OMAHA, NE —
OSHA Inspection: QUAD PACKAGING
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of QUAD PACKAGING in 4200 S. 121ST PLAZA, OMAHA, NE 68137 (NAICS 323111). OSHA activity number 342275864.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- QUAD PACKAGING
- Site address
- 4200 S. 121ST PLAZA
- City
- OMAHA
- State
- NE
- ZIP
- 68137
- Mailing
- 4200 S. 121ST PLAZA, OMAHA, NE 68137
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 323111
- Employees
- 329
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 A02
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 23, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $7,244 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): The floor of each workroom is maintained in a clean and, to the extent feasible, in a dry condition: The employer is failing to protect employees from slips, trips, and falls while working in the hotsy room. This most recently occurred on April 25, 2017 at the facility located at 4200 S. 121st Plaza, Omaha, NE 68137. The employer is exposing employees to messy and slippery conditions in the hotsy room when using a hot water pressure washer to rinse window applicator and excess glue off machine parts.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $7244
- — Z (S) $7244
1910.147 C07 I
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 23, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $12,675 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees: The employer is failing to protect employees from caught-in and struck-by hazards associated with operating and maintaining equipment. This most recently occurred on April 25, 2017 at the facility located at 4200 S. 121st Plaza, Omaha, NE 68137. The employer has employees working on printers, gluers, tippers, and die cutters without properly training them on the standard operating procedures for using lock-out/tag-out to control the release of stored energy.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $12675
- — Z (S) $12675
1910.147 D04 I
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 23, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $9,054 · Current $0 Reduced
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: The employer is failing to protect employees from caught-in and struck-by hazards associated with operating and maintaining machinery. This most recently occurred on April 25, 2017 at the facility located at 4200 S. 121st Plaza, Omaha, NE 68137. The employer has employees removing parts for cleaning, performing minor maintenance, and removing jams from printers, gluers, tippers, and die cutters without following established procedures and utilizing lock-out/tag-out devices.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $9054
- — Z (S) $9054
1910.151 C
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 25, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $9,054 · Current $12,675
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use: The employer is failing to provide a suitable means for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body where employees are exposed to a corrosive chemical. This most recently occurred on April 25, 2017 at the facility located at 4200 S. 121st Plaza, Omaha, NE 68137. Employees are required to refill powered industrial truck batteries with deionized water. During this process there is the potential for batteries to be overfilled or explode which would expose employees to the battery acid. There is a plumbed emergency drenching device dedicated to this process but it is located on the other side of a wall; therefore, it is not reachable within 10 seconds on an unimpeded route.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $12675
- — C (S) $9054
- — Z (S) $9054
1910.1200 F06
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 25, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $7,244 · Current $12,675
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace is labeled, tagged or marked: The employer is failing to protect employees from the hazards associated with the chemicals used in the workplace. This most recently occurred on April 25, 2017 at the facility located at 4200 S. 121st Plaza, Omaha, NE 68137. The employer is exposing employees to V-60 solvent which has been transferred from the original container into secondary containers that are not properly labeled. In the printing area there is a red metal can and a small wash bottle that have the word solvent written on them but no other label information as required by this standard. These secondary containers are kept in the printing area and are used routinely throughout all three work shifts by multiple employees.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $12675
- — C (S) $7244
- — Z (S) $7244
1910.178 A06
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 23, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6): The employer did not ensure that all nameplates and markings were in place: The employer is failing to protect employees from struck by or caught under hazards associated with the operation of powered industrial trucks. The most recent occurrence was evident during the inspection conducted on April 25, 2017 at the facility located at 4200 S. 121st Plaza, Omaha, NE 68137. Powered industrial vehicles which are used to move materials around the facility did not have a data plate with weight capacity limitations identified.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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