OSHA Inspection: OUTLOOK GROUP CORP

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Abate by

Sep 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,400 · Current $2,890 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.24(f): Rise height and tread width were not uniform throughout any flight of stairs including any foundation structure used as one or more treads of the stairs:    a)    On or about 6/15/2015, The hopper platform with the control station had uneven steps with a variation in rise from 7 1/2" to 13" in the baler room.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Abate by

Sep 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,550 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(b): Storage of material created a hazard:    a)    On or about 6/15/2015, pre press plate storage racks and plate cylinder racks used for storage were not secured to the floor or wall in the label department in accordance with ANSI MH16.1:2008.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,400 · Current $2,890 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(i)(1): Synthetic web sling(s) were not marked or coded to show rated capacities for each type of hitch and type of synthetic web material:    a)    On or about 6/15/2015, The company was using synthetic web slings with tags that were no longer readable.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Abate by

Oct 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,100 · Current $4,335 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)    On or about 6/15/2015, Horizontal conveyor in baler rom needed bottom guarding for ingoing nip points created by rollers and the belt.    b)    On or about 6/15/2015, Opening between conveyor and chopper needed guarding to prevent contact with chopper blades.    c)    On or about 6/15/2015, Clean out door for chute from chopper was being held in place with only one bolt of the six designed for it and that had a wing nut on it.    d)    On or about 6/15/2015, the incline conveyor had ingoing nip points that needed guarding in the baler room.    e)    On or about 6/15/2015, The baler had guards on top of it that were not secured or interlocked.    f)     On or about 6/15/2015, The front interlocked guard door on the Microliner did not shut down the die roll when it was opened.    g)    On or about 6/15/2015, The Microliner top guard was not interlocked.    h)    On or about 6/15/2015, The Microliner glue applicator ingoing nip point was not guarded.    I)    On or about 6/15/2015, The SFL machine had ingoing nip points that were not guarded for two coating and chrome rolls.    j)    On or about 6/15/2015, Procedures called for cleaning rolls with a rag and single jog button near ingoing nip point for SFL machine.    k)    On or about 6/15/2015, SFL machine rolls under lamination section contain ingoing nip points that need guarding.    l)    On or about 6/15/2015, SFL machine had guards open on the backside that no longer required special tools to be opened.    m)    On or about 6/15/2015, Envelope for robot had unguarded conveyors for moving racks in and out in the PSC machine department.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Abate by

Sep 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)    On or about 6/15/2015,  there was an unguarded 1" diameter shaft sticking out approximately 1 1/2" for the conveyor drive feeding the chopper.