OSHA Inspection: 7 PLASTICS, INC.

Issued

Nov 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,390 · Current $834 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries:   (a) production area - fire extinguisher was not mounted on the wall; observed on or about 9/10/2016

Issued

Nov 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,817 · Current $1,090 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l): Operators were not trained in the safe operation of powered industrial trucks:   (a) In the Production Area - the employer did not provide propane forklift training for operators, exposing employees to a struck by hazard, on or about 9/10/2016

Issued

Nov 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,423 · Current $1,454 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) In the production area - guard was not on the non-working part of a metal blade. The band saw Model# EF1459 Serial#00343EF

Issued

Nov 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,817 · Current $1,090 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii): There was a defect or evidence of damage that could have exposes an employee to injury and the defective or damaged item was not removed from service:  In the production area - no visual inspection was conducted on a extension cord that was damaged, exposing employees to shock hazard on or about 9/10/2016.

Issued

Nov 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(b): An emergency action plan was not in writing, kept in the workplace, and available to employees for review:  (a). At the establishment - the employer did not have a written emergency action plan, on or about 9/10/2016.

Issued

Nov 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) At the establishment - the employer did not have a written lock out tag out program in place for employees, on or about 9/10/2016

Issued

Nov 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  In the Production Area - employees using Coolant were not trained by the employer, exposing the employee to contact hazard, on or about 9/10/2016.