PINEVILLE, LA —
OSHA Inspection: PLASTIPAK PACKAGING, INC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of PLASTIPAK PACKAGING, INC in 4101 PERDUE ROAD, PINEVILLE, LA 71360 (NAICS 326160). OSHA activity number 342824463.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- PLASTIPAK PACKAGING, INC
- Site address
- 4101 PERDUE ROAD
- City
- PINEVILLE
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 71360
- Mailing
- 4101 PERDUE ROAD, PINEVILLE, LA 71360
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 326160
- Employees
- 275
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C06 I
- Issued
- May 29, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 8, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $12,934 · Current $0 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: On or about December 3, 2017, at 4101 Perdue Road, Pineville, LA, employees were conducting Lockout/Tagout to a G.E.M. wheel machine, and the employer had not conducted inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure was followed by authorized employees.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $12934
- — Z (S) $12934
1910.147 C06 I C
- Issued
- May 29, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 8, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $12,934 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)(C): Where lockout was used for energy control, the periodic inspection did not include a review, between the inspector and each authorized employee, of that employee's responsibilities under the energy control procedure being inspected: On or about December 3, 2017, at 4101 Perdue Road, Pineville, LA, an employee was in the process of trouble shooting a G.E.M. wheel machine, and LOTO the machine, but a periodic inspection review of the authorized employee's responsibilities to conduct the required lockout was not conducted by the employer.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $12934
- — Z (S) $12934
1910.147 C07 I A
- Issued
- May 29, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 8, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $9,239 · Current $0 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: On or about December 3, 2017, at 4101 Perdue Road, Pineville, LA, an employee was in the process of trouble shooting a G.E.M., and locking out the machine, but the employee had not been trained to recognize hazardous energy sources associated with the G.E.M. wheel.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $9239
- — Z (S) $9239
1910.147 C07 III A
- Issued
- May 29, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 8, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $9,239 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iii)(A): Retraining was not provided for authorized and affected employees when there was a change in their job assignments, a change in machines, equipment or processes that presented a new hazard, or when there was a change in the energy control procedures: On or about 12/03/2017, at 4101 Perdue Road, Pineville, LA, employees were required by management to conduct LOTO without being retrained on LOTO specific procedures for all machines in their work area.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $9239
- — Z (S) $9239
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 342824463.
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