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training, and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed 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:      a) Silk Screen Department- The employer did not establish a lockout/tagout program that included an energy control procedure for employees to follow, training, and periodic inspections to ensure that employees performing servicing or maintenance on equipment, such as the Wide Format, were protected from injuries caused by the unexpected energizing of equipment or release of stored energy.

Issued

Nov 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:      a) Facility wide- The employer did not perform refresher training, including an evaluation of the effectiveness of that training, to evaluate the operator's knowledge and skill to operate the forklift safely at least once every three years for all powered industrial vehicle operators.

Issued

Nov 10, 2014

Abate by

Dec 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2): Abrasive wheel(s) used on grinding machinery were not provided with safety guard(s) which covered the spindle end, nut, flange projections:      a) Silk Screen Department- The employer did not ensure that abrasive wheel machinery, such as the bench grinder, was equipped with safety guards to cover the spindle end, nut, and flange projections.

Issued

Nov 10, 2014

Abate by

Dec 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Grinding machinery was not used with work rest(s) to support offhand grinding work:    a) Silk Screen Department- The employer did not ensure the work rest was in place and properly adjusted to no more than a 1/8 inch opening to support offhand grinding work on equipment, such as the bench grinder.

Issued

Nov 10, 2014

Abate by

Dec 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:    a) Silk Screen Department- The employer did not ensure that all abrasive wheel machinery equipped with a tongue guard, such as the bench grinder, had a distance of no more than one fourth inch between the tongue guard and the abrasive wheel.

Issued

Nov 10, 2014

Abate by

Dec 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating  at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):      a) Silk Screen Department- The employer did not provide enclosures or guards for electrical wiring in equipment, such as the Wide Format, to guard against accidental contact or physical damage.

Issued

Nov 10, 2014

Abate by

Dec 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:      a) Silk Screen Department- The employer did not ensure that extension cords were not used as a substitute for fixed wiring.  Extension cords were used to supply power to industrial lights and other extension cords.

Issued

Nov 10, 2014

Abate by

Dec 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii): Flexible cords were not used only in continuous lengths without splice or tap:    a) Silk Screen Department- The employer did not ensure that all flexible cords were used in continuous lengths without any splices, such as the spliced white and yellow extension cord near the Wide Format.