OSHA Inspection: JEYES USA HOLDINGS,INC.

Issued

2015-06-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $5000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer shall 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.    a.  At the work site, an employee in the batching area mixed by automated and by hand methods, chemicals that included (but were not limited to) Denatonium Benzoate, Bitrex Anhydrous, Dowanol-TPM Glycol Ether, Dowanol-DPNP Glycol Ether, Dowanol-DPMA Glycol Ether Acetate, and other proprietary colorings and proprietary mixtures to create the desired scents.  The employer did not ensure that the batching area employee wore eye protection that provided adequate protection from splashes.

Issued

2015-06-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6000.00 · Current $7000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4): Energy control procedure.    29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B): Specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy;    a.  At the work site, employees operated energized equipment that included (but was not limited to) five Deckert machines, two Unifill machines, two LSI labeling machines and a 3M box sealing machine.  The employer did not have a lock out/tag out specific procedure for any of the equipment except the Deckert machines.

Issued

2015-06-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): Training and communication.  The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees. The training shall include the following: Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control; Each affected employee shall be instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure; and, All other employees whose work operations are or may be in an area where energy control procedures may be utilized, shall be instructed about the procedure, and about the prohibition relating to attempts to restart or reenergize machines or equipment which are locked out or tagged out.      a.  At the work site, the employer failed to adequately train employees on lock out/tag out procedures.  On the day of inspection, a maintenance employee was observed to have applied a tag and lock to an inappropriate area of a Deckert machine, allowing the machine to continue operating while another employee cleaned inside the tamping area enclosure.      b.  At the work site, the employer failed to adequately train employees on lock out/tag out procedures.  On the day of sampling, an employee operating Unifill #1 was observed to not have applied a tag and lock to Unifill #1 while having the enclosure open to perform tasks on the machine parts inside the enclosure.

Issued

2015-06-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $7000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices,electronic safety devices, etc.    a.  At the work site, employees used Deckert #1 to fill, place wicks and cap scented air freshener bottles.  The employer had not adequately guarded the enclosure on Deckert #1 where the wicks were tamped and the caps were applied.    b. At the work site, employees used Deckert #2 to fill, place wicks and cap scented air freshener bottles.  The employer had not adequately guarded the enclosure on Deckert #2 between the wick tamping and capping area.    c.  At the work site, employees used Deckert #2 to fill, place wicks and cap scented air freshener bottles.  The employer had not adequately guarded the enclosure on Deckert  #2 where wicks were inserted.    d.   At the work site, employees used Deckert #2 to fill, place wicks and cap scented air freshener bottles.  The employer had not adequately guarded the enclosure on Deckert  #2 where the glass bottles were filled.    e.   At the work site, employees used Deckert #4 to fill, place wicks and cap scented air freshener bottles.  The employer had not adequately guarded the enclosure on Deckert #4 where the entered the machine to be filled.    f.  At the work site, employees used Deckert #4 to fill, place wicks and cap scented air freshener bottles.  The employer had not adequately guarded the enclosure on Deckert #4 where the empty bottles enter the fill area.    g.  At the work site, employees used Deckert #4 to fill, place wicks and cap scented air freshener bottles.  The employer had not adequately guarded the enclosure on Deckert #4 where filled bottles exited after the wicks had been placed and tamped.    h.  At the work site, employees used Deckert #5 to fill, place wicks and cap scented air freshener bottles.  The employer had not adequately guarded the enclosure on Deckert #5 where empty bottles entered the machine to be filled.    i.  At the work site, employees used Deckert #5 to fill, place wicks and cap scented air freshener bottles.  The employer had not adequately guarded the enclosure on Deckert #5 where wicked bottles exited the tamping area and entered the cap area.    j.  At the work site, employees used two Labeling Systems Inc (LDI) sealing and labeling machines.  The employer had not adequately guarded the moving shafts that applied the seals and labels to the gel-filled disks as they moved down the transportation belt.    k.  At the work site, employees used a conveyor to transport gel-filled disks from the labeling/sealing area to the packaging area.  The employer had not adequately guarded the exposed ingoing nip point at the end of the conveyor on the Dekka by the box taping machine.    l.  At the work site, employees used Unifill #1 (no serial number plate) to fill plastic disks with a colored and scented gel for use as an air freshener.  The employer had not adequately guarded the moving parts in that the interlocks on the front and rear enclosure of the Unifill #1 did not prevent the machine from operating when the enclosure doors were opened.    m.  At the work site, employees used Unifill #2 (no serial number plate) to fill plastic disks with a colored and scented gel for use as an air freshener.  The employer had not adequately guarded the moving parts in that the interlocks on the front and rear enclosure of the Unifill #2 did not prevent the machine from operating when the enclosure doors were opened.

Issued

2015-06-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6000.00 · Current $5500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(c)(4): Faceplates for flush-mounted snap switches. Snap switches mounted in boxes shall have faceplates installed so as to completely cover the opening and seat against the finished surface.    a.  At the work site, employees operated two Unifill machines in the Scent Portable fill area.  On Unifill machine #1, the snap switch on the side of the machine did not have a faceplate properly installed to cover the box opening and seat completely against the finished surface of the box.

Issued

2015-06-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv): Unless specifically permitted otherwise in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this section, flexible cords and cables may not be used:    29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): As a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure;    a. At the work site, the employer placed two desks near the Deckert lines as an employee work space for computers, monitors, printers, copiers, and other electrical work equipment used daily.  The employer had supplied electricity to the desk areas with an extension cord that had been in place for approximately a year.    b. At the work site, the employer placed a desk in the mezzanine batching area as an employee work space for computers, monitors, printers, copiers, and other electrical work equipment used daily.  The employer had supplied electricity to the desk areas with an extension cord that had been in place for approximately a year.

Issued

2015-06-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1000.00 · Current $1000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(a)(2): Create an annual summary of injuries and illnesses recorded on the OSHA 300 Log; and   29 CFR 1904.32(a)(3): Certify the summary;  a.  At the work site located at 8860 Smith's Mill Road, the employer had created an OSHA 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses for 2014.  The OSHA 300A Summary had not been certified and signed by the highest ranking company official at the time of inspection on March 17, 2015.