OSHA Inspection: HUVEPHARMA

Issued

2017-05-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3532.00 · Current $2472.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent:      Establishment: The employer is exposing employees to fire and fire-related hazards where the directions to nearest exits were not immediately apparent.  On about 02/02/2017 the following conditions were observed:   Break Room corridor:      a. Exit directional sign was not posted where the way to an exit on the dock was not immediately apparent.   b. Exit directional sign was not posted where the way around an office to the nearest exit was not immediately apparent.

Issued

2017-05-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6926.00 · Current $4848.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct an annual or more frequent inspection of the energy control procedure to ensure that the procedure and requirements of this standard were followed:   Production area: The employer is exposing employees to hazardous conditions where the required annual inspections of lockout procedures were not conducted.  The absence of required annual inspection of lock-out procedures exposed employees to hazards such as, but not limited to, moving parts of machines with multiple energy sources such as, Flattener, Top Conveyor, Line 200, Building 7 (CV206) due to unexpected activation of residual energy. The lockout procedures were last inspected in the year 2014.

Issued

2017-05-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6926.00 · Current $4848.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been  taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s):     Establishment: The employer is exposing employees to struck-by hazards where forklifts with defects were not removed from service until the defects were corrected.  On and about February 2, 2017, a Toyota forklift (F-10) with missing brake pedal slip resistant cover was not removed from service until the defect was corrected.  This defect exposed employees to struck-by hazards from unintended activation of the gas pedal due to operator's foot slipping off the brake pedal.

Issued

2017-05-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:      Line 200, Upper Floor:  The employer is exposing employees to respiratory hazards where a written respiratory program was not implemented for employees who are exposed to inhalation hazards.  On and about February 2, 2017, employees who were required to use respirators were not provided a required written respirator program.