OSHA Inspection: D & D PACKAGING, INC.

Issued

Apr 22, 2019

Abate by

May 14, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $5,569 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.    (a) Facility - On or about February 21, 2019 the employer did not have a written energy control program with control procedures, documented training, and periodic inspections for employees that maintain, but not limited to, 3 folder/gluers. Employees were exposed to caught-in and struck-by hazards when servicing the folder/gluers.    - EMBA 244  - EMBA 140  - Ward 154

Issued

Apr 22, 2019

Abate by

May 14, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section.  (a) Facility - On or about February 21, 2019 the employer did not have procedures specific to each machine developed, documented and utilized for the control of energy sources of equipment such as but not limited to, three folder/gluers when employees performed servicing and maintenance exposing employees to caught-in and struck-by hazards.    - EMBA 244 - EMBA 140 - Ward 154

Issued

Apr 22, 2019

Abate by

May 21, 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:  (a) Facility - On or about February 21, 2019 the employer had not performed the required periodic inspection of their energy control procedures for equipment such as but not limited to, 3 folder/gluers prior to employees performing servicing and maintenance exposing employees to caught-in and struck-by hazards.   - EMBA 244 - EMBA 140 - Ward 154

Issued

Apr 22, 2019

Abate by

May 14, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees:  (a) Facility - On or about February 21, 2019 the employer had not provided adequate training to the employees on energy control procedures for equipment such as but not limited to, 3 folder/gluers prior to employees performing servicing and maintenance exposing employees to caught-in and struck-by hazards.  - EMBA 244 - EMBA 140 - Ward 154

Issued

Apr 22, 2019

Abate by

May 14, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $5,569 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.    (a) Folder/Gluers - On or about February 21, 2019 the employer did not ensure that the machinery was adequately guarded at the ingoing rollers to prevent employees from being exposed to a caught-in hazard.     - EMBA 244  - EMBA 140  - Ward 154

Issued

Apr 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,630 · Current $3,978 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye.    (a) Jobsite - On or about February 21, 2019 an employee suffered amputations to the left hand resulting in a hospitalization and the employer did not report the work-related accident to OSHA within 24 hours.

Issued

Apr 22, 2019

Abate by

May 14, 2019

Penalty

Initial $744 · Current $446 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met.    (a)  Facility - On or about February 21, 2019 the employer did not have a written hazard communication program. Employer used the following chemical products, but not limited to, ProArc Cleaner, Flexo Defoamer II, and International Paper inks.

Issued

Apr 22, 2019

Abate by

May 14, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.  (a)  Facility - On or about February 21, 2019 the employer did not complete effective information and training to employees that use the following chemical products, but not limited to, ProArc Cleaner, Flexo Defoamer II, and International Paper inks.