OSHA Inspection: BARNES PAPER COMPANY

Issued

May 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,467 · Current $6,467

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that there was no emergency stop on the chain saw paper roll cutting machine.  On or about January 26, 2018, employees were exposed to amputation and caught-by hazards when there was no emergency stop on the chain saw paper cutter machine.  Employees walk and work around the chain saw and the paper roll on the rollers.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

May 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $6,338 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:  On or about January 26, 2018, employees were exposed to struck-by and amputation hazards when a lockout/tagout program had not been established. a. There was no program describing the employer's implementation of lockout/tagout at the site.  b. There were no machine specific lockout/tagout procedures for equipment such as, but not limited to, the chain saw paper cutting machine.  Lockout/tagout is required when changing and setting up the saw blade. c. There was no affected employee training for employees that are not authorized to perform lockout/tagout d. There was no authorized employee training for employees that are authorized to perform lockout/tagout e. There was no annual review of the procedures and employees f. There was no program information for how lockout/tagout was to be done by outside vendors who serviced equipment at the site.   No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

May 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,467 · Current $4,527 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:  On or about January 26, 2018, employees were exposed to caught-by hazards when working on the chain saw paper cutter: a. when walking near the front of the machine while a roll of paper is rotating on the rollers as it is being cut b. when able to walk along the back side of the machine near the drive shaft to the chain saw while it is cutting c. when applying tape to the outside of paper rolls while the rolls rotate on the rollers  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

May 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):  On or about January 26, 2018, employees were exposed to amputation hazards when there were no guards to prevent access to the chain saw blade used to cut down paper rolls.  Employees walk and work in the area.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

May 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,716 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft:  On or about January 26, 2018, employees were exposed to caught-by hazards when rotating shafts with no safety sleeves or non-rotating caps over the shafts  had projecting shaft that were approximately 2 1/4 inches long with a shaft diameter of approximately two inches.  The rotating shafts were located at the end of the chain saw paper cutting machine.  Employees walked and worked in the area.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

May 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,467 · Current $4,527 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven -7 feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed:  On or about January 26, 2018, employees were exposed to caught-by hazards when the chain and sprocket that was used to drive the rollers on the chain saw paper cutter were not completely guarded.  The chain/sprocket was located behind and below the control panel that employees accessed to run the machine.  Employees were exposed when working and cleaning and falling in the area.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

May 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $7,391 · Current $5,173 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1)(ii): Electrical equipment was not free from recognized hazards, based on the mechanical strength and durability, including, for parts designed to enclose and protect other equipment, the adequacy of the protection thus provided:  On or about January 26, 2018, employees were exposed to electrical hazards when the motor's electrical connection enclosure had been removed and the connections covered with electrical tape because the enclosure interfered with large paper rolls.  The motor powered the chain saw blade.  Employees worked and walked in the area.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

May 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,467 · Current $4,527 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer failed to report the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, within (24) twenty-four hours:  The employer did not report the hospitalization of an employee who had been injured on the chain saw paper cutting machine on January 22, 2018 at approximately 10:45 a.m. until January 24, 2018.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

May 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  On or about January 26, 2018, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when an employee was permitted to drive the forklifts despite the fact that he had not been at the site when annual forklift training was done.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

May 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service:  On or about January 26, 2018, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when forklifts that were used on a daily basis were only inspected on a weekly basis and received no inspections during October of 2017 when there was no maintenance employee at the site assigned to perform inspections.   No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

May 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):   On or about January 26, 2018, employees used chemicals such as, but not limited to, propane, machine oil, hydraulic fluid.  There was no written Hazard Communication program.   No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

May 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they used:  On or about January 26, 2018, employees used chemicals such as, but not limited to, propane, lubricating oil and hydraulic fluid.  There was no binder of safety data sheets found at the site.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

May 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 January 26, 2018, employees used chemicals such as, but not limited to, propane, machine oil, and hydraulic fluid.  Employees did not know where to find safety data sheets.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.