OSHA Inspection: IPMF LLC

Issued

Jun 15, 2016

Abate by

Sep 16, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,837 · Current $3,837

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1): Before entry is authorized, the employer shall document the completion of measures required by paragraph (d)(3) of this section by preparing an entry permit.  NOTE: Appendix D to section 1910.146 presents examples of permits whose elements are considered to comply with the requirements of this section.

Issued

Jun 15, 2016

Abate by

Sep 16, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(f): The employer did not use an entry permit that documented compliance with section 1910.146(f):  The employer did not use entry permits that identified the permit space to be entered, the purpose of the entry, the date and the authorized duration of the entry permit, and the name of the authorized entrants.

Issued

Oct 29, 2015

Abate by

Nov 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,833 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:    During the period between May 1, 2015 and October 2, 2015:  The employer had not evaluated the workplace to determine if spaces were permit-required confined spaces.  The facility contained permit-required confined spaces such as, but not limited to, the retorts, the liquefiers, the kettles, the elevator pit, and the sewer lift station.

Issued

Oct 29, 2015

Abate by

Nov 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,833 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): Where the workplace contained permit spaces, the employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces:    During the period between May 1, 2015 and October 2, 2015:  The employer had not informed employees of the existence and location of and the danger posed by multiple permit required confined spaces through the posting of danger signs or other equally effective means.  The facility contained permit-required confined spaces such as, but not limited to, the retorts, the liquefiers, the kettles, the elevator pit, and the sewer lift station.

Issued

Oct 29, 2015

Abate by

Nov 23, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,833 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4):  When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space program that complied with this section:    During the period between May 1, 2015 and October 2, 2015:  The employer failed to develop and implement a written permit-required confined space program for employees entering confined spaces.  In late May 2015, multiple employees entered Retort #4 to perform servicing and maintenance activities.    Permit-required confined space elements not developed and implemented for entries into spaces, including the Retort #4, included, but are not limited to:    a.  Measures to prevent unauthorized entry as required by 1910.146(d)(1)  b.  Hazard identification and evaluation as required by 1910.146(d)(2)  c.  Means, procedures, and practices for safe permit entry operations including the specification of acceptable entry conditions; provisions for authorized entrants or their authorized representative to observe any monitoring or testing; isolation of the space; purging, inerting, flushing, or ventilating as necessary to eliminate or control atmospheric hazards, and verifying that conditions in the permit space are acceptable for entry throughout the duration of an authorized entry as required by 1910.146(d)(3).  d.  Necessary equipment as required by 1910.146(d)(4)  e.  Evaluation of permit space conditions as required by 1910.146(d)(5)  f.  Providing attendant(s) as required by 1910.146(d)(6)  g.  Designation of active roles (authorized entrants, attendants, entry supervisors) in entry operations as required by 1910.146(d)(8)  h.  Procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services; for rescuing entrants from permit spaces; for providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees; and for preventing unauthorized personnel from attempting a rescue as required by 1910.146(d)(9)  i.  A system for the preparation, issuance, use, and cancellation of entry permits as required by 1910.146(d)(10)  j.  Procedures necessary for concluding the entry as required by 1910.146(d)(12)  k.  Review of entry operations and the permit space program as required by 1910.146(d)(13)and (d)(14)  l.  Training as required by 1910.146(g)  m.  Non-entry rescue retrieval methods or systems as required by 1910.146(k)(3)  n.  Employee participation as required by 1910.146(l)

Issued

Oct 29, 2015

Abate by

Oct 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,833 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 the activities covered by this section:    During the period between May 1, 2015 and October 2, 2015:  Machine specific hazardous energy control procedures had not been developed for servicing and maintenance of machinery and equipment such as, but not limited to, the Tetra Pak R2 former/filler/sealers, the Tetra Cardboard Packer 70s, the Jorgenson Unloaders, the Jorgenson Unloaders, Kettles, and the Retorts.  Servicing and maintenance activities performed by employees included tasks such as, but not limited to, repairs, adjustments, set-ups, greasing, unjamming, cleaning, and sanitizing.

Issued

Oct 29, 2015

Abate by

Oct 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,833 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Each authorized employee 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:    During the period between May 1, 2015 and October 2, 2015:  Employees performing servicing and maintenance on machinery and equipment such as, but not limited to, the Tetra Pak R2 former/filler/sealers, the Tetra Cardboard Packer 70s, the Jorgenson Unloaders, the Jorgenson Loaders, and the Retorts, had not received authorized employee level training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and measures necessary for energy isolation and control.  Servicing and maintenance activities performed by employees included tasks such as, but not limited to, repairs, adjustments, set-ups, greasing, unjamming, cleaning, and sanitizing.

Issued

Oct 29, 2015

Abate by

Nov 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $3,833

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding were 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:       During the period between May 1, 2015 and October 2, 2015:  The Loader and Unloader machines were missing several guards/gates intended for guarding moving parts.

Issued

Oct 29, 2015

Abate by

Nov 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,833 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i): Conductors entering cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not protected from abrasion, and openings through which conductors enter were not effectively closed:    On or about June 4, 2015:  Two junction boxes on the wall behind equipment in the Retort area had conduit that was separated from the junction box, exposing the wiring.

Issued

Oct 29, 2015

Abate by

Dec 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,833 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(j)(2)(iv): Receptacles installed in wet or damp locations were not suitable for the location:    During the period between May 1, 2015 and October 2, 2015:  Multiple receptacles in the Kettle Room were exposed to water/moisture during sanitation procedures and were not rated for damp/wet locations.

Issued

Oct 29, 2015

Abate by

Nov 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,833 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(a)(1): Live parts to which an employee was exposed were not deenergized before the employee worked on or near them:      On or about May 6, 2015 a maintenance employee replaced multiple light fixtures and outlets in the basement of the facility.  During the replacement of a light fixture, the employee received a shock from the energized 110v wiring.  The employer did not ensure that the electrical wiring was deenergized as a part of the work assignment.

Issued

Oct 29, 2015

Abate by

Nov 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $3,833

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):  The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program:    During the period between May 1, 2015 and October 2, 2015:  The employer had not developed and implemented a written hazard communication program.  Production employees utilized sanitation chemicals to clean machinery and equipment.  Maintenance employees utilized oil and lubricants for routine and preventative servicing and maintenance activities.

Issued

Oct 29, 2015

Abate by

Nov 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area:     During the period between May 1, 2015 and October 2, 2015:  Maintenance employees utilizing oils and lubricants for routine and preventative servicing and maintenance activities had not been provided with hazard communication training.

Issued

Oct 29, 2015

Abate by

Nov 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $49,000 · Current $7,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3): All energy isolating devices that were needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment were not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s):      During the period between May 1, 2015 and October 2, 2015:  The employer did not ensure that employees performing servicing and maintenance activities such as, but not limited to repairs, adjustments, set-ups, greasing, unjamming, cleaning, and sanitizing on machines and equipment such as, but not limited to, the Tetra Pak R2 former/filler/sealers, the Tetra Cardboard Packers 70s, the Jorgenson Unloaders, the Joregnson Loaders, and the Retorts, isolated the machines or equipment from energy sources as part of a hazardous energy control procedure (LOTO) prior to performing assigned servicing and maintenance.      *Abatement note:  The Retorts are permit-required confined spaces covered by 29 CFR 1910.146, permit-required confined spaces.  OSHA's permit-required confined spaces standard required permit-spaces to be isolated (removed from service and completely protected against the release of energy and material into the space such as:  blanking or blinding; mis-aligning or removing sections of lines, pipes, or ducts; a double-block bleed system; lockout or tagout of all sources of energy; or blocking or disconnecting all mechanical linkages).  29 CFR 1910.146 does not, however, allow lockout for flowable material isolation as compliance with 29 CFR 1910.147 does not, in all cases, adequately isolate hazards created by materials such as steam, flammable gases, flammable and combustible liquids.

Issued

Oct 29, 2015

Abate by

Nov 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees:    During the period between May 1, 2015 and October 2, 2015:  The employer did not ensure that employees performing servicing and maintenance activities such as, but not limited to repairs, adjustments, set-ups, greasing, unjamming, cleaning, and sanitizing on machines and equipment such as, but not limited to, the Tetra Pak R2 former/filler/sealers, the Tetra Cardboard Packers 70s, the Jorgenson Unloaders, the Joregnson Loaders, and the Retorts, affixed lockout devices to energy isolation devices as part of a hazardous energy control procedure (LOTO) prior to performing assigned servicing and maintenance.      *Abatement note:  The Retorts are permit-required confined spaces covered by 29 CFR 1910.146, permit-required confined spaces.  OSHA's permit-required confined spaces standard required permit-spaces to be isolated (removed from service and completely protected against the release of energy and material into the space such as:  blanking or blinding; mis-aligning or removing sections of lines, pipes, or ducts; a double-block bleed system; lockout or tagout of all sources of energy; or blocking or disconnecting all mechanical linkages).  29 CFR 1910.146 does not, however, allow lockout for flowable material isolation as compliance with 29 CFR 1910.147 does not, in all cases, adequately isolate hazards created by materials such as steam, flammable gases, flammable and combustible liquids.

Issued

Oct 29, 2015

Abate by

Nov 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $3,833

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3): The employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations under the permit space program required by paragraph (c)(4) of this section.     The employer did not develop space entry operations into permit required confined spaces at the facility such as, but not limited to, the retorts, the liquefiers, the kettles, and elevator pit.