OSHA Inspection: BEMIS - NEENAH PLANT

Issued

Jun 21, 2019

Abate by

Jul 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,051 · Current $4,831 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(iv): The employer did not ensure each employee was protected from falling into a ladderway floor hole or ladderway platform hole by a guardrail system and toeboards erected on all exposed sides, except at the entrance to the hole, where a self-closing gate or an offset must be used.    a)    On or about 1/22/2019, Employees were not protected from falling from the woodshop mezzanine ladder opening to the shop floor 10' below.

Issued

Jun 21, 2019

Abate by

Jul 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $7,956 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3): All energy isolating devices that were needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment were not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s):    a)    On or about 1/18/2019, Employees were not protected from hazardous energies on Coater #5 during servicing and maintenance activities because the coater was being operated with the fence guard door micro switch by-passed on the operators side of the machine. Line drive fence guard door did not have a micro-switch on it and the belt drive cage door for motors was being run with the bolts for the door not in place to keep the door secured.     b)    On or about 1/22/2019, Employees were not protected from hazardous energies on the WOR-TEX Granulator , Model: B-ISE Edge Trim Grinder during servicing and maintenance activities because there was no interlock on the hinged panel and it was missing the control arm for the micro switch.

Issued

Jun 21, 2019

Abate by

Jul 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $7,956 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)    On or about 1/17/2019, the Pouch machine out feed belt conveyor had an ingoing nip point below the roller for HMC #4.    b)    On or about 1/17/2019, the Roan machine cut off roll was not guarded adequately from aisle side with a nip point on the sealing roll.    c)    On or about 1/17/2019, the #6 Coater wax finish ingoing nip points were not protected from access for the op rubber roll and bottom cylinder roll.    d)    On or about 1/18/2019, the Former slitter room machine #2 had unguarded ingoing nip points.    e)    On or about 1/18/2019, There were unguarded slitters on the REM Slitter, FRS #2.    f)     On or about 1/22/2019, there was a lack of guarding on the former section for the thermo former #7 which left access to pinch points inside the machine in three areas.    g)    On or about 1/22/2019, Lack of guarding for #7 thermo trim press T-130 with machine mounted approximately 29" off the floor.     h)    On or about 1/22/2019, the #19 Treater platform had pinch points as the machine rotated over the guard rails provided.

Issued

Jun 21, 2019

Abate by

Jul 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,051 · Current $4,831 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):    a)    On or about 1/17/2019, the #3 Punch Machine had ingoing nip point exposure for belts and pulleys.    b)    On or about 1/17/2019, the 33 RD Machine had exposed belt and pulley nip points.

Issued

Jun 21, 2019

Abate by

Jul 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3): Vertical and inclined belts were not enclosed by a guard conforming to the standards in paragraphs specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):   a)    On or about 1/17/2019, the #3 Punch Machine had ingoing nip point exposure for belts and pulleys.  b)    On or about 1/17/2019, the 33 RD Machine had exposed belt and pulley nip points.

Issued

Jun 21, 2019

Abate by

Jul 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven -7 feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed:  a)    On or about 1/22/2019, the Thermo former #7 had multiple chains and sprocket nip point s that were not guarded on the south end of the machine.

Issued

Jun 21, 2019

Abate by

Jul 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,051 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(3)(i): A flexible cord used with grounding type equipment did not contain an equipment grounding conductor:    a)    On or about 1/17/2019, the Wet vacuum with flexible cord was found to be missing the ground pin on the plug.    b)    On or about 1/17/2019, the Floor barrel fan with flexible cord was found to be missing the ground pin for the plug.    c)    On or about 1/18/2019, Dayton vacuum with flexible cord in the Cast Resin storage area was found to be missing the ground pin for the plug.

Issued

Jun 21, 2019

Abate by

Jul 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii)(D): Lockout devices and tagout devices did not indicate the identity of the employee applying the device(s)  a)    On or about 1/17/2019, Logger machine was locked out by Maintenance employee without having his name on the lock or a tag attached with his name on it.

Issued

Jun 21, 2019

Abate by

Jul 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2): Guard(s) on machine(s) were not affixed to the machine or secured elsewhere when attachment to the machine was not possible:  a)    On or about 1/17/2019, Guards on the drive side of the #3 Punch machine were not secured to the machine to prevent inadvertent removal.

Issued

Jun 21, 2019

Abate by

Jul 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:  a)    On or about 1/17/2019, Air hose was found on the winding end of Punch machine #3 with an air wand end reducer broken.  b)    On or about 1/18/2019, Air hose with broken air wand end found South of #3 Cast embossing section.  c)    On or about 1/22/2019, Air hose with broken air wand end on the top deck of extruder for Sheet line #2.

Issued

Jun 21, 2019

Abate by

Jul 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): 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 either the information specified under paragraphs (f)(1)(i) through (v) of this section for labels on shipped containers; or the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:  a)    On or about 1/17/2019, the Wash tank did not have a chemical label to identify the ROT 47 A chemical inside.   b)    On or about 1/18/2019, there were unlabeled squirt bottles along back wall of Coater #5 that contained Table Time 200 & Mineral Spirits.  c)    On or about 1/18/2019, there was an unlabeled JUSTRITE Safety Bench Can on the shelf for Coater #5 that contained Mineral Spirits.