OSHA Inspection: NEW ENGLAND PLASTICS CORPORATION

Issued

Jun 24, 2019

Abate by

Aug 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,636 · Current $2,818 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(g)(6): At least annually after obtaining the baseline audiogram, the employer did not obtain a new audiogram for each employee exposed at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels:  Production Area:  Employer failed to provide annual audiograms for employees who were included in the employer's Hearing Conservation Program to protect employees from exposure to noise above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels.

Issued

Jun 24, 2019

Abate by

Aug 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,636 · Current $2,818 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:  Establishment:  Employer had not developed and implemented a lockout tagout program for employees who perform maintenance and repair on process machinery and building equipment and installations.

Issued

Jun 24, 2019

Abate by

Aug 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,508 · Current $2,254 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  Establishment:  Employer did not ensure that the portable eyewash in the Thermal Forming Department was adequately maintained for employees who were exposed to corrosive materials such as Alumi Brite mold cleaner and Pure Bright Ultra Germicidal Bleach.

Issued

Jun 24, 2019

Abate by

Aug 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,381 · Current $1,691 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):   Establishment:  Employer did not maintain for all forklift operators a certificate that included the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation.

Issued

Jun 24, 2019

Abate by

Aug 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,381 · Current $1,691 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): 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 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:  Rotocast Department:  One-quart spray bottles of hazardous materials that contain more than 1 shift supply were not labeled, tagged or marked with the information required by this section including, but not limited to, Stoner Molding Solutions #420 and #414 (mold release), and paint thinner.

Issued

Jun 24, 2019

Abate by

Aug 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  Rotocast Department:  Employees who wore N-95 dust masks for protection against particulates such as plastic had not been provided the basic advisory information on respirators as required by this section.