OSHA Inspection: RIVER VALLEY PAPER COMPANY

Issued

2017-01-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8017.00 · Current $3650.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:    On or about December 15, 2016, the employer failed to ensure employees who perform maintenance and cleaning activities on the book binding cutter had documented and developed lockout/tagout procedures.

Issued

2017-01-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d): The established procedure for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) did not cover the actions listed in and was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(6):    On or about December 15, 2016, employees were exposed to machine hazards associated with pressurized hydraulic, and electrical as sources of energy. The employer failed to implement energy control application steps as the book binder cutting machine was not shut down or turned off to perform servicing work per the 1910 147(d)(2) requirements. As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving machine isolation [(d)(3)], LOTO device application [(d)(4)], dissipation of residual energy [(d)(5)(i)] and verification of isolation [(d)(6)], were not implemented to protect employees from machine servicing hazards.

Issued

2017-01-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11224.00 · Current $7850.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point of operation guards were not designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of their body in the danger zone during the operating cycle:    On or about December 15, 2016, the employer failed to ensure employees who cut bindings on the book binding cutter were protected against contact with the point of operation.

Issued

2017-01-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1430

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:  On or about December 22, 2016, the employer failed to ensure employees who utilize a filtering facepiece on a voluntary basis were provided with the information contained within Appendix D of section 1910.134.