OSHA Inspection: NORTH COAST PLASTICS, INC.

Issued

Aug 17, 2015

Abate by

Sep 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 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.)  North Coast Plastics, Inc., 2114 Loveland Avenue, Erie, PA  16506, on or about February 20, 2015 and times prior thereto:  Employees perform servicing and maintenance on equipment including, but not limited to, a Century Tech CT-9550 bag machine.  The company does not have lockout tagout procedures.

Issued

Aug 17, 2015

Abate by

Sep 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls was acquired by employees as prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(I)[A]-[C]:  A.)  North Coast Plastics, Inc., 2114 Loveland Avenue, Erie, PA  16506, on or about February 20, 2015 and times prior thereto:  Employees were not trained as affected employees for lockout / tagout.  B.)  North Coast Plastics, Inc., 2114 Loveland Avenue, Erie, PA  16506, on or about February 23, 2015 and times prior thereto:  Employees perform servicing and maintenance on equipment including, but not limited to, a Century Tech CT-9550 bag machine.  Employees were not trained as authorized employees for lockout / tagout.

Issued

Aug 17, 2015

Abate by

Sep 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:  A.)  North Coast Plastics, Inc., 2114 Loveland Avenue, Erie, PA  16506, on or about February 20, 2015 and times prior thereto:  Employees perform servicing and maintenance on equipment including, but not limited to, a Century Tech CT-9550 bag machines.  Periodic inspections of the lockout tagout procedures were not performed.

Issued

Aug 17, 2015

Abate by

Sep 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,100 Reduced

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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.)  North Coast Plastics, Inc., 2114 Loveland Avenue, Erie, PA  16506, on or about February 20, 2015 and times prior thereto:  A forklift operator with prior experience was not evaluated, and trained on workplace specific conditions and hazards at the facility prior to operating the Hyster S40XL forklift truck to ensure that he was competent to operate the forklift.

Issued

Aug 17, 2015

Abate by

Sep 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:  A.)  North Coast Plastics, Inc., 2114 Loveland Avenue, Erie, PA  16506, on or about February 20, 2015 and times prior thereto:  An employee who operates a Hyster S40XL forklift truck on-site had received his last operator performance evaluation ten years ago.

Issued

Aug 17, 2015

Abate by

Oct 12, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,100 Reduced

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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.)  North Coast Plastics, Inc., 2114 Loveland Avenue, Erie, PA  16506, on or about February 23, 2015 and times prior thereto:  The end shaft for the low tension roller on a Century Tech CT-9550 bag machine was not guarded.      B.)  North Coast Plastics, Inc., 2114 Loveland Avenue, Erie, PA  16506, on or about February 23, 2015 and times prior thereto:  The end shaft for the low tension roller on a portable printer at bag machine #4 was not guarded.

Issued

Aug 17, 2015

Abate by

Oct 12, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.)  North Coast Plastics, Inc., 2114 Loveland Avenue, Erie, PA  16506, on or about February 23, 2015 and times prior thereto:  The water cooling line shaft on the Worcester Hobbs extruder machine was not equipped with a guard.      B.)  North Coast Plastics, Inc., 2114 Loveland Avenue, Erie, PA  16506, on or about February 23, 2015 and times prior thereto:  The power transmission shaft on the Ro-An 8000 (S/N: 507) bag machine was not equipped with a guard.

Issued

Aug 17, 2015

Abate by

Oct 12, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The  point of operation of machines whose operation exposed an employee to injury, was not guarded:    A.)  North Coast Plastics, Inc., 2114 Loveland Avenue, Erie, PA  16506, on or about February 23, 2015 and times prior thereto:  The radiused hot knife on the Century-Tech CT-9550 bag machine was not guarded.    B.)  North Coast Plastics, Inc., 2114 Loveland Avenue, Erie, PA  16506, on or about February 23, 2015 and times prior thereto:  The radiused hot knife on the Ro-An 8000 (S/N:  507) bag machine was not guarded.

Issued

Aug 17, 2015

Abate by

Sep 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):    A.)  North Coast Plastics, Inc., 2114 Loveland Avenue, Erie, PA  16506, on or about February 23, 2015 and times prior thereto:  The belt and pulley system for the Worcester Hobbs extruder was not equipped with a guard.      B.)  North Coast Plastics, Inc., 2114 Loveland Avenue, Erie, PA  16506, on or about February 23, 2015 and times prior thereto:  A belt and pulley system on the Joy air compressor was not equipped with a guard.    C.)  North Coast Plastics, Inc., 2114 Loveland Avenue, Erie, PA  16506, on or about February 23, 2015 and times prior thereto:  A belt and pulley system for a Toshiba induction motor was not properly guarded.    D.)  North Coast Plastics, Inc., 2114 Loveland Avenue, Erie, PA  16506, on or about February 23, 2015 and times prior thereto:  A belt and pulley system for the #4 bag machine portable printer was not guarded.

Issued

Aug 17, 2015

Abate by

Sep 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(5): Fan blade guard(s) were not provided where the periphery of the blades was less than seven feet from the floor or working level:    A.)  North Coast Plastics, Inc., 2114 Loveland Avenue, Erie, PA  16506, on or about February 23, 2015 and times prior thereto:  A fan on the Joy air compressor was not equipped with a guard.

Issued

Aug 17, 2015

Abate by

Sep 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $500 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, and had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):    A.)  North Coast Plastics, Inc., 2114 Loveland Avenue, Erie, PA  16506, on or about February 20, 2015 and times prior thereto:  The company does not have a written hazard communication program.  Employees worked around and with chemicals including, but not limited to, lubricants, alcohol, ink, acetate and plastics.

Issued

Aug 17, 2015

Abate by

Oct 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.)  North Coast Plastics, Inc., 2114 Loveland Avenue, Erie, PA  16506, on or about February 20, 2015 and times prior thereto:  Employees worked around and with chemicals including, but not limited to, lubricants, alcohol, ink, acetate and plastics.  Employees did not receive hazard communication training.

Issued

Aug 17, 2015

Abate by

Sep 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, the identity of the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed, and the date the hazard assessment was done:  A.)  North Coast Plastics, Inc., 2114 Loveland Avenue, Erie, PA  16506, on or about February 23, 2015 and times prior thereto:  The company did not have a certified personal protective equipment (PPE) hazard assessment.

Issued

Aug 17, 2015

Abate by

Sep 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment on the requirements noted in the 29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1)(i) through 29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1)(v):  A.)  North Coast Plastics, Inc., 2114 Loveland Avenue, Erie, PA  16506, on or about February 23, 2015 and times prior thereto:  Employees utilize personal protective equipment including, but not limited to, safety glasses and thermal protective gloves.  Employees have not received personal protective equipment training.

Issued

Aug 17, 2015

Abate by

Sep 19, 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.)  North Coast Plastics, Inc., 2114 Loveland Avenue, Erie, PA  16506, on or about February 20, 2015 and times prior thereto:  Employees have not been provided with training on the proper selection and use of portable fire extinguishers.  Type ABC Dry Chemical fire extinguishers were distributed in the workplace and available for use by employees.