OSHA Inspection: THE FOUNTAINHEAD GROUP, INC.

Issued

Apr 25, 2018

Abate by

May 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,654 · Current $4,241 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system:  a)  Molding Dept., Cincinnati blow molder #3, on or about 4/10/18:  The work platform for the Maguire on top of the blow molder was not guarded in front of the hopper.  b)  Molding Dept., Graham blow molder #3, on or about 4/10/18:  The work platform for the Maguire was not guarded in front of the hopper.  Abatement certification must be submitted for these items.

Issued

Apr 25, 2018

Abate by

May 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(iii): Each employee was not protected from falling into a stairway floor hole by a fixed guardrail system on all exposed sides, except at the stairway entrance:   a)  Garage, on or about 4/10/18:  Stairway with six risers was not provided with standard railings on the stairway opening at the dock, right side.   Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Apr 25, 2018

Abate by

May 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $7,068 · Current $5,301 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:  a)  At the establishment, on or about 4/11/18:  Where employees perform servicing and/or maintenance on various machinery or equipment, including, but not limited to robots, secondary equipment for molding machines, aluminum extension machines, riveters, Meta box machines, bagger machines, Gaylord dump boxes, etc., the employer had not established specific energy control procedures to prevent the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy of the equipment.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Apr 25, 2018

Abate by

May 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a)  New York Mills Plant, on or about 4/11/18:  Annual inspections were not being conducted of the energy control procedures to ensure that the procedures and requirements of the standard were being followed.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Apr 25, 2018

Abate by

May 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,654 · Current $4,241 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:  a)  Maintenance Dept., on or about 4/10/18:  Rotating chuck on a Jet lathe was not adequately guarded in that the existing guard did not cover the front of the rotating chuck and jaws.  b)  Maintenance Dept., on or about 4/10/18:  Unused portion of blade on Jet horizontal bandsaw was not guarded on the right side.  Abatement certification must be submitted for these items.

Issued

Apr 25, 2018

Abate by

May 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  a)  Molding Dept., Cincinnati Blow Molder #1, on or about 4/10/18:  Extension cord providing current to a fan connected to a cooling rack was being used as permanent wiring.  b)  Molding Dept., Cincinnati Blow Molder #2, on or about 4/10/18:  Extension cord providing current to a fan connected to a cooling rack was being used as permanent wiring.  Abatement certification must be submitted for these items.