OSHA Inspection: BUCKEYE DIAMOND LOGISTICS, INC.

Issued

Sep 10, 2018

Abate by

Oct 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $10,163 · Current $8,130 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.  a. On or about April 10, 2018, in the reclaim wood area, the employer did not ensure that the unused portion of the saw blade on the right ingoing side of the PRS pallet dismantling saw was guarded.

Issued

Sep 10, 2018

Abate by

Sep 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $10,163 · Current $8,130 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.  a. On or about April 10, 2018, in the recycled wood area, the employer did not ensure that the point of operation on the Cram-A-Lot Baler was guarded, in that the safety interlock did not function for the right door.

Issued

Sep 10, 2018

Abate by

Sep 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $12,934 · Current $10,347 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by this standard, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more shall be guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the following means:     a. On or about April 3, 2018, at repair station 2 in the repair area, the left duplex receptacle in the outlet box was damaged, thereby exposing employees to energized electrical parts.     b. On or about April 3, 2018, at repair station 2 in the repair area, the right duplex receptacle in the outlet box was damaged, thereby exposing employees to energized electrical parts.

Issued

Sep 10, 2018

Abate by

Sep 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $10,163 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings shall be effectively closed.    a. On or about April 3, 2018, at repair station 2 in the repair area, the outlet box containing two duplex receptacles had an opening in the right side due to a knockout that was missing, thereby exposing employees to an electrical hazard.

Issued

Sep 10, 2018

Abate by

Oct 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $71,137 · Current $10,347 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.        Note: Exception: The employer need not document the required procedure for a particular machine or equipment, when all of the following elements exist: (1) The machine or equipment has no potential for stored or residual energy or reaccumulation of stored energy after shut down which could endanger employees; (2) the machine or equipment has a single energy source which can be readily identified and isolated; (3) the isolation and locking out of that energy source will completely deenergize and deactivate the machine or equipment; (4) the machine or equipment is isolated from that energy source and locked out during servicing or maintenance; (5) a single lockout device will achieve a locker-out condition; (6) the lockout device is under the exclusive control of the authorized employee performing the servicing or maintenance; (7) the servicing or maintenance does not create hazards for other employees; and (8) the employer, in utilizing this exception, has had no accidents involving the unexpected activation or reenergization of the machine or equipment during servicing or maintenance.     a. On or before April 3, 2018, the employer did not document specific lockout/tagout procedures for the PRS AIC Tipper (model: A1-C; S/N: 3615) to protect employees while servicing and/or performing maintenance activities in which the unexpected energization or startup of the machine or equipment, or release of stored energy, could harm employees.  On or about March 27, 2018, an employee sustained an amputation of the right index finger while troubleshooting the carriage on the energized PRS AIC Tipper.       Buckeye Diamond Logistics, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1190848, citation number 1, item number 1a, and was affirmed as a final order on January 18, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at 3180 Fort Shawnee Industrial Drive, Lima, Ohio 45806.

Issued

Sep 10, 2018

Abate by

Oct 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d): Application of control. The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1) through (d)(6):     a. On or before March 27, 2018, the employer failed to ensure that employees who operated the PRS AIC Tipper (model: A1-C; S/N: 3615) and bypassed the barrier guard/chains to perform cleaning, inspecting, and/or troubleshooting had the knowledge of the type and magnitude of the energy, the hazards of the energy to be controlled, and the method or means to control the energy; perform an orderly shutdown by completely shutting down the tipper; isolate the tipper from the energy sources; affix lockout or tagout devices to each energy isolating device; relieve, disconnect, restrain, and otherwise render all potentially hazardous stored or residual energy for the tipper safe; and verify that isolation and deenergization of the tipper had been accomplished.  On or about March 27, 2018, an employee sustained an amputation of the right index finger while troubleshooting the carriage on the energized PRS AIC Tipper.      Buckeye Diamond Logistics, Inc. was previously cited for a serious violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.147(d), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1190848, citation number 1, item number 1b, and was affirmed as a final order on January 18, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at 3180 Fort Shawnee Industrial Drive, Lima, Ohio 45806.      Buckeye Diamond Logistics, Inc. was previously cited for a serious violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.147(d), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1106881, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on February 2, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 9005 Columbus Cincinnati Road, South Charleston, Ohio 45368.

Issued

Sep 10, 2018

Abate by

Oct 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $71,137 · Current $56,910 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees. The training shall include the following:     a. On or before March 27, 2018, the employer failed to ensure that employees who operated the PRS AIC Tipper (model: A1-C; S/N: 3615) and bypassed the barrier guard/chains to perform cleaning, inspecting, and/or troubleshooting were trained in the purpose and function of the energy control procedure and in the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls.  On or about March 27, 2018, an employee sustained an amputation of the right index finger while troubleshooting the carriage on the energized PRS AIC Tipper.   b. On or before April 3, 2018, the employer did not ensure that each employee whose work operations, such as pallet repair, in an area where energy control procedures might be utilized, was instructed about the procedure, and about the prohibition relating to attempts to restart or reenergize machines or equipment which were locked or tagged out.     Buckeye Diamond Logistics, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1190848, citation number 1, item number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on January 18, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at 3180 Fort Shawnee Industrial Drive, Lima, Ohio 45806.

Issued

Sep 10, 2018

Abate by

Sep 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii)(D): Identifiable. Lockout devices and tagout devices shall indicate the identity of the employee applying the device(s).   a. On or about April 3, 2018, the lock used by maintenance on the disconnect for the PRS AIC Tipper (model: A1-C; S/N: 3615) in the sort area while performing servicing/maintenance activities with a PRS representative did not identify the employee applying the lock.

Issued

Sep 10, 2018

Abate by

Oct 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,097 · Current $4,878 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.  a. On or before April 3, 2018, the employer did not conduct periodic lockout/tagout inspections to ensure that the energy control procedure and requirements of this standard were being followed by employees performing servicing and maintenance on machines and equipment throughout the facility.