OSHA Inspection: COLONNA BROTHERS, INC.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Abate by

Jun 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,130 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) and toeboards.    (a) Work site was located at 1615 51st Street, North Bergen, NJ 07047    Employees were exposed to a storage loft that was 96 1/2" above a concrete floor and production equipment that had no guardrails in place to eliminate fall hazards.    Violation was observed on or about 2/8/2016.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Abate by

Jun 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.24(h): Handrails were not provided on at least one side of closed stairways preferably on the right side descending.    a) Worksite was located at 1615 51st Street, North Bergen, NJ 07047.    Employees were exposed to an approximate 8 foot fall hazard as a staircase to a storage loft above the women's locker room and maintenance office in the production area did not have a handrail on the open side of it.    Violation was observed on or about 2/8/2016.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Abate by

Jun 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,000 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) Worksite was located at 1615 51st Street, North Bergen, NJ 07047.    Employees were exposed to production machines that did not have developed, documented and utilized hazardous energy control measures. The Pneumatic Scale Angelus Can Seamer did not have Lock Out / Tag Out procedures that were effectively communicated and understood by employees using the machine resulting in a significant injury.    Violation occurred on or about 2/8/2016.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(b): Material stored in tiers was not stacked, blocked, interlocked or limited in height so that it was stable and secure against sliding and collapse.    (a) Work site was located at 1615 51st Street, North Bergen, NJ 07047    Employees were exposed to a storage area where pallets were stacked at a height of over 4 barrels high where unsecured materials were on the upper most pallet and the third pallet barrels were of compromised integrity destabilizing the material.    Violation was observed on or about 2/8/2016.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Abate by

Sep 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,000 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) Worksite was located at 1615 51st Street, North Bergen, NJ 07047.    Employees were exposed to a Pneumatic Scale Angelus Can Seamer machine that were not properly guarded to provide employees protection from rotating parts that caused a significant hand injury to an employee.    Violation occurred on or about 2/8/2016.    b) Worksite was located at 1615 51st Street, North Bergen, NJ 07047.    Employees were exposed to a Pneumatic Scale Angelus Can Seamer machine that had a drive belt that was not properly guarded to provide employees protection from rotating parts that could cause a significant injury to an employee.    Violation occurred on or about 2/8/2016.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Abate by

Jun 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $3,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure.    (a) Work site was located at 1615 51st Street, North Bergen, NJ 07047    Employees were exposed to temporary wiring being used as permanent wiring on the can seamer line in the vicinity of the Angelus Can Seamer.    Violation was observed on or about 2/8/2016.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Abate by

Jun 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i): Portable cord and plug connected equipment and flexible cord sets (extension cords) were not visually inspected before use on any shift for external defects (such as loose parts, deformed and missing pins, or damage to outer jacket or insulation) and for evidence of possible internal damage (such as pinched or crushed outer jacket).    (a) Work site was located at 1615 51st Street, North Bergen, NJ 07047    Employees were exposed to damaged wiring as a machine cord had a broken strain relief exposing the internal conductors at the can seamer line in the vicinity of the Angelus Can Seamer.    Violation was observed on or about 2/8/2016.