OSHA Inspection: AVATAR PACKAGING, INC.

Issued

Aug 4, 2015

Abate by

Sep 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $1,785 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy.  a. In the warehouse area, energy control procedures were generic and not specific for each machine, such as the Universal jumbo chain bar press #706 and the Langston 2 color press, exposing the employees to struck by and caught in hazards, on or about 4/20/2015.

Issued

Aug 4, 2015

Abate by

Sep 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $1,785 Reduced

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.  In the warehouse area, an annual audit of the procedures to lock out equipment such as the Universal jumbo chain bar press #706 and the Langston 2 color press was not conducted exposing employees struck by and caught in hazards, on or about 4/20/2015.

Issued

Aug 4, 2015

Abate by

Sep 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $1,785 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Authorized employee(s) did not 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:   a.  In the warehouse area, employees were not trained in lock out tag out procedures on equipment such as the Universal jumbo chain bar press #706 and the Langston 2 color press exposing employees to struck by and caught in hazards, on or about 4/20/2015.

Issued

Aug 4, 2015

Abate by

Sep 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $1,785 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. In the warehouse area, machine guarding was not provided on equipment such as the blue die cutter and the Langston 2 color press exposing employees to struck by and caught in hazards, on or about 4/20/2015.

Issued

Aug 4, 2015

Abate by

Sep 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $1,785 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):  a. In the warehouse area, machine guarding was not provided at the point of operation on equipment such as  the Global eccentric slotter and the S&S slotter-scorer exposing the employees to struck by hazard, on or about 4/20/2015.

Issued

Aug 4, 2015

Abate by

Sep 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,071 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft:   a. In the warehouse area, approximately 3 inches of the horizontal shaft on the Corfine slotter-scorer was not guarded exposing employees to a caught-between hazard, on or about 4/20/2015.

Issued

Aug 4, 2015

Abate by

Sep 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,071 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Horizontal belts which had both runs seven feet or less from the floor level were not guarded with a guard that extended to at least fifteen inches above the belt:  a. On the EMBA gluer 6110496 machine, the horizontal belts were not guarded, exposing employees to a caught-in hazard, on or about 4/20/2015.

Issued

Aug 4, 2015

Abate by

Sep 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,071 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:  a.  In the warehouse area near the EMBA gluer, flexible wiring was connected to an electrical junction box that was not hard mounted exposing employees to an electrical shock hazard, on or about 4/20/2015.  b.  In the warehouse area on the south wall, a 6-outlet power strip was hard wired into the electrical junction box exposing employees to an electrical shock hazard, on or about 5/27/2015.

Issued

Aug 4, 2015

Abate by

Sep 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(iv): There shall be no damaged parts that may adversely affect safe operation or mechanical strength of the equipment, such as parts that are broken, bent, cut, or deteriorated by corrosion, chemical action, or overheating:  a.  On the north wall near the tool room, the cover for the electrical breaker panel was damaged, in that one of the door hinges was broken, exposing employees to an electrical shock hazard, on or about 5/27/2015.

Issued

Aug 4, 2015

Abate by

Sep 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:  a. In the warehouse area, breaker panels were not labeled for equipment such as the Service Main 3 of 4 on the east wall and the one outside the tool room on the north wall, exposing employees to an electrical shock hazard, on or about 5/27/2015.

Issued

Aug 4, 2015

Abate by

Sep 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating  at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):   a. On the Universal rotary slotter M-578, live electrical parts were exposed because the junction box cover was missing, exposing employees to an electrical shock hazard, on or about 4/20/2015.   b. On the Universal jet taper M2-175, live electrical parts were exposed because the junction box cover was missing, exposing employees to an electrical shock hazard, on or about 4/20/2015.   c. On the south wall, live electrical parts were exposed because the junction box cover was not properly attached, exposing employees to an electrical shock hazard, on or about 5/27/2015.

Issued

Aug 4, 2015

Abate by

Sep 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,071 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:  a. In the warehouse area, blank covers for empty breaker openings were not provided on panels such as service main 3 of 4 and service main 4 of 4 on the east wall exposing employees to an electrical shock hazard, on or about 5/27/2015.

Issued

Aug 4, 2015

Abate by

Sep 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers approved for the purpose:  a. In the warehouse floor area, the junction box cover on the Universal rotary slotter M-578 was missing, exposing employees to an electrical shock hazard, on or about 4/20/2015.  b. In the warehouse floor area, the junction box cover on the Universal jet taper M2-175 was missing, exposing employees to an electrical shock hazard, on or about 4/20/2015.

Issued

Aug 4, 2015

Abate by

Sep 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  a. In the warehouse floor area, flexible power cable was permanently installed on the EMBA gluer 6110496, exposing employees to an electrical shock hazard, on or about 4/20/2015.   b. In the warehouse floor area, flexible power cable was permanently installed as part of the overhead lighting for the FX Hooper printer-slotter, exposing employees to an electrical shock hazard, on or about 4/20/2015.  c. In the tool room area, flexible power cable was permanently installed as part of the overhead lighting above the work bench, exposing employees to an electrical shock hazard, on or about 5/27/2015.

Issued

Aug 4, 2015

Abate by

Sep 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  a. On the Universal jet taper M2-175, a strain relief device was not used on the electrical wiring going into the electrical cutout box for the foot controls, exposing employees to an electrical shock hazard, on or about 4/20/2015.

Issued

Aug 4, 2015

Abate by

Sep 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(b)(1): Aisles and passageways were not kept clear and in good repair, with no obstruction across or in aisles that could create a hazard:  a.  In the warehouse area between the S&S partition slotter and the Global eccentric slotter, flexible metal conduit was run across the warehouse floor, exposing employees to a tripping hazard, on or about 5/27/2015.

Issued

Aug 4, 2015

Abate by

Sep 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:  a. Near the EMBA Gluer 6110496, the compressed air line used for cleaning was reduced to 100 psi, exposing employees to a struck by hazard, on or about 4/20/0215.

Issued

Aug 4, 2015

Abate by

Sep 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i): Portable cord and plug connected equipment and flexible cord sets (extension cords) were not visually inspected before use on any shift for external defects (such as loose parts, deformed and missing pins, or damage to outer jacket or insulation) and for evidence of possible internal damage (such as pinched or crushed outer jacket):  a. In the warehouse staging area, the flexible power cord on the Dayton Blower Model 2C938 was not inspected prior to use and the outer protective layer was damaged, exposing employees to an electrical shock hazard, on or about 4/20/2015.  b. In the warehouse staging area, the flexible power cord on the Polychem PC 102 packaging machine was not inspected prior to use and the outer protective layer was damaged, exposing employees to an electrical shock hazard, on or about 4/20/2015.