OSHA Inspection: FLEXO CONVERTERS USA, INC.

Issued

Aug 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,377 · Current $5,810 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(15): The employer did not ensure each employee on a walking-working surface 4 feet (1.2m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling: (i) Guardrail systems;    WORKSHOP: The employer had not ensured that the employee performing tasks, such as (but not limited to) changing ceiling light bulbs and removing cob webs from the wooden crate/basket attached to the forks of Toyota No 6 powered industrial truck (PIT) was protected from falling approximately twenty (20) feet to the ground by the use of a guardrail system, a personal fall arrest system and/or a travel restraint system.

Issued

Aug 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.29(b)(2): The employer did not ensure that midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, solid panels, or equivalent intermediate members are installed between the walking-working surface and the top edge of the guardrail system as follows when there is not a wall or parapet that is at least 21 inches (53 cm) high:  WORKSHOP: The employer had not ensured that midrails were installed on all open sides of the wooden crate/basket (platform) attached to the forks of the Toyota No. 6 powered industrial truck (PIT) to protect the employee from falling approximately twenty (20) feet to the lower level while changing ceiling light bulbs and removing cob webs from the platform.

Issued

Aug 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,377 · Current $5,810 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4): Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation of powered industrial truck were performed by the employer without the manufacturer's prior written approval:    WORKSHOP:  The wooden crate/basket from which an employee was changing ceiling light bulbs and removing cob webs at a height approximately twenty (2) feet above the lower level was attached to the mast of the Toyota No. 6 powered industrial truck (PIT) only with one (1) steel chain, and the the employer did not follow appropriate actions to ensure that the PIT was in safe operating conditions at all times.

Issued

Aug 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,127 · Current $7,900 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:    WORKSHOP: The ingoing nip point created by rotating transfer/delivery wheel of the No. 4 Windmoller & Holscher Triumph Converting Machine was unguarded.

Issued

Aug 29, 2019

Abate by

Oct 17, 2019

Penalty

Initial $11,252 · Current $6,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification which included the requirements as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2):    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not verified through a written certification that the Workplace Hazard Assessment for personal protective equipment (PPE) for the employees performing tasks, such as (but not limited to the tasks listed below) had been performed as complete:    Changing light bulbs and removing cob webs using the Toyota No. 6 powered industrial truck (PIT) and changing propane gas fuel tanks of the PIT.    Flexo Converters Georgia, Inc. was previously cited for a similar violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1910.132(a), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 1317857.015 , Citation 1, Item Number 1 issued on 08/03/2018, with a final order date of  08-24-2018, with respect to a workplace location at 690 Unisa Drive, Monroe, GA, 30655.

Issued

Aug 29, 2019

Abate by

Oct 17, 2019

Penalty

Initial $18,755 · Current $11,430 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct an annual or more frequent inspection of the energy control procedure to ensure that the procedure and requirements of this standard were followed:    WORKSHOP: The employer had not conducted an annual and/or more frequent inspections and reviews of the site and machine specific hazardous energy control procedures for the employees performing servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) No. 4 Windmoller & Holscher Triumph Converting Machine.       Flexo Converters USA, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 1060362.015 , Citation 1, Item Number 3, issued on 09/15/2015, with a final order date of 10/13/2015, with respect to a workplace location at 1200 Northrop Road, Meriden, CT 06450.      Flexo Converters Georgia, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 1317857.015, Citation 1, Item Number 3, issued on 08/03/2018, with a final order date of 08/24/2018, with respect to a workplace location at 690 Unisa Drive, Monroe, GA 30655.

Issued

Aug 29, 2019

Abate by

Oct 17, 2019

Penalty

Initial $18,755 · Current $11,430 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:    WORKSHOP: Where employees were required to handle and work with corrosive materials, such as (but not limited to) battery acid, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    Flexo Converters Georgia, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1910.151(c), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 1317857.015 , Citation 1, Item Number 5 issued on 08/03/2018, with a final order date of 08/24/2018, with respect to a workplace location at 690 Unisa Drive, Monroe, GA 30655.

Issued

Aug 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $11,252 · Current $6,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s):    WORKSHOP: The Toyota No. 6 powered industrial truck (PIT), Model 8FGU25 & S/N 51149, was not taken out of service until the front right light was restored to operating condition.       Flexo Converters USA, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 983657.015, Citation 2, Item Number 1 issued on 08/14/2014, with a final order date of  09/10/2014, with respect to a workplace location at 1200 Northrop Road, Meriden, CT 06450.

Issued

Aug 29, 2019

Abate by

Sep 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,876 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): A Log of all recordable Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300 or equivalent) was not completed in the detail as required by the regulation:    ESTABLISHMENT:  The employer had not completed the OSHA 300 log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses for the year of 2019, in that no entry was entered in Column L, Amount of Days Transferred or Restricted, where Column I. Days Away or Restricted was marked for the Case Number 1.