OSHA Inspection: UNIWELL LABORATORIES

Issued

Oct 3, 2017

Abate by

Nov 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $4,436 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.    The employer failed to develop a lockout/tagout program for all pieces of equipment such as the Bartelt machine to protect employees from unexpected energization, exposing employees to electrical shock and amputation hazards.

Issued

Oct 3, 2017

Abate by

Nov 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.   The employer failed to ensure that specific lockout/tagout procedures were developed for each machine including but not limited to the Bartelt pouch machine, exposing employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

Oct 3, 2017

Abate by

Nov 1, 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.   Employees were not trained on Lockout/tagout to include the program and the procedures, exposing employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

Oct 3, 2017

Abate by

Nov 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $3,169 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o).        The belt and pulley to the Bartelt machine in the powder filling room was not guarded, exposing employees to ingoing nip point hazards.

Issued

Oct 3, 2017

Abate by

Nov 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Horizontal belts which had both runs seven feet or less from the floor level were not guarded with a guard that extended to at least fifteen inches above the belt.   The belt and pulley to the Bartelt machine in the powder filling room was not guarded, exposing employees to ingoing nip point hazards.