OSHA Inspection: MONDI AKROSIL, LLC

Issued

Dec 19, 2018

Abate by

Jan 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $11,641 · Current $7,000 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) C 52" Coater Machine (5 Roll station): On or about July 1, 2018,  the employer did not insure printing press machine specific procedures were utilized by employee(s) when cleaning condensation off of roller, in-that the roller was not deenergized and rotating.  This exposed the employee(s) to ingoing nip point, crushing hazard and amputation injury.    In the alternative...    1910.212(a)(1): 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 and crushing hazards.    (a) Coater 52 Machine (5 Roll station):The employer did not insure printing press interlock was properly implemented as part of the integrated safety system, in-that the interlock was bypassed. This allowed the employee(s) to access the sealant roller in an energized state and exposed the employee(s) to ingoing nip point, crushing hazard and amputation injury.

Issued

Dec 19, 2018

Abate by

Jan 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,068 · Current $0 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:    (a) On or about July 1, 2018, the employer failed to report within 24 hours an amputation injury that occurred on the Coater 52" Machine (5 Roll station) when an employee's Fingers were caught in between the rotating press rollers  while conducting a cleaning operation.

Issued

Dec 19, 2018

Abate by

Jan 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(i): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information required by 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(i) through 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(v)      (a)  The employer did not ensure 55 gallon drum(s) used to dispense chemicals in the workplace were properly labeled, exposing employees to unknown chemical hazards.  These unlabeled chemical containers include, but are not limited to a chemical sealer used on food grade containers .