OSHA Inspection: PRECISION PRODUCTS GROUP INC.

Issued

2017-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6519.00 · Current $3911.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d): The established procedure for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) did not cover the actions listed in and was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(6):    On or about June 27, 2017, employees who conducted servicing and maintenance activities including, but not limited to, cleaning and changing the die, mandrel, screw, and sizer, and cleaning the screw barrel of the Killion and Prodex extruder machines, were exposed to machine hazards associated with moving parts and thermal hazards. The employer failed to implement energy control application steps as the machine was not shut down or turned off to perform the servicing work [per the 1910.147(d)(2) requirements.] As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements involving machine isolation [(d)(3)], LOTO device application[(d)(4)], dissipation of residual energy [(d)(5)(i)], and verification of isolation [(d)(6)], were not implemented to protect employees from machine servicing hazards.

Issued

2017-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  On or about June 27, 2017, the company's lockout/tagout plan did not include specific steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing the machine when the extruder operator was exposed to energy sources including, but not limited to electrical, thermal, pneumatic, and mechanical, when changing the die, mandrel, sizer, and screw on the Prodex and the Killion extruder machines.

Issued

2017-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4889.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    On or about June 27, 2017, employees are exposed to chemicals including, but not limited to, heated plastics such as polyethylene, styrene, polyamide, nylon, and butyrate on the extrusion lines. The employer failed to develop a written hazard communication program. The program used on-site was established for a facility in College Park, Maryland.

Issued

2017-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  On or about June 27, 2017, employees were not trained at the time of their initial assignment on hazardous chemicals in their work area. The last time hazard communication training had been conducted was September 20, 2016. Employees hired since this date have not been provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area.

Issued

2017-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:    On or about June 27, 2017, the employer did not have a written certification of the workplace hazard assessment.  Employees were provided with and were utilizing the proper personal protective equipment (PPE) for each job task such as, safety glasses and gloves.

Issued

2017-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter:  On or about June 27, 2017, employees were expected to utilize fire extinguishers throughout the facility in order to fight incipient stage fire. Fire extinguisher training had not been conducted at the time of initial employment.