OSHA Inspection: SCHRAFEL PAPERBOARD CONVERTING CORPORATION

Issued

2016-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.     WORKSHOP:  The hazardous energy controls procedures did not include step-by-step energy control procedures and/or alternative measures in the machine specific for the employees during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the Sheeter #1.

Issued

2016-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees.     WORKSHOP:  The employees, as "authorized, affected and other" types were not provided with training and information in the alternative measures in controlling of potentially hazardous and unexpected releases of energy sources (lockout/tagout) during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the Sheeter #1.

Issued

2016-05-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

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 created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.    WORKSHOP:  The rotating paper wheels of the Sheeter #1, between the decurl and sheeter area were not guarded with a barrier guard or an equivalent.      ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION

Issued

2016-05-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

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.    WORKSHOP:  The point-of-operation, in and around the slitter area including the rollers of the Sheeter #1 was unguarded.       On/or about  April 15 2016, an employee, operating the Sheeter #1 to unjam  the trim while the machine was in operation received severe lacerations to the left hand and two fingers were disfigured.      ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION

Issued

2016-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $280.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): A Log of all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses (OSHA Form 300 or equivalent) was not completed in the detail as required by the regulation:    ESTABLISHMENT:  The employer had not completed the OSHA 300 log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses for the 2016 year in detail.    1.    Case number 1, marked as an injury; Column F was not marked with the object that directly injured the employee.  2.    Case number 2, marked as an injury; Column F was not marked with the object that directly injured the employee.

Issued

2016-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer shall provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment (PPE).   WORKSHOP:  The employees, required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) were not provided with training and information on the Workplace Hazard Assessment for personal protective equipment (PPE).

Issued

2016-05-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): If at any time a powered industrial truck is found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe, the truck shall be taken out of service until it has been restored to safe operating condition.  WORKSHOP:  The lights on the following powered industrial trucks (PITs) were not operable:   1.    Yale, Model GLCO80LGNGAEO 35BCS.  2.    Yale, Model, GLCO60TGNUAE082.    3.    Caterpillar, Model GC40K-STR.     ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION