OSHA Inspection: INTEPLAST GROUP CORPORATION

Issued

Apr 5, 2018

Abate by

Apr 17, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,097 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii): Lockout devices and tagout devices were utilized for other purposes than controlling energy:    (a) Site: On a 480 volt circuit panel in the center of the facility, 5 Otis Street, Westborough, MA 01581 on 2/14/2018 and at times earlier lockout devices were used to prevent employees from interrupting production operations.

Issued

Apr 5, 2018

Abate by

Apr 17, 2018

Penalty

Initial $12,934 · Current $6,467 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:    (a) Site: In the facility, 5 Otis Street, Westborough, MA 01581 on 2/18/2018 and at times earlier the employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the Small Erema energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed.

Issued

Apr 5, 2018

Abate by

Apr 17, 2018

Penalty

Initial $12,934 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(8): Lockout or tagout was not performed only by the authorized employees who are performing the servicing or maintenance:    (a) Site: In the production area, Small Erema, 5 Otis Street, Westborough, MA 01581 on or about 11/22/2017 and at times earlier the Small Erema was locked out by a LOTO authorized employee and the servicing or maintenance associated with the lock out was performed by a different employee (a machine operator) who was not a LOTO authorized employee.    (b) Site: In the facility production area, Line 11, 5 Otis Street, Westborough, MA 01581 on 2/12/2018 and at times earlier the Automatic Scrap Regrinder (ASR) was locked out by a LOTO authorized employee and the servicing or maintenance associated with the lock out was performed by a different employee (a machine operator) who was not a LOTO authorized employee.

Issued

Apr 5, 2018

Abate by

Apr 17, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,130 · Current $4,065 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:  (a) Site: In the facility, 5 Otis Street, Westborough, MA 01581 on 12/19/2017 at least 3 of 10 active powered industrial truck (PIT) operators ran PITs and had not received an evaluation of their performance within the preceding three years.

Issued

Apr 5, 2018

Abate by

Apr 17, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):  (a) Site: In the facility, 5 Otis Street, Westborough, MA 01581 on 12/19/2017, At least 3 of 10 active powered industrial truck (PIT) operators ran PITs without an employer certification that each operator had been trained and evaluated.

Issued

Apr 5, 2018

Abate by

Apr 17, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,097 · Current $3,049 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(f)(1)(iv): Overcurrent devices for circuits rated 600 volts, nominal, or less, were not readily accessible to each employee or authorized building management personnel:  (a) Site: In the center of the facility, 5 Otis Street, Westborough, MA 01581 on 11/28/2017 and at times earlier overcurrent devices for circuits rated 600 volts, nominal, or less, were blocked by file cabinets, shelving units and other equipment such that they were not readily accessible to each employee or authorized building management personnel.

Issued

Apr 5, 2018

Abate by

Apr 17, 2018

Penalty

Initial $10,163 · Current $5,082 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords and cables were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief was provided that would prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  (a) Site: In the facility production area, Upper Mezzanine, Zone 2, Line 13, 5 Otis Street, Westborough, MA 01581 on 2/14/2018 and at times flexible cords and cables for the hopper/loader/blender was not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief was provided that would prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws.

Issued

Apr 5, 2018

Abate by

Apr 17, 2018

Penalty

Initial $50,815 · Current $25,408 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): Procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(A), (c)(4)(ii)(B), (c)(4)(ii)(C) and (c)(4)(ii)(D):  Site: In the facility, 5 Otis Street, Westborough, MA 01581 on 2/14/2018 and at times earlier the Energy Control procedure for the Small Erema did not contain:   (a) A specific statement of the intended use of the procedure; (b)  Specific procedural steps for each method of electrical isolation (i.e. local and at the main, control circuit (110volt) and main supply (480 volt)) and when it is required;  (c) Specific procedural steps for dissipating thermal energy (temperatures from 0-608 degrees Fahrenheit) in the reclaimer and when it is required; (d) Specific procedural steps for isolation of pneumatic energy (0-58 psi) and when it is required; (e) Specific steps to secure the mechanical energy (rotation) of the blade assembly (i.e. blocking) in the reclaimer; (f) Specific steps outlining the correct sequencing of hazardous energy isolation (what is deenergized, first/last, what is reenergized first/last); (g) Specific steps to identify and remove/replace all guards in the proper sequence; (h) Specific procedural steps for the placement, removal and transfer of lockout devices or tagout devices and the responsibility for them (which EEs, e.g. mechanics, electricians, production technicians, machine operators, etc.  any or all) and; (i) Specific requirements for testing the Small Erema to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices, tagout devices, and other energy control measures. Inteplast Group Limited was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard (1910.147(c)(4)(ii)), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 976716, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 6/20/2014, with respect to a workplace located at   455 Somerset Avenue, North Dighton, MA 02764.

Issued

Apr 5, 2018

Abate by

Apr 17, 2018

Penalty

Initial $50,815 · Current $25,408 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Authorized employee(s) did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation  (a) Site: In the production area, Small Erema, 5 Otis Street, Westborough, MA 01581 in mid-November 2017 and at times earlier, machine operators serviced the Small Erema Machine by performing tasks such as, but not limited to, clearing jams without having received required training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation.  (b) Site: In the facility production area, Line 11, 5 Otis Street, Westborough, MA 01581 on 2/12/2018 and at times earlier machine operators serviced the Automatic Scrap Regrinder (ASR) by performing tasks such as, but not limited to, setting up for color changes without having received required training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation.   Inteplast Group Limited was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard (1910.147(c)(7)(I)(A), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 976716, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 6/20/2014, with respect to a workplace located at   455 Somerset Avenue, North Dighton, MA 02764.