OSHA Inspection: SPECIAL T'S PACKAGING, LLC

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1300.00 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:     A)    Special Ts Packaging, LLC, located at 5101 Telegraph Road, Toledo, OH 43612: On or about March 1, 2016, the employer did not evaluate the workplace in order to determine if the trash compactor, located outside the building, was a permit-required confined space. Hazards, associated with a permit-required confined space, were not identified before employees were required to enter the trash compactor in order to conduct maintenance activities such as, but not limited to, greasing the bearings. Employees were exposed to the hazards associated with a permit-required confined space.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1300.00 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 entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146:    A)    Special Ts Packaging, LLC, located at 5101 Telegraph Road, Toledo, OH 43612: On or about March 1, 2016, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit-required confined space program. Employee were required to enter the trash compactor, located outside the building, in order to conduct maintenance activities such as, but not limited to, greasing the bearings. Employees were exposed to the hazards associated with a permit-required confined space. Written permit-required confined space program shall include elements such as, but not limited to:  - Measures to prevent unauthorized entry  - Hazard identification and evaluation  - 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   - Necessary equipment  - Evaluation of permit space conditions  - Providing attendant(s)  - Designation of active roles (authorized entrants, attendants, entry supervisors) in entry operations  - 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.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1): The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit required confined spaces) acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146:     A)    Special Ts Packaging, LLC, located at 5101 Telegraph Road, Toledo, OH 43612: On or about March 1, 2016, the employer did not provide training to ensure that employees, who were required to enter a permit-required confined space, acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for safe performance of the work. Hazards, associated with a permit-required confined space, were not identified before employees were required to enter the trash compactor, located outside the building, in order to conduct maintenance activities such as, but not limited to, greasing the bearings. Employees were exposed to the hazards associated with a permit-required confined space.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:     A)    Special Ts Packaging, LLC, located at 5101 Telegraph Road, Toledo, OH 43612: On or about March 22, 2016, the employer did not implement procedures to control hazardous energy of the equipment such as, but not limited to, the band saw # 2 (Tannewitz, data plate was not located) and band saw # 3 (Tannewitz, Type GHS, Serial # 9740). Employees did not control electrical hazardous energy source before performing activities such as, but not limited to, changing blades. Employees were exposed to amputation hazards while electrical hazardous energy source was not controlled prior to conducting work.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program were understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls were acquired by employees:     A)    Special Ts Packaging, LLC, located at 5101 Telegraph Road, Toledo, OH 43612: On or about March 22, 2016, the employer did not properly train employees to lockout/tagout equipment such as, but not limited to, the band saw # 2 (Tannewitz, data plate was not located) and band saw # 3 (Tannewitz, Type GHS, Serial # 9740). Employees did not control electrical hazardous energy source before performing activities such as, but not limited to, changing blades. Employees were exposed to amputation hazards while electrical hazardous energy source was not controlled prior to conducting work.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1820.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):     A)    Special Ts Packaging, LLC, located at 5101 Telegraph Road, Toledo, OH 43612: On or about April 12, 2016, the employer did not provide training and evaluation to ensure that employees, operating powered industrial vehicles such as, but not limited to, the Yale forklift (Model GLC060VXNVSE088, Serial # A910V06296D) and the Yale forklift (Model ERP035VTN36TE082, Serial # G807N01661H) were competent to safely complete the task. Employees were exposed to struck-by, caught-in-between, and tip-over hazards.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service:  A)    Special Ts Packaging, LLC, located at 5101 Telegraph Road, Toledo, OH 43612: On or about April 12, 2016, the employer did not ensure that daily examinations of the powered industrial vehicles, such as, but not limited to, the Yale forklift (Model GLC060VXNVSE088, Serial # A910V06296D) and the Yale forklift (Model ERP035VTN36TE082, Serial # G807N01661H) were conducted before being put into service. Employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-in-between hazards.