OSHA Inspection: PEPPER SOURCE, LTD.

Issued

Sep 21, 2016

Abate by

Oct 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,572 · Current $4,543 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(a)(2)(iii)(A): Employees worked on cord and plug connected electric equipment for which exposure to the hazards of unexpected energization or start up of the equipment was not controlled by the unplugging of the equipment from the energy source and by the plug being under the exclusive control of the employee performing the servicing or maintenance:  On or about April 20, 2016, and times prior to, in Cold Processing, the employer did not ensure employees unplugged and maintained control of the cord plug to the Mettler Toledo Safeline portable metal detector, Model 410003, s/n 113837, prior to performing equipment cleaning tasks.  Failure to do so exposed employee to contact with closing parts if the machine unexpectedly energized.

Issued

Sep 21, 2016

Abate by

Oct 13, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,572 · Current $4,543 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:  On or about April 20, 2016, and times prior to, in Cold Processing, a safety ferrule was not provided on the Mettler Toledo Safeline portable metal detector, Model 410003, s/n 113837.  Employees were exposed to the hazard of contact with closing parts.

Issued

Sep 21, 2016

Abate by

Sep 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $850 · Current $510 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3): The employer did not enter each recordable injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log and 301 Incident Report within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness had occurred:  On or about May 2, 2016, the amputation injury that occurred on April 20, 2016, had not been recorded on the 2016 OSHA 300 log.