OSHA Inspection: LEGACY FLEXO

Issued

Sep 8, 2017

Abate by

Nov 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $3,803 Reduced

General-duty citation text

1910.28(b)(1)(i): Except as provided elsewhere in this section, the employer must ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the following: Guardrail systems; Safety net systems; or Personal fall protection systems, such as personal fall arrest, travel restraint, or positioning systems:    a) On or about May 24, 2017 employees performed cleaning tasks and/or plate changes on deck 1 on the Comexi printing press while standing and/or laying on a narrow platform and were not protected from a fall hazard of over 4 feet.     b) On or about May 24, 2017 employees performed cleaning tasks and/or plate changes on deck 8 on the Comexi printing press while standing and/or laying on a narrow platform and were not protected from a fall hazard of over 4 feet.

Issued

Sep 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,802 · Current $2,281 Reduced

General-duty citation text

1910.132(d)(1): The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall: select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment; communicate selection decisions to each affected employee; and,   select PPE that properly fits each affected employee:        On or about May 24, 2017 the hazard assessment performed did not identify burns and/or skin irritation caused by Cell Clean to exposed skin. Employees using the chemical for cleaning tasks were not instructed to utilize sleeves and/or longer gloves to protect their arms.

Issued

Sep 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(3): The employer shall ensure that each affected employee who wears prescription lenses while engaged in operations that involve eye hazards wears eye protection that incorporates the prescription in its design, or wears eye protection that can be worn over the prescription lenses without disturbing the proper position of the prescription lenses or the protective lenses:     On or about May 24, 2017 the employer did not ensure employee(s) utilizing personal eye glasses were required to wear ANSI approved lenses with side shields and/or a pair of safety glasses that fit over their personal eye glasses.

Issued

Sep 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

1910.1200(f)(6): Workplace labeling. Except as provided in paragraphs (f)(7) and (f)(8) of this section, the employer shall ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace is labeled, tagged or marked with either: The information specified under paragraphs (f)(1)(i) through (v) of this section for labels on shipped containers; or, Product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, will provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:    On or about May 24, 2017 a spray bottle marked "Defoamer" was not labeled in accordance with the requirements of the standard, i.e. the hazard warning information was not listed on the chemical label or readily accessible to employees in the work-area.

Issued

Sep 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

1910.1200(g)(8): The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s):    On or about May 24, 2017 the employer did not ensure that safety data sheets for each chemical in the work-place were readily accessible to each employee.