OSHA Inspection: BCI DRAKE DIVISION

Issued

Apr 15, 2015

Abate by

May 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $5,040 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:     The employer does not provide his employees with a program entailing written energy control procedures, training, and periodic inspections for conducting lockout/tagout activities when performing service, maintenance, and setup to equipment.  This violation occurred on or about March 3, 2015, and at times prior thereto, in the production area where authorized and affected personnel were exposed to caught-by and struck-by hazards when performing service and maintenance to machinery without the employer having written energy control procedures, training, and periodic inspections for the isolation of hazardous energy.      Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that the energy control procedures are developed, and  training and periodic inspections are performed for the isolation of hazardous energy.

Issued

Apr 15, 2015

Abate by

May 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $7,000

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:    The employer does not protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by ingoing nip points, and rotating parts.       a. This violation was observed on or about March 6, 2015, in production shop 1 where employees were exposed to caught-by and struck-by hazards when operating the Mariquip Ward 6 color rotary die cutter without the machinery being guarded to protect the operator from rotating parts and ingoing nip points.      b. This violation was observed on or about March 6, 2015, in production shop 1 where employees were exposed to caught-by and struck-by hazards when operating the Mariquip Ward 2 color rotary die cutter without the machinery being guarded to protect the operator from rotating parts and ingoing nip points.      c. This violation was observed on or about March 6, 2015, in production shop 1 where employees were exposed to caught-by and struck-by hazards when operating the Verigraphic machine without the machinery being guarded to protect the operator from rotating parts and ingoing nip points.      d. This violation was observed on or about March 6, 2015, in production shop 1 where employees were exposed to caught-by and struck-by hazards when operating the Mariquip Ward II without the machinery being guarded to protect the operator from rotating parts and ingoing nip points.      e. This violation was observed on or about March 6, 2015, in production shop 1 where employees were exposed to caught-by and struck-by hazards when operating the Automax without the machinery being guarded to protect the operator from rotating parts and ingoing nip points.      f.  This violation was observed on or about March 6, 2015, in production shop 1 where employees were exposed to caught-by and struck-by hazards when operating the J&L Folder without the machinery being guarded to protect the operator from rotating parts and ingoing nip points.      Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that operators and other employees in the machine area are protected from hazards such as those created by ingoing nip points and rotating parts.

Issued

Apr 15, 2015

Abate by

May 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,400 · Current $0 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):     The employer does not guard the point of operation of machines whose operation exposes employees to injury.  This violation was observed on or about March 6, 2015, in production shop 1 where an employee was exposed to a struck-by hazard when operating the Unitizer without a point of operation guard.      Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that the point of operation of machines whose operation exposes employees to injury is guarded.

Issued

Apr 15, 2015

Abate by

Apr 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:     The employer does not effectively close unused openings in all cabinets, boxes, and fittings.  This violation was observed on or about March 6, 2015, on the Ward 1 machine where employees were exposed to electrical shock when operating the machinery using the Vari Speed 180 without all unused openings being effectively closed.       Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that all unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings are effectively closed.