OSHA Inspection: BERENZ PACKAGING CORP.

Issued

2018-10-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-12-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4434.00 · Current $2500.00 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) Employees did not receive effective training on the company's energy control program that would adequately give them knowledge and skills required for the safe application and removal of energy controls for the Curioni Lodi "Big Press" printing press which exposes them to in going-nip points.

Issued

2018-10-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-11-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4434.00 · Current $2500.00 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:    (a) Guarding was not provided to protect the employee from ingoing nip points while performing cleaning operations.