OSHA Inspection: DANA POLY, INC

Issued

Oct 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $4,641 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): Executive Order 12196 Section 1-201(a): The head of the agency did not furnish to employees places and conditions of employment that are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm in that the employees were exposed to struck by hazards.   Location: 85 Harrison St., Dover, NJ.   On or about 6/18/19;    a) An employee working alone on a Winder Machine was permitted to enter the "caution area" of the machine to remove  plastic from the machine's rolls.  As per the Winder operations manual, section C, page 8; "When anyone places any part of the body within the caution area, one man is to stand by the emergency stop button".  As a result, the employee received injuries to various parts of his body when he was caught in between the machine's rolls.

Issued

Oct 23, 2019

Abate by

Nov 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $1,989 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees.  Location: 85 Harrison St, Dover, NJ.  a) Employees who are required to work in the Winder machines were not provided energy control program training by the employer.  Mechanics performed service and maintenance on equipment, such as, but not limited to the Winder machines and used LOTO procedures that were not understood by the Winder machine operators; on or about 7/2/19.

Issued

Oct 23, 2019

Abate by

Nov 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $1,989 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).  Location: 85 Harrison St, Dover, NJ  a) Employees were not provided training and evaluation to operate powered industrial trucks (i.e., forklifts); on or about 7/2/19.

Issued

Oct 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $4,641 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(a)(9): All belts, pulleys, gears, shafts, and moving parts were not guarded in accordance with the specific requirements of 1910.219.  Location: Location: 85 Harrison St., Dover, NJ.   a) The portable separator #5 utilized by an employee did not have a guard for the pulleys thereby exposing employees to moving parts; on or about 6/19/19.

Issued

Oct 23, 2019

Abate by

Nov 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $1,989 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):  The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e), (g), and (h) will be met.  Location: 85 Harrison St, Dover, NJ.  a) The employer did not implement and develop a written Hazard Communication Program for each employee exposed to propane.

Issued

Oct 23, 2019

Abate by

Nov 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use.  Location: 85 Harrison St, Dover, NJ.  a) The employer did maintained the Safety Data Sheets on site for the hazardous chemicals (propane) being used; on or about 7/2/19.

Issued

Oct 23, 2019

Abate by

Nov 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area.  Location: 85 Harrison St, Dover, NJ.  a) The employer did not provide the employees with information and an effective training program for each employee exposed to propane; on or about 7/2/19.