OSHA Inspection: SEABOARD FOLDING BOX

Issued

2018-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11641.00 · Current $5641.00 Reduced

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:     100 Simplex Dr, Westminster, MA    On March 27, 2018 and at times prior, employees who locked out machines did not utilize the energy control procedures.  Additionally, new machines in the facility including the Bobst Expertcut did not have energy control procedures.

Issued

2018-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy.  100 Simplex Dr, Westminster, MA  On March 27, 2018 and at times prior, the energy control procedures for various printing and cutting machines only listed electrical as a hazardous energy source, but the machines also had pneumatic sources of energy.  Also the procedures did not identify the devices to lock them out.  The Bobst Expertcut did not include in the procedure the potential stored mechanical energy listed on the yellow caution placard that stated "permit machine parts to come fully to rest at all times before entering."

Issued

2018-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11641.00 · Current $0.00 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:    100 Simplex Dr, Westminster, MA    On March 27, 2018 at the start of the inspection, the employer had not performed a periodic inspection that ensured each procedure was inspected for inaccuracies during an actual energy control task and did not include a review, between the inspector and each authorized employee, of that employee's responsibilities under the energy control procedure.

Issued

2018-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees:       100 Simplex Dr, Westminster, MA    On March 27, 2018 at the opening of the inspection, the employer had not trained new company and temporary employees on the energy control program since March 2017.  On the day of the inspection, one of those new employees was setting up a folder gluer machine without having received training on the energy control program.

Issued

2018-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11641.00 · Current $5641.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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:    100 Simplex Dr, Westminster, MA    On March 27, 2018 and at times prior, some folder gluer machines, including an International 6FX machine, did not have any methods of guarding on any of the four sides of the machine to protect employees from the rotating parts and ingoing nip points.

Issued

2018-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11641.00 · Current $5641.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(iv)(B):  Before circuits or equipment was worked as deenergized, a qualified person did not use test equipment to test the circuit elements and electrical parts of equipment to which employees would be exposed.  The qualified persons also did not determine if any energized condition existed as a result of inadvertently induced voltage or unrelated voltage backfeed even though specific parts of the circuit had been deenergized and presumed to be safe.      100 Simplex Dr, Westminster, MA    On March 27, 2018 and at times prior, employees who maintained electrical equipment and components did not use electrical test equipment to ensure deenergization, the lack of induced voltage, and the lack of voltage backfeed.

Issued

2018-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i): Employees working in areas where there were potential electrical hazards were not using electrical protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body to be protected and for the work to be performed:    100 Simplex Dr, Westminster, MA  On March 27, 2018 and at times prior, maintenance employees who worked on electrical equipment and components did not wear appropriate electrical protective equipment until verifying the deenergized state of the electrical equipment.

Issued

2018-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6652.00 · Current $3867.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:      100 Simplex Dr, Westminster, MA    On March 27, 2018 at the opening of the inspection, the employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program to explain the company procedures for training, safety data sheets, and hazardous material labeling.  The employer did not train company or temporary employees on the location of the safety data sheets or hazardous material labeling.  During the walk around inspection, an employee was using POSCO MRC cleaning solution that included fire and health hazards.

Issued

2018-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:    100 Simplex Dr, Westminster, MA    On March 27, 2018 at the opening of the inspection, the employer had not provided Hazard Communication training for new company or temporary agency employees.  Employees used or worked near hazardous materials including POSCO MRC, that had fire and health hazards.