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Issued

2015-02-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices,electronic safety devices, etc.   a) On or about September 15, 2014 on the Comco Pro Glide Press #381 machine guarding was not in place during operation of the press exposing employees to pinch points.  b) On or about September 15, 2014 on the Mark Andy Press #371,  machine guarding was not in place during operation of the press to allow the material to feed into the rollers exposing employees to pinch points.

Issued

2015-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $0.00 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.   a) On or about November 18, 2014 employees were opening the Comco #381 electrical control panel to reset the circuit switches from a three phase 480 volt main panel, were not trained in electrical safety related work practices including but not limited to 29 CFR 1910.331 through 1910.335.

Issued

2015-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(a)(1): "Deenergized parts." Live parts to which an employee may be exposed shall be deenergized before the employee works on or near them, unless the employer can demonstrate that deenergizing introduces additional or increased hazards or is infeasible due to equipment design or operational limitations. Live parts that operate at less than 50 volts to ground need not be deenergized if there will be no increased exposure to electrical burns or to explosion due to electric arcs.   a) On or about November 18, 2014 the Comco #382, 480 volt control panel was not deenergized during the resetting of switches exposing employees to live parts and/or electrical shock.

Issued

2015-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i): Employees working in areas where there are potential electrical hazards shall be provided with, and shall use, electrical protective equipment that is appropriate for the specific parts of the body to be protected and for the work to be performed.  Note: Personal protective equipment requirements are contained in subpart I of this part.  a) On or about November 18, 2014 while resetting switches within the 480 volt electrical control panel for the Comco #381 machine,  protective equipment was not provided or worn exposing employees to live parts and/or electrical shock.

Issued

2015-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(i): Identity of the hazardous chemical(s);   a) Chemicals contained in the metal and plastic containers were not marked to identify their contents, such as but not limited to Isopropanol and Clean Print Additive.

Issued

2015-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(ii): Appropriate hazard warnings;   a) Chemicals stored and used in the plastic and metal containers were not marked with the warnings such as but not limited to Isopropanol and Clean Print Additive.