OSHA Inspection: STAR-LITE MANUFACTURING CO

Issued

Jan 10, 2019

Abate by

Feb 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $2,772 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish an energy control program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment would be isolated and rendered inoperable.  a) On or about 10/02/18, throughout establishment, employer did not establish an energy control program (Lockout/Tagout program) that consists of specific energy control procedures, authorized employee training and periodic inspections to ensure employees perform energy control procedures before servicing or doing maintenance such as but not limited to, working on the motor or shafts on transfer belts on the foil machine.  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jan 10, 2019

Abate by

Feb 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Authorized employee(s) did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation.  a) On or about 10/02/2018, Throughout the facility, employees, that are required to Lockout (LOTO) machines such as, but not limited to, the foil machine, when performing maintenance/servicing activities such as working on the motor or shafts on transfer belts on the foil machine, did not receive authorized employee LOTO training.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jan 10, 2019

Abate by

Jan 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,513 · Current $1,885 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:  a) On or about 10/02/2018, throughout establishment, an evaluation of drivers operating forklift trucks to move and store finished foil products was not conducted in the workplace at least once every three years. Last evaluation of forklift truck drivers was conducted on 2003.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jan 10, 2019

Abate by

Feb 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $3,881 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s)  a) On or about 9/26/2018 in the Foil Room, an employee was trying to re-web foil paper between the rollers by reaching through an opening and jogging the machine at the same time. While employee was jogging the machine with the left hand, the fingers on his right hand got caught in between the rollers and employee sustained partial amputations to his 2nd and 3rd finger on right hand.    ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jan 10, 2019

Abate by

Jan 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3): 29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3): Each recordable injury or illness was not entered on the OSHA 300 Log and/or an incident report (OSHA Form 301 or equivalent) within seven (7) days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occurred:  a) On or about 10/03/2018 throughout the establishment, employer did not keep an OSHA 300 log to record illness and injuries within seven days of them occurring such as but not limited to, injury occurred on 9/26/2018 where an employee sustained an amputation.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED