OSHA Inspection: DAIRY-MIX, INC.

Issued

Oct 31, 2014

Abate by

Jan 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,820 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.39(c)(1): A list of all major fire hazards, proper handling and storage procedures for hazardous materials, potential ignition sources and their control, and the type of fire protection equipment necessary to control each major hazard was not included in the fire prevention plan;      a) For the Gulf Coast Plastics facility at 9314 Princess Palm Ave., Tampa, FL 33619, as observed on or about 09/30/2014, the fire prevention plan did not list all the major fire hazards present, address the storage of flammable solvents, or address the type of fire protection equipment necessary for each major fire hazard.

Issued

Oct 31, 2014

Abate by

Jan 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.39(c)(4): The name or job title of employees responsible for maintaining equipment to prevent or control sources of ignition or fires was not included on the fire prevention plan:    a) For the Gulf Coast Plastics Facility at 9314 Princess Palm Ave., Tampa, FL 33619, as observed on or about 09/30/2014, the employer's fire prevention program did not list the names of employees responsible for control of ignition sources.

Issued

Oct 31, 2014

Abate by

Jan 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.39(c)(5): The name or job title of employees responsible for the control of fuel source hazards was not listed in the fire prevention plan.    a) For the Gulf Coast Plastics facility at 9314 Princess Palm Ave., Tampa, FL 33619, as observed on or about 09/30/2014, the employer's fire prevention plan did not list employees who were responsible for the control of fuel source hazards. Fuel sources present were in the form of flammable inks and solvents.

Issued

Oct 31, 2014

Abate by

Jun 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,820 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(4)(ii): Storage in inside storage rooms did not comply with Table H-13.    a) For the Gulf Coast Plastics facility at 9314 Princess Palm Ave., Tampa, FL 33619, as observed on or about 09/30/2014, Over 2,750 gallons of a category 2 flammable liquid was stored in an inside storage room. Per Table H-13, only 2,500 gallons of flammables were allowed to be stored in the room based on the requirements of Table H-13.

Issued

Oct 31, 2014

Abate by

Jun 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,275 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(ii)(b)(2): The quantity of Category 2, 3 or 4 flammable liquid located outside of an inside storage room or storage cabinet in a building or in any one fire area of a building exceeded 120 gallons:    a) For the Gulf Coast Plastics facility at 9314 Princess Palm Ave., Tampa, FL 33619, as observed on or about 09/30/2014, for the area adjacent to and outside of the flammable storage room and in the areas around the printing presses, over thirteen 55 gallon drums were stored and over twenty-five 5 gallon drums were stored. The material stored in the drums was ink and solvent for the printing process and was a category 2 flammable liquid. This resulted in a total storage amount of over 840 gallons of a category 2 flammable liquid outside of an indoor storage room or cabinet.

Issued

Oct 31, 2014

Abate by

Jan 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,820 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:    a) For the Gulf Coast Plastics facility at 9314 Princess Palm Ave., Tampa, FL 33619, as observed on or about 09/29/2014, employees conducted maintenance and repair activities on equipment such as, but not limited to, CMF press, PCMC Vision 2 press, OFEM press, and other bagging equipment. Hazardous energy sources such as, but not limited to, 240/480VAC electricity, mechanical moving parts, and compressed air were present.

Issued

Oct 31, 2014

Abate by

Nov 13, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,275 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) For the Gulf Coast Plastics facility at 9314 Princess Palm Ave., Tampa, FL 33619, as observed on or about 09/29/2014, horizontal shafting extending out from rollers in a PCMC Vision 2 printing press was not guarded resulting in exposed rotating shafts.

Issued

Oct 31, 2014

Abate by

Nov 13, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1): Gear(s) were not guarded by a complete enclosure or by one of the methods specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1)(ii) and (f)(1)(iii):  a) For the Gulf Coast Plastics facility at 9314 Princess Palm Ave., Tampa, FL 33619, as observed on or about 09/29/2014, gears on the end of horizontal shafting extending out from rollers in a PCMC Vision 2 printing press were not guarded resulting in exposed ingoing nip points created by the unguarded gears.

Issued

Oct 31, 2014

Abate by

Jan 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,820 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    For the Gulf Coast Plastics facility at 9314 Princess Palm Ave., Tampa, FL 33619, as observed on or about 09/29/2014, employees worked with chemicals such as, but not limited to, flammable inks and solvents including, but not limited to, isopropyl alcohol, ethyl acetate, and propyl acetate.

Issued

Oct 31, 2014

Abate by

Jan 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter:    a) For the Gulf Coast Plastics facility at 9314 Princess Palm Ave., Tampa, FL 33619, as observed on or about 09/29/2014, employees were required to fight smaller fires and fire extinguisher training was not conducted annually.

Issued

Oct 31, 2014

Abate by

Jan 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    a) For the Gulf Coast Plastics facility at 9314 Princess Palm Ave., Tampa, FL 33619, as observed on or about 09/29/2014, Employees who operated a Nissan 30 electric forklift and a Prime Mover electric pallet jack had not received training.    b) For the Gulf Coast Plastics facility at 9314 Princess Palm Ave., Tampa, FL 33619, as observed on or about 09/29/2014, Employees who operated a Nissan 30 electric forklift had not been evaluated by employer to ensure safe operation of the forklift.