OSHA Inspection: BWAY CORPORATION

Issued

Jan 21, 2016

Abate by

Mar 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

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 crated by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips, and sparks.  Examples of guarding methods are:  barrier guards, two-handed tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.  a. Production area - On or about August 14, 2015, employees were required to operate machinery on a daily basis, to include, but not limited to a Melvina compound machine.  The employer failed to guard the staging area, at the lid stacking point of the compound machine.  Employees were thereby exposed to the hazards associated with pinch points.

Issued

Jan 21, 2016

Abate by

Mar 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.   a. Throughout facility - On or about October 02, 2015, employees were required to operate machinery daily, to include but not limited to a Melvina compound machine.  The employer failed to ensure all moving parts associated with point(s) of operation of machinery were properly guarded to prevent the employee(s) from having any part of his body in the danger zone(s) during the operating cycle(s).  Employees were thereby exposed to amputation type hazards.