OSHA Inspection: SOLO CUP OPERATING CORPORATION

Issued

Jul 18, 2019

Abate by

Aug 13, 2019

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(3)(iii): Inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of assigned PPE indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding or skill.      a) Production Department - The employer, having conducted a job hazard analysis and trained authorized employees on the presence of heat/thermal hazards present while performing service or maintenance on Extruder #11, failed to retrain employees who did not demonstrate the requisite understanding that a cow hide jacket should be worn for protection from molten PET while line breaking on Extruder #11.

Issued

Jul 18, 2019

Abate by

Aug 13, 2019

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B): 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B): 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: Specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy.      a) Production Department - On or about 1/24/2019, the employer exposed employees to heat/thermal hazards associated with accumulated amounts of molten plastics, in that, the machine specific lock out procedures for Extruder #11 did not contain sufficient detail and guidance to safely and effectively relieve pressure in the supply line when line breaking.