OSHA Inspection: ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Issued

Oct 30, 2017

Abate by

Nov 14, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $10,000 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.    For the employees operating the extrusion machine and guillotine cutting machine on or about August 9, 2017 and times prior there to, the employer did not develop and implement an equipment specific lock out / tag out procedure to control hazardous energy when clearing jambs in the guillotine cutting machine.

Issued

Oct 30, 2017

Abate by

Nov 14, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $10,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(B): Affected employee(s) was not instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure.    For the employees required to perform lock out / tag out procedures on the extrusion machine guillotine cutting machine on or about August 9, 2017 and times prior there to, the employer did not develop and train employees operating the guillotine cutting machine on the equipment specific procedures to control the release of hazardous energy prior to performing tasks such as, but not limited to clearing jammed material from the point of operation.

Issued

Oct 30, 2017

Abate by

Nov 14, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $10,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point of operation guards were not designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of their body in the danger zone during the operating cycle:    For the employees operating the extrusion machine with guillotine board cutter on or about August 16, 2017 and times prior there to, the employer did not effectively guard the opening of the extruder cutter to prevent any part of the body being able to enter the point of operation of the guillotine cutting blade.

Issued

Oct 30, 2017

Abate by

Nov 14, 2017

Penalty

Initial $69,713 · Current $12,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(a)(2)(ii)(B): An employee was required to place a part of his or her body into an area on a machine or piece of equipment where work was actually performed upon the material being processed (point of operation) or where an associated danger zone existed during a machine operating cycle.    For the employees operating the extruding machine and cutting machine on or about August 9, 2017 and times prior there to, the extruder operators are required to clear excess material build up from the cutter machine with a cycling cutting blade.  This exposes employees to the hazard of amputation from an automatically cycling cutting blade.    Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1910.147(a)(2)(ii)(B), which was contained in OSHA Inspection number 1192467, Citation number 1, Item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on April 24, 2017 with respect to the workplace located at 801 North Jefferson Street, Springdale, Arkansas 72764.