CONYERS, GA —
OSHA Inspection: BIOLAB INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BIOLAB INC. in 1700 OLD COVINGTON HIGHWAY, CONYERS, GA 30012 (NAICS 325998). OSHA activity number 342074762.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BIOLAB INC.
- Site address
- 1700 OLD COVINGTON HIGHWAY
- City
- CONYERS
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30012
- Mailing
- 1700 OLD COVINGTON HIGHWAY, CONYERS, GA 30012
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 325998
- Employees
- 250
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $12,675 · Current $7,605 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: Employees working in the P2 North and P2 South Press areas are exposed to a amputation hazard while performing service and or maintenance such as but not limited to adjusting to the hardness wheel for the tablets. The employer failed to ensure that the employees utilizes the employer's written energy control procedures to protect the employees from startup of the equipment on or about 2/1/2017.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7605
- — Z (S) $12675
1910.147 C06 I
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed: On or about 2/1/2017 in the Baldwin Press Plant area at 1700 Old Covington Highway, Conyers, GA: The employer did not perform annual periodic inspection on the Baldwin Press equipment in the P2 North and South areas, exposing the employees to amputation hazard. The employers last periodic inspection of their written energy control procedures for the Baldwin Defiance Model 20 Press were performed 11/30/2015.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 C07 I B
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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: On or about 2/1/2017 in the Baldwin Press Plant area at 1700 Old Covington Highway, Conyers, GA: When authorized employees did not facilitate lockout tagout procedures and instead used alternative procedures, they failed to inform the affected employees working in the area, which were exposed to an amputation hazard. The employer did not provide the affected employees instruction on the energy control procedures for the Baldwin Defiance Model 20 Press having service and or maintenance performed during a malfunction or a substandard product manufactured.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $12,675 · Current $7,605 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: On or about 2/1/2017, in the Compression/Baldwin Press Plant P2 South and P2 North Areas at 1700 Old Covington Highway SW, Conyers, GA: Employees operating and working near the press equipment during normal and production quality malfunctions are exposed to an amputation hazard from the unguarded opening at the point of operation at the tablet exit shut on the press.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7605
- — Z (S) $12675
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 342074762.
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