OSHA Inspection: MERRILL INDUSTRIES, LLC

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Abate by

Sep 3, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $2,587 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:     Plant-wide:  On, or about, March 19, 2018, the company had not developed and implemented a lock out/tag out program to protect employees during servicing and maintenance of equipment.

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Abate by

May 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $2,587 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1): Electrical equipment was not free from recognized hazards that were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:  Production Floor:  On, or about, March 19, 2018, the DC motor drive located at the Koppers Print and Slot machine was not provided with side covers, exposing live parts such as fuse holders and terminal screws.

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Abate by

May 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $1,940 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  Glue Room:  On, or about, March 19, 2018, buss drop cables supplying the following machines were not provided with proper strain relief:  A.  Gray Gluer. B.  Blue Gluer.

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Abate by

May 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,467 · Current $3,234 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1): Employees were not trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertained to their respective job assignments:    Company:  On, or about, March 19, 2018, maintenance personnel had not been trained regarding what work practices and protective equipment was required to protect them against electric shock, arc flash and arc blast hazards while performing live trouble-shooting and verifying whether or not electrical equipment was properly de-energized.

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Abate by

Sep 3, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i): Employees working in areas where there were potential electrical hazards were not provided with electrical protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body that needed to be protected and for the work being performed:    Company:  On, or about, March 19, 2018, personal protective equipment such as, but not limited to, fire resistive clothing, face shields, balaclavas, hard hats and hearing protection were not provided to employees who performed live electrical work, including trouble-shooting, or who verified that electrical equipment was properly de-energized.

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Abate by

May 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(ii): Protective equipment was not maintained in a safe, reliable condition and/or was not periodically inspected or tested:    Company:  On, or about, March 19, 2018, a pair of Class 00 Salisbury voltage rated gloves had not been inspected in the previous six months in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.137.

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Abate by

May 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(e)(1): A side-hinged door was not used to connect any room to an exit route:   CAD Room:  On, or about, March 19, 2018, the sliding door that led to the CAD Room was marked as an Exit.

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Abate by

May 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2): Exit access(es) were not at least 28 inches (71.1 cm) wide at all points.   On, or about, March 19, 2018, in the following locations, access to exits was less than 28 inches wide:  A.    CAD Room. B.     Compressor Area.

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Abate by

May 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment:     Production Floor, Koppers Print and Slot Machine:  Tape was used to cover an opening in the GE column mounted circuit breaker panel at position 15.