SUTTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: POLYVINYL FILMS, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of POLYVINYL FILMS, INC. in 19 DEPOT ST, SUTTON, MA 01590 (NAICS 326113). OSHA activity number 342332897.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- POLYVINYL FILMS, INC.
- Site address
- 19 DEPOT ST
- City
- SUTTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01590
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 753, SUTTON, MA 01590
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
- 326113
- Employees
- 76
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Jul 19, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 25, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $8,873 · Current $8,873
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: 19 Depot St, Sutton, MA On May 12, 2017 and at times prior, an employee cleaned the inside of granulator machines without using energy control procedures or locking out energy sources. On May 12, 2017, that employee received finger amputation injuries when he contacted the rotating blades of the granulator while performing the cleaning operation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $8873
- — Z (S) $8873
1910.147 C07 I
- Issued
- Jul 19, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 25, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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: 19 Depot St, Sutton, MA On July 5, 2017 at the closing of the inspection, the employer had not trained all authorized, affected, and other employees to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program were understood by all employees who enter production areas where energy control procedures were used.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 C04 II B
- Issued
- Jul 19, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 11, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $8,873 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy. 19 Depot St, Sutton, MA On May 17, 2017 and at times prior, employees were exposed to amputation hazards when performing maintenance and servicing tasks inside the access panel on the Nelmor granulator machine. The energy control procedure did not include the mechanical energy or detail the procedure to safeguard against the stopping time for the rotating blades.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $8873
1910.147 C06 I
- Issued
- Jul 19, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 29, 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: 19 Depot St, Sutton, MA On July 5, 2017 at the closing of the inspection, the employer had only performed an accuracy review of each energy control procedure. The annual inspection did not meet two requirements of this standard: 1) did not inspect each procedure for inaccuracies during an actual energy control maintenance or servicing task 2) did not include a review, between the inspector and each authorized employee, of that employee's responsibilities under the energy control procedure.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 342332897.
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