OSHA Inspection: INTERPRESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Issued

May 21, 2015

Abate by

Jun 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances that can cause chemical burns:     (a) Throughout the facility; Employees that are required to change out liquefied petroleum tanks on the forklift were not provided with necessary hand protection.

Issued

May 21, 2015

Abate by

Aug 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,800 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) Throughout the facility; The employer did not implement a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training, and periodic inspections prior to employees performing servicing, maintenance activities, and clearing jams on equipment including, but not limited to, the SEE Machinery Co., Ltd. Sleeve Forming machines where the unexpected energization, startup or release of stored energy could occur.

Issued

May 21, 2015

Abate by

Jun 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,200 Reduced

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) Throughout the facility; The employer did not ensure that each forklift operator completed the necessary training and evaluation prior to operation of the lift.

Issued

May 21, 2015

Abate by

Jun 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service:    (a) Throughout the facility; The CAT TN99 forklift was not examined daily before use.

Issued

May 21, 2015

Abate by

Jun 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):     (a) Throughout the facility; The point of operations were not adequately guarded on the SEE Machinery Co. Ltd. Sleeve Forming machines (s/n 07031202, 07031201, 07031206, 07031205, 1114) as employees were able to reach over the guards to access the point of operation.

Issued

May 21, 2015

Abate by

Jun 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.1(a)(2): The company had more than ten (10) employees during the last calendar year, and failed to maintain OSHA injury and illness records:    (a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not maintain OSHA injury and illness records.

Issued

May 21, 2015

Abate by

Jul 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1): When information indicated that any employee's exposure equaled or exceed the 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, the employer did not develop and implement a monitoring program:  a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not perform noise sampling at the facility to determine the noise levels that the employees were exposed to; monitoring indicated noise levels of 85 decibels and greater were reached when machines were in operation.