OSHA Inspection: INDEPENDENT RECORD

Issued

Apr 14, 2016

Abate by

May 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:      (a) Press Room: On or about December 17, 2015 and at times prior, employees were exposed to amputation and caught in hazards due to unexpected machine start up while greasing, maintaining, and cleaning the press.

Issued

Apr 14, 2016

Abate by

May 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    (a) North Press Room: On or about December 17, 2015 and at times prior employees were exposed to corrosive liquids such as but not limited to Sulfuric Acid while maintaining batteries without a means to flush the eyes within the work area.                                                  (b) South Press Room: On or about December 17, 2015 and at times prior employees were exposed to corrosive liquids such as but not limited to Sulfuric Acid while maintaining batteries without a means to flush the eyes within the work area.                                                      (c) Storage Room: On or about December 17, 2015 and at times prior employees were exposed to corrosive liquids such as but not limited to Sulfuric Acid while maintaining batteries without a means to flush the eyes within the work area.

Issued

Apr 14, 2016

Abate by

May 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,100 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) Press Room: On or about December 17, 2015 and at times prior, employees were exposed to caught in hazards from the rotating folder drive line on the press.                                                                                (b) Inserter Room: On or about December 17, 2015 and at times prior, employees were exposed to caught in hazards from the moving carousel plates on the Inserter.                                                            (c) Maintenance Bay: On or about December 17, 2015 and at times prior, employees were exposed to caught in hazards from the rotating chuck on the Craftsman 12-inch Drill Press.

Issued

Apr 14, 2016

Abate by

May 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:    (a) Maintenance Room: On or about December 17, 2015 and at times prior, employees were exposed to caught in hazards while using a G" Force bench grinder with a work rest adjusted to approximately half an inch.      (b) Press Room: On or about December 17, 2015 and at times prior, employees were exposed to caught in hazards while using a Craftsman 1/2 HP bench grinder with a work rest adjusted to approximately 3/8 inch.

Issued

Apr 14, 2016

Abate by

May 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:  (a) Maintenance Room: On or about December 17, 2015 and at times prior, employees were exposed to flying pieces in the event of an abrasive wheel fracture while using a G" Force Bench Grinder with a missing tongue guard.

Issued

Apr 14, 2016

Abate by

May 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):    (a) Press Room: On or about December 17, 2015 and at times prior, employees were exposed to caught in hazards from the unguarded pulley on the Re-winder.

Issued

Apr 14, 2016

Abate by

May 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Press Room: On or about December 17, 2015 and at times prior, employees were exposed to caught in hazards from the unguarded belt on the re-winder.

Issued

Apr 14, 2016

Abate by

May 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

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) Maintenance Room: On or about December 17, 2015 and at times prior, employees were exposed to flying parts, pieces and air embolisms while using air nozzles with 58.8 p.s.i. of unregulated air at the nozzle.                                                                                   (b) Press Room: On or about December 17, 2015 and at times prior, employees were exposed to flying parts, pieces and air embolisms while using air nozzles with 110.4 p.s.i. of unregulated air at the nozzle.