OSHA Inspection: WADAL PLASTICS, INC.

Issued

2017-07-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8873.00 · Current $5323.00 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:    (a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not develop procedures specific to each machine for the control of hazardous energy.

Issued

2017-07-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees:  (a) Throughout the facility; Effected employees were not provided training to ensure the understanding of the hazardous energy control program.

Issued

2017-07-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8873.00 · Current $5323.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3): All energy isolating devices that were needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment were not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s):    (a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not ensure that energy isolation devices were physically located and operated to prevent release of hazardous energy during set-up, tool and die changes, and cleaning operations.

Issued

2017-07-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees:    (a) Throughout the facility; The employer does not require the employees to affix a lock to energy isolation devices.

Issued

2017-07-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3802.00 · Current $2281.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(a): Permanent aisles or passageways were not appropriately marked:    (a) Throughout the facility; The employer did not mark passageways for powered industrial vehicle traffic.

Issued

2017-07-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6338.00 · Current $3805.00 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; The guarding was not adequate on the plastic injection molding presses, including but not limited to press 1.