OSHA Inspection: HAVILAND PLASTIC PRODUCTS INC.

Issued

Feb 22, 2017

Abate by

Mar 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,365 · Current $5,437 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B): The procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy.    a. Haviland Plastic Products Inc. located in Haviland Ohio:  On or about November 16, 2016, the employer did not ensure the machine specific lockout procedures for machine #20 include instructions on dissipating residual heat from the die and sheet rollers prior to performing servicing or maintenance on the equipment.  Employees were exposed to hot surfaces from the die and sheet rollers, on machine #20 located in the production area, while removing the die from the equipment.

Issued

Feb 22, 2017

Abate by

Mar 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices shall be affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees.    a. Haviland Plastic Products Inc. located in Haviland Ohio:  On or about November 16, 2016, the employer did not ensure the die and sheet rollers for machine #20 located in the production area were locked out and the heat dissipated from the equipment prior to employees working near the hot surfaces while removing the die.

Issued

Feb 22, 2017

Abate by

Mar 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,365 · Current $5,437 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 are 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. Haviland Plastic Products Inc. located in Haviland Ohio:  On or about November 16, 2016, the employer did not ensure an employee had received training on the company lockout program as an authorized employee.  The employee was exposed to hot surfaces from the die and sheet rollers, on machine #20 located in the production area, prior to working near the hot surfaces while removing the die.

Issued

Feb 22, 2017

Abate by

Mar 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,760 · Current $6,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(ii)(B): Refresher training in relevant topics was not provided to the operator when the operator was involved in an accident or near-miss incident.    a. Haviland Plastic Products Inc. located in Haviland Ohio:  On or about November 22, 2016, the employer did not ensure a forklift operator involved in a November 16, 2016 accident where a forklift was overloaded, was retrained on forklift capacities and load centers when using a forklift attachment to lift a load.

Issued

Feb 22, 2017

Abate by

Mar 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $19,520 · Current $12,826 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(5): The truck is equipped with front-end attachments other than factory installed attachments and the user did not request that the truck be marked to identify the attachments and show the approximate weight of the truck and attachment combination at maximum elevation with load laterally centered.    a. Haviland Plastic Products Inc. located in Haviland Ohio:  On or about November 16, 2016, the employer did not ensure the data plate on the #48 Yale forklift, Model# GLP050VXEVSE084, used to lift a 1300 pound mold from machine #20, was marked to include the extendable boom front end attachment showing the capacity and approximate weight of the truck and attachment combination at maximum elevation with the load laterally centered.      Haviland Plastic Products, Co. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.178(a)(5), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1055722, citation number 1, item number 4 and was affirmed as a final order on June 8, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 119 Main Street, Haviland, Ohio 45851.

Issued

Feb 22, 2017

Abate by

Mar 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2)(iv): The employer did not assure that employees who decline to accept hepatitis B vaccination offered by the employer sign the statement in Appendix A.  a. Haviland Plastic Products Inc. located in Haviland Ohio:  On or about November 16, 2106, the employer did not ensure an employee responsible for cleaning up blood after an industrial accident near machine #20 signed a declination form when he declined the hepatitis B vaccination series.