OSHA Inspection: BALL METALPACK, LLC

Issued

Jun 21, 2019

Abate by

Jul 26, 2019

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.        Note: Exception: The employer need not document the required procedure for a particular machine or equipment, when all of the following elements exist: (1) The machine or equipment has no potential for stored or residual energy or reaccumulation of stored energy after shut down which could endanger employees; (2) the machine or equipment has a single energy source which can be readily identified and isolated; (3) the isolation and locking out of that energy source will completely deenergize and deactivate the machine or equipment; (4) the machine or equipment is isolated from that energy source and locked out during servicing or maintenance; (5) a single lockout device will achieve a locker-out condition; (6) the lockout device is under the exclusive control of the authorized employee performing the servicing or maintenance; (7) the servicing or maintenance does not create hazards for other employees; and (8) the employer, in utilizing this exception, has had no accidents involving the unexpected activation or reenergization of the machine or equipment during servicing or maintenance.   a. On or before April 27, 2019, in the press line/department, the employer failed to ensure that the lockout/tagout procedure was utilized while employees were clearing jams and/or performing other servicing activities in the Dexter feeder (model: 6MPP; S/N: 24034) on the MD4 press, thereby exposing employees to a struck-by and caught-in hazard.

Issued

Jun 21, 2019

Abate by

Jul 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d): Application of control. The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence:   a. On or before April 27, 2019, employees were exposed to machine hazards associated with moving parts during the clearing of jams and/or other servicing activities in the Dexter feeder (model: 6MPP; S/N: 24034) on the MD4 press located in the press line/department.  The employer failed to implement energy control application steps as the machine was not shut down or turned off to perform the servicing work [per the 1910.147(d)(2) requirements].  As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving machine isolation [(d)(3)], LOTO device application [(d)(4)], dissipation of residual energy [(d)(5)(i)], and verification of isolation [(d)(6)], were not implemented to protect employees from machine servicing hazards.

Issued

Jun 21, 2019

Abate by

Jul 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,472 · Current $5,683 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.    a. On or before May 6, 2019, in the press line/department, the employer did not provide guarding for the Dexter feeder opening/load area (model: 6MPP; S/N: 24034) on the MD4 press, thereby exposing employees to a struck-by and caught-in hazard.

Issued

Jun 21, 2019

Abate by

Jul 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii): The employer shall certify that the periodic inspections have been performed. The certification shall identify the machine or equipment on which the energy control procedure was being utilized, the date of the inspection, the employees included in the inspection, and the person performing the inspection.   a. On or before May 7, 2019, the employer did not certify that periodic inspections had been performed to ensure that the energy control procedure and requirements of this standard were being followed by employees performing servicing and maintenance on machines and equipment throughout the facility.