VIDALIA, GA ·
OSHA Inspection: GIRO PACK, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of GIRO PACK, INC. in 2305 INDUSTRIAL LANE, VIDALIA, GA 30474 (NAICS 322221). OSHA activity number 342335957.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GIRO PACK, INC.
- Site address
- 2305 INDUSTRIAL LANE
- City
- VIDALIA
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30474
- Mailing
- 2305 INDUSTRIAL LANE, VIDALIA, GA 30474
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 322221
- Employees
- 75
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.37 B01
- Issued
- Nov 14, 2017
- Abate by
- Dec 29, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $8,149 · Current $6,112 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(1): Each exit was not adequately lighted so that an employee with normal vision can see along the exit route: a) Extrusion Department, on or about May 17, 2017, emergency lighting was not operational to illuminate the exit routes in the areas.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $6111.75
- · Z (S) $8149
1910.37 B06
- Issued
- Nov 14, 2017
- Abate by
- Dec 29, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(6): Each exit sign was not illuminated to a surface value of at least five foot-candles (54 lux) by a reliable light source and be distinctive in color: a) Extrusion Department, on or about March 17, 2017, employees were exposed to fire hazards while working in areas where the exit signs for the designated exit doors were not illuminated, exposing employees to burns and smoke inhalation hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Nov 14, 2017
- Abate by
- Dec 29, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $11,408 · Current $8,556 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) Extrusion Department, on or about May 17, 2015 and at times prior to, the employer did not implement and utilize specific energy control procedures for equipment such as the extrusions, exposing employees to crush-by and caught-in hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $8556
- · Z (S) $11408
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Nov 14, 2017
- Abate by
- Dec 18, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $11,408 · Current $0 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, was not guarded. The guarding device was not in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, was not 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) Extrusion Department, on or about May 17, 2017, and at times prior to, the employer did not have the in-running nip point at the in-feed of the extruder machines guarded, exposing employees to crush-by and amputation hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $11408
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 342335957.
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