OSHA Inspection: PIONEER CONTAINER CORPORATION

Issued

Apr 10, 2015

Abate by

May 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The training program of the employer did not include all the training elements listed under Items A-C of 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i):  (a) Production:  All employees in production had not received lockout tagout training, including authorized and effected employees. Press Operators had not received authorized employee training for lockout tagout.

Issued

Apr 10, 2015

Abate by

Jun 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 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)  Production:  Employees were exposed to amputation hazards as the Windmoller & Holscher D454 Press did not have adequate point of operation guards as the opening was approximately a foot between the two plexiglass sheets at the print stations.      (b) Production: Employees were exposed to amputation hazards as the sides of the Windmoller & Holscher D454 Press did not have point of operation guards to keep employees from reaching into the ingoing nip points from the rotating cylinders.

Issued

Apr 10, 2015

Abate by

Jun 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    (a) Throughout Facility:  All production employees exposed to chemicals were not trained at the time of their initial assignment.  Employees were exposed to chemicals such as ID-55 which contains potassium hydroxide that can cause burns to skin and eyes; and E-Chem 901 that is a solvent that contains Xylene and is flammable.