OSHA Inspection: TEK ID, INC.

Issued

2016-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2138.00 · Current $2138.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:  a) Screen Printing, Solvents - on or about August 2, 2016, employees performing screen printing with the use of solvents were required to wear elastomeric respirators, but the employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program for required respirator use.

Issued

2016-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  a) Screen Printing, Solvents - on or about August 2, 2016, employees performing screen printing with the use of solvents were required to wear elastomeric respirators, but the employer did not provide a medical evaluation before requiring use.

Issued

2016-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  a) Screen Printing, Solvents - on or about August 2, 2016, employees performing screen printing with the use of solvents were required to wear elastomeric respirators, but the employer had not provided the employees with a fit test prior to initial use.

Issued

2016-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:  a) Screen Printing, Solvents - on or about August 2, 2016, employees performing screen printing with the use of solvents were required to use and wear elastomeric respirators, but the employer had not provided training.

Issued

2016-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:    a) Screen Printing, UV Inks - on or about August 2, 2016, employees performing screen printing with the use of UV inks were provided and wore N95 respirators on a voluntary basis, but the employer had not provided the basic advisory information presented in Appendix D or 29 CFR 1910.134 in written or oral formal to employees.

Issued

2016-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4988.00 · Current $2793.00 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) Throughout Facility - on or about August 2, 2016, employees were operating production equipment such as but not limited to riveters/eyeletters, paper cutters, and a printing press, where servicing and maintenance was being performed; but a hazardous energy control program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections had not been established.

Issued

2016-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(B): Affected employees were not instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure:  a) Throughout Facility - on or about August 2, 2016, employees were operating production equipment such as but not limited to paper cutters, rivet machines/eyeletters, and a printing press, where LO/TO hardware was used; affected employees in the area were not instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure.

Issued

2016-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(f)(2)(i): When outside servicing personnel were engaged in activities in a facility, the onsite employer and the outside employer did not inform each other of their respective lockout or tagout procedures:  a) Throughout Facility - on or about August 2, 2016, an outside servicing contractor performed servicing and maintenance of machinery to include but not limited to paper cutters, rivet machines, and a printing press; but the employer and the contractor did not inform each other of their respective lockout or tagout procedures.

Issued

2016-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4988.00 · Current $2793.00 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) Die-Cutting Area, Heidelberg Windmill Press - on or about August 2, 2016, employees operated an Original Heidelberg windmill press used for die-cutting operations.  Machine guarding was not provided to protect operators and other employees from the ingoing nip points at the ink rollers.  b) Die-Cutting Area, Heidelberg Windmill Press - on or about August 2, 2016, employees operated an Original Heidelberg windmill press used for die cutting operations. Machine guarding was not provided to protect operators and other employees from the rotating windmill, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.  c) Die-Cutting Area, Heidelberg Windmill Press - on or about August 2, 2016, employees operated an Original Heidelberg windmill press used for die cutting operations. Machine guarding was not provided to protect operators and other employees from the platen zone, exposing employees to caught-in hazards.

Issued

2016-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4988.00 · Current $2793.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):  a) Drill Press/Eyeletter Area, Eyeletter #1 - on or about August 2, 2016, the point of operation for the Edward Segal Eyelet Machine was not guarded to prevent employees from having their fingers in the danger zone during operating cycles.  b) Drill Press/Eyeletter Area, Eyeletter #2 - on or about August 2, 2016, the point of operation for the USM Eyelet Machine was not guarded to prevent employees from having their fingers in the danger zone during operating cycles.

Issued

2016-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4988.00 · Current $2793.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating  at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):  a) Paper Cutter #1 - on or about July 6, 2016, electrical parts inside of an electrical panel for the Paper Cutter #1 were exposed when cover had been removed; resulting in live electrical not guarded against accidental contact.

Issued

2016-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $35632.00 · Current $18705.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    a) Throughout Facility - on or about August 2, 2016, employees are exposed to hazardous chemicals such as screen inks, thinners, paint removers, retarder, and oils, but the employer did not develop or implement a written Hazard Communication Program addressing how the criteria in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f),(g), and (h) would be met.

Issued

2016-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier, signal word, hazard statement(s), pictogram(s), precautionary statement(s) and name, address, and telephone number of the chemical manufacturer, importer, or other responsible party.  a) Screen Printing Area/Solvent Ink Storage - on or about August 2, 2016, a red plastic container with white ink, and a black plastic container with green ink were not labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity, signal word, hazard statement, pictograms, precautionary statements, and name, address, and telephone number of the chemical manufacturer.  b) Screen Printing Area/UV and Solvent Ink Storage - on or about August 2, 2016, the employer had containers of solvent and UV inks with markings to include but not limited to PMS 424 solvent, PMS415c, solvent ink primrose yellow flat, 4700 custom purple, quality print FN4119, PMS 353, solvent 355c, and FN444; but the labeling did not contain any information to include signal words, hazard statements, pictograms, precautionary statements, and the name, address, and telephone number of the chemical manufacturer.

Issued

2016-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:  a) Throughout Facility - on or about August 2, 2016, the employer did not have material safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals used to include but not limited to Nazdar RE180 thinner, and 3M Scotch Lite thinner 891I.

Issued

2016-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  a) Throughout Facility - on or about August 2, 2016, employees who work with chemicals containing hazardous ingredients such as solvent inks, paint thinner, oils, and lubricants, were not provided effective information and training regarding the hazardous chemicals in the work area.

Issued

2016-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:  a) 297 DeKalb Pike- on or about August 2, 2016, the employer required the use of personal protective equipment, but did not verify the workplace hazard assessment had been performed through a written certification that the required workplace assessment had been performed.

Issued

2016-09-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:  a) Electrical near Screen Printing Area - on or about August 2, 2016, the required working space about electrical equipment was used for storage of items to include but not limited to ladders, pallets, and cardboard.