OSHA Inspection: POLYFILL, LLC

Issued

2015-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2625.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent):    A)    Polyfill, LLC, located at 960 North Vandemark Road, Sidney, OH 45365: On or about May 7, 2015, the employer failed to ensure that open-sided platform/catwalk, located at the top of the mezzanine on Line # 2, was equipped with standard railing in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.23(e). Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 10 feet from the floor of the platform/catwalk to the grade floor below.

Issued

2015-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $4025.00 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)    Polyfill, LLC, located at 960 North Vandemark Road, Sidney, OH 45365: On or about May 11, 2015, the employer did not ensure that employees utilized established energy control procedures to control hazardous energy of the calendar rolls on Line # 2. Employees did not control all hazardous energy sources such as, but not limited to, electrical and hydraulic before performing activities such as, but not limited to, threading plastic through four calendar rollers inside the calendar house. Employees were exposed to hazards associated with unexpected start-up of the rollers while all hazardous energy sources were not controlled prior to conducting work.

Issued

2015-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d): The established procedure for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) did not cover the actions listed in and was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(6):   A)    Polyfill, LLC, located at 960 North Vandemark Road, Sidney, OH 45365: On or about May 11, 2015, the employer did not ensure that all the steps outlined in 29 CFR 1910.147(d) and required for the control of the hazardous energy sources such as, but not limited to, electrical and hydraulic were followed before employees conducted activities such as, but not limited to, threading plastic through four calendar rollers inside the calendar house on Line # 2. Employees were exposed to hazards associated with unexpected start-up of the rollers while all hazardous energy sources were not controlled prior to conducting work.

Issued

2015-10-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that employees acquired the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage and removal of energy control devices:     A)    Polyfill, LLC, located at 960 North Vandemark Road, Sidney, OH 45365: On or about May 11, 2015, the employer failed to properly train employees to lockout/tagout the calendar rolls on Line # 2 before employees conducted activities such as, but not limited to, threading plastic through four calendar rollers inside the calendar house. Employees were exposed to hazards associated with unexpected start-up of the rollers while all hazardous energy sources were not controlled prior to conducting work.