OSHA Inspection: MOLDING ACQUISITION CORPORATION

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

May 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $6,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(15): Walking-working surfaces not otherwise addressed. Except as provided elsewhere in this section or by other subparts of this part, the employer must ensure each employee on a walking-working surface 4 feet (1.2m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by: (i) Guardrail systems; (ii) Safety net systems; or (iii) Personal fall protection systems, such as personal fall arrest, travel restraint, or positioning systems.    On or about October 18, 2018, and times prior thereto, employees worked without fall protection on the top of molds placed inside the arms of the Rotoline machine, exposing the employees to fall hazards of approximately 18-feet.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

May 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $7,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): The procedures shall clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, the following:      The employer did not have clear and specific procedural steps for the control of hazardous energy for each piece of equipment requiring lockout/tagout. Where at least one (1) employee maintenance technician who performed service and maintenance work on equipment and/or machinery was not provided specific procedures for the control of potentially hazardous energy.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

May 1, 2019

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.  At the facility, the employer did not conduct an inspection of the written lockout/tagout procedures at least annually to ensure the procedures were being followed.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

May 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $7,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program were understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls were acquired by employees:      The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by an authorized employee. This violation was discovered on January 30, 2019, during the OSHA investigation.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

May 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(B): Each affected employee was not instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure.    The employer did not ensure that each affected employee was instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedures, exposing employees to electric shock, amputation, fire and explosion hazards.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

May 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $7,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).    The employer did not ensure that employees who operated forklifts were adequately trained to operate the forklifts exposing employees to struck-by and crushed-by hazards.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

May 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $7,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2): Frequent inspections of the cranes were not performed at intervals as generally defined in paragraph (j)(1)(ii)(a) of this section or as specifically indicated.    The employer did not ensure that overhead cranes were inspected daily or at monthly intervals exposing employees to struck-by and crushed-by hazards.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

May 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(j)(2)(iv): A receptacle installed in a wet or damp location was not suitable for the location.    In the pit beneath the Open Flame Rotational Molding 530 EXT Machine, a 240V receptacle was installed to energize fans and not suitable for the wet location exposing employees to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

May 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $106,078 · Current $54,000 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 fire and explosion hazards.    At the facility, the employer did not ensure that production operations ceased when natural gas leaks were detected exposing employees to fire and explosion hazards.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

May 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $106,078 · Current $54,000 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.    In the facility, the employer did not ensure that the rotating arms on the Rotoline machine were guarded exposing employees to caught-in and struck-by hazards.