OSHA Inspection: BWAY CORPORATION

Issued

Jul 30, 2015

Abate by

Aug 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances E101M104

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition.  In the injection back alley, on or about February 9, 2015 and at times prior thereto and thereafter, where employees were operating powered grinding machinery, the employer did not ensure that surfaces were kept free of hazardous accumulations of combustible polyethylene dust, exposing employees to the hazards of dust explosion, deflagration, or other fire hazards. Surfaces of machinery, electrical conduit, electrical boxes, transformer(s), overhead pipes, structural steel beams, and other building structural members were covered in hazardous accumulations of combustible dust ranging from 1/32 inch to more than 2 inches in depth.

Issued

Jul 30, 2015

Abate by

Aug 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances E101M104

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:  In the injection back alley, on or about February 9, 2015 and at times prior thereto and thereafter, where employees were recycling scrap polyethylene pails and covers using powered grinding machinery, combustible polyethylene dust was suspended in air during normal operations, and appreciable quantities had accumulated on and around electrical equipment and installations including, but not limited to, general purpose wiring, busway-mounted disconnect switches, outlet receptacles, toggle switch boxes, open motor fan(s), electric motors, and transformer(s), exposing employees to the hazards of dust explosion, deflagration, or other fire hazards.

Issued

Jul 30, 2015

Abate by

Aug 5, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 13612260C626M167

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it was necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact:   In the outside utility area and chiller areas, on or about February 9, 2015 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure that appropriate clothing for chemical splash protection was worn by employee(s) while pumping corrosive Nalco water treatment chemicals/pesticides into secondary containers and adding concentrates to chillers, exposing employees to contact hazards of corrosive chemicals and skin absorption hazards of toxic biocides.

Issued

Jul 30, 2015

Abate by

Aug 5, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 13612260C626M167

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1)(i): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use PPE on knowing when PPE is necessary:  In the outside utility area and chiller areas, on or about February 9, 2015 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure that employees were aware of the necessity for use of appropriate protective clothing for chemical splash protection while pumping corrosive Nalco water treatment chemicals/pesticides into secondary containers and adding concentrates to chillers, exposing employees to contact hazards of corrosive chemicals and skin absorption hazards of toxic biocides.

Issued

Jul 30, 2015

Abate by

Aug 5, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 13612260C626M167

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  In the outside utility area, on or about February 9, 2015 and at times prior thereto, safety glasses with sideshields and impact-resistant faceshields were provided in lieu of chemical splash protection for eyes and/or face for employee(s) who were pumping corrosive Nalco water treatment chemicals/pesticides into secondary containers and adding concentrates to chillers, exposing employees to contact hazards of corrosive chemicals.

Issued

Jul 30, 2015

Abate by

Aug 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 08670868B707C636D166

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area:  At the inspection site, where employees were manufacturing polyethylene pails and covers, employees were not informed of the health hazards of emissions associated with thermal processing of polyethylene including smoke produced while clearing molding machines during outages, exposing employees to the inhalation hazards of hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon oxidation products including, but not limited to, p-Dichlorobenzene, classified by IARC as Group 2B "possibly carcinogenic to humans", and Butyraldehyde (Butanal) and n-Valeraldehyde (Pentanal) (eye, skin, and respiratory tract irritants).