OSHA Inspection: KEY BLUE PRINTS, INC.

Issued

2017-06-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6338.00 · Current $3803.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.  a.  At the workplace, the employer did not establish an energy control program consisting of equipment specific energy control procedures, employee training, and periodic inspections.  Employees performed service and maintenance activities on equipment such as, but not limited to a hydraulic paper cutter, industrial printers, and laminator machines.

Issued

2017-06-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8873.00 · Current $5324.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices,electronic safety devices, etc.  a.  At the workplace, on the input side of the Sealeze 55 EH laminating machine, employees were not protected from the ingoing nip point of the roller and table while feeding material into the machine, thereby exposing employees to a caught-in hazard.  b.  At the workplace, on the output side of the HP Scitex FB700 flat bed printer, employees were not protected from the traveling carriage while operating with the door opened, thereby exposing employees to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

2017-06-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8873.00 · Current $5324.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.  a.  At the workplace, in the basement, the Pro-Cut Model 320 hydraulic paper cutter was not guarded to prevent access to the material clamp, thereby exposing employees to an amputation hazard.

Issued

2017-06-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3802.00 · Current $2281.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3): Each hand-fed circular ripsaw shall be provided with nonkickback fingers or dogs so located as to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material or to throw it back toward the operator. They shall be designed to provide adequate holding power for all the thicknesses of materials being cut.  a.  At the workplace, the employer did not ensure the Dewalt Model DWE7491 tablesaw was operated with nonkickback fingers or dogs, thereby exposing employees to a struck-by.

Issued

2017-06-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6338.00 · Current $3803.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Space about electric equipment. Sufficient access and working space shall be provided and maintained about all electric equipment to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment.    a. Located in the basement, mounted on the South wall in the West corner, an electrical panel that was used to supply power to printing equipment and common work areas did not have sufficient working space due stored cardboard boxes directly in front of the panel which did not allow for ready and safe operation of the electrical equipment.    b.  Located in the basement, mounted on the wall next to the sump pump, an electrical panel that was used to supply power to printing equipment and common work areas had its access blocked by stored cardboard boxes, which did not allow for ready and safe operation of the electrical equipment.    c.  Located in the basement, mounted on a structural beam behind the Pro-Cut Model 320 hydraulic paper cutter , there was a 480 volt disconnect that supplied electrical power to the paper cutter.  The electrical disconnect was blocked by a table and storage racks, which did not allow access to the electrical disconnect if an emergency occurred with the equipment and electrical power had to be immediately removed.

Issued

2017-06-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6338.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by this standard, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more shall be guarded against accidental contact.    a. At the workplace, the Kona cutting plotter had live electrical parts approximately three feet from the floor level on the North end of the equipment, that were not guarded against accidental contact.

Issued

2017-06-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6338.00 · Current $3803.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met.    a.  At the workplace, the employer did not develop and maintain a written hazard communication program so that the employees were informed of the hazards associated with the chemicals they were exposed to, such as, but not limited to hydraulic oil, Rapid Tac II Application Fluid, Clear Shield Wall Armor, and printing inks.

Issued

2017-06-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.    a.  At the workplace, the employer did not provide effective information and training so that the employees were informed of the hazards associated with the chemicals they were exposed to, such as, but not limited to hydraulic oil, Rapid Tac II Application Fluid, Clear Shield Wall Armor, and printing inks.

Issued

2017-06-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(j)(1)(i): Fixtures, lampholders, lamps, rosettes, and receptacles may have no live parts normally exposed to employee contact. However, rosettes and cleat-type lampholders and receptacles located at least 2.44 m (8.0 ft) above the floor may have exposed terminals.  a.  Located in the basement in the South hallway adjacent to the break room, there was an 110v duplex outlet that did not have a faceplate or cover installed to prevent contact from live parts.