OSHA Inspection: PINNACLE INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES

Issued

Nov 7, 2018

Abate by

Dec 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $11,641 · Current $6,403 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to fall hazards of up to 9' while using a forklift with a homemade platform to perform work inside blow molding presses.    a.)    On or about August 23, 2018, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from fall hazards while using the home made platform on the Mitsubishi forklift. Employees are required to use the platform to perform maintenance activities such as changing head tooling inside blow molding presses, including but not limited to Sterling Press #4 and Press #7 and are exposed to falls in that employees are standing on the forks and the platform used has no form of fall protection.    One or more feasible means of abatement could be to ensure the platform is approved by a Professional Engineer and that the forklift capacity plate is updated accordingly.  Additionally, follow American National Standards Institute/Industrial Truck Standards Development Foundation  ANSI/ITSDF B56.1-2012 Safety Standard Low Lift and High Lift Trucks, Chapter 4.17 by providing a personnel platform that complies with the design and fall restraint requirements it sets forth, and that can be secured to the lifting carriage or forks to prevent displacement.

Issued

Nov 7, 2018

Abate by

Dec 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $11,641 · Current $6,403 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(c): The employer did not provide, and ensure each employee used, a safe means of access and egress to and from walking-working surfaces:    a.)    The employer did not ensure employees were protected while accessing the top of molds on blow molding presses, including but not limited to Press #4. On August 16, 2018, an employee fell while coming down from the top of the press by using pipes, resulting in a laceration to the arm and hospitalization.

Issued

Nov 7, 2018

Abate by

Jan 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(15): The employer did not ensure each employee on a walking-working surface 4 feet (1.2m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling:    a.)    On or about August 23, 2018, the employer did not ensure employees were protected while lying on the top of molds on blow molding presses, including but not limited to Press #4. Employees are required to perform maintenance on the blow molding head, exposing them to falls of up to 9 to the ground below.

Issued

Nov 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,315 · Current $4,573 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye.     a.)    On or about August 23, 2018, the employer did not ensure the hospitalization that occurred on August 16, 2018, was reported to the Toledo Area Office within 24 hours of the incident. An employee was hospitalized after falling off the mold of Press #4 and catching his arm on a bolt.