OSHA Inspection: CHEMEX CORPORATION

Issued

2019-05-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6630.00 · Current $3315.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, 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, 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:    11 Veterans Drive, Chicopee, MA: On or about February 27, 2019 the employer had not established a 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 the equipment was isolated or rendered inoperative to prevent the unanticipated start up of the machine.     Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

2019-05-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6630.00 · Current $3315.00 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:    11 Veterans Drive, Chicopee, MA: On or about February 27, 2019 the employer had not ensured one or more methods of machine guarding were used to guard against the ingoing nip point created as the paper enters the rollers leading to the folding mechanisms of the FSU and FSU 2 machines.     Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

2019-05-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure      FSU 2 Machine, 11 Veterans Drive, Chicopee, MA: On or about February 27, 2019 flexible power cords (extension) cords were used to supply power to air compressors and other industrial machinery in lieu of permeant wiring exposing to employees to fire and electrical shock and burn hazards.    Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).

Issued

2019-05-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:(a) (LOCATION) (IDENTIFY EQUIPMENT) (STATE HAZARD(S) TO EMPLOYEE(S))    FSU 2 Machine, 11 Veterans Drive, Chicopee, MA: On or about February 27, 2019 re-locatable power taps (power strips) were in sue to power industrial equipment and were plugged into each other which is against the manufacturer's listing and labeling requirements.    Specific abatement documentation that this violation has been corrected must be provided within 10 days of the abatement in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1).