BARBERTON, OH ·
OSHA Inspection: TAHOMA RUBBER AND PLASTICS, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of TAHOMA RUBBER AND PLASTICS, INC. in 255 WOOSTER RD N, BARBERTON, OH 44203 (NAICS 326299). OSHA activity number 343969812.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- TAHOMA RUBBER AND PLASTICS, INC.
- Site address
- 255 WOOSTER RD N
- City
- BARBERTON
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44203
- Mailing
- 255 WOOSTER RD N, BARBERTON, OH 44203
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 326299
- Employees
- 115
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 D02
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2019
- Abate by
- Jul 26, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $10,229 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed: A written certification verifying that the required site assessment had been performed was not completed by the employer.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (S) $10229
1910.138 A
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2019
- Abate by
- Jul 5, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employees to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands are exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasions; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes. On or about 4/29/2019, appropriated hand protection was not provided to employees tasked with handling or cutting hot sheets of rubber.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.147 C04 II
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2019
- Abate by
- Dec 1, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $10,229 · Current $7,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): The procedures did not 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: On or about 4/29/2019, the company's program for the control of hazardous energy was deficient in that the employer failed to include a specific statement of the scope, intended use for the procedure(s), authorization, rules, and techniques to be followed by employees when locking out hazardous energy sources at the facility. Energy sources used at the site include, but are not limited to; electricity, pneumatic energy, and gravity feed operations.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $7500
- · Z (S) $10229
1910.147 C04 II B
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2019
- Abate by
- Dec 1, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy: On or about 4/29/2019, although the company had established lockout/tag out procedures, they were vague and did not include information such as but not limited to the following: a. Equipment identifiers (e.g.: model number, serial number, company number of the machinery, etc.); b. The energy sources used to power the equipment (e.g.: electrical, pneumatic, gravity, etc.); c. The means to isolate, block and secure the machinery .
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.147 C06 I
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2019
- Abate by
- Jul 26, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $10,229 · Current $0 Reduced
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: On or about 4/29/2019, the employer failed to ensure that periodic inspection of the company's energy control procedures were completed as required.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $10229
1910.216 B01
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2019
- Abate by
- Jul 5, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $11,934 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.216(b)(1): An accessible safety trip control that operated on contact was not provided in front and/or back of each mill. Note: The safety trip control shall be one of the types or a combination thereof as listed in 1910.216(b)(1): On or about 4/29/2019, the Cracker Mill located in the Refining Department was inadequately guarded. Although the mill was operated in combination with a feed conveyor; the safety trip located at the rear of the mill was not properly adjusted across the bite and was not used in conjunction with a fixed guard bar or pressure sensitive body bar. Operators and maintenance employees tasked with operating and/or servicing and maintaining the mill were not protected from hazards created by the ingoing nip/rollers.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $11934
More inspections at Tahoma Rubber and Plastics, INC.
View Tahoma Rubber and Plastics, INC.'s full OSHA safety record →
More inspections in this industry (NAICS 326299)
More inspections in OH
Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 343969812.
Look up any company's OSHA accident reports by company, or browse severe injury reports by year, state, and company.