OSHA Inspection: NOX US, LLC

Issued

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5626.00 · Current $5626.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): When the employer had assessed the workplace hazard(s) and determined that hazard(s) were present, the employer did not select and/or use the types of personal protective equipment that would protect the affected employee.  Nox US, LLC - Fostoria, Ohio: On or about October 16, 2019, the employer did not perform an adequate hazard assessment to determine the proper protective equipment to be worn by employees who utilize Methyl Ethyl Ketone to clean rollers and/or the roller knife in the Lamination Line 1 pit area.

Issued

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasion; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes.  a. Nox US, LLC - Fostoria, Ohio: On or about October 16, 2019, the employer did not ensure that employees who used Methyl Ethyl Ketone wore adequate personal protective equipment for the hands.  Employees that handled and used the chemical to clean rollers and/or the roller knife in the Lamination Line 1 pit area were exposed to skin irritations such as burning and rash.

Issued

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13127.00 · Current $13127.00

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:  a) Nox US, LLC - Fostoria, Ohio:  On or about July 30, 2019, the employer failed to ensure that employees who fed/thread the Lamination Line 2 by pulling material over through the line to the shear were protected from rotating parts and pinch points created by the line's heater boxes and rollers such as, but not limited to, conveyor rollers, pink rubber rollers, and lamination rollers.  b) Nox US, LLC - Fostoria, Ohio: On or about October 15, 2019, the employer failed to ensure the Box Machine rollers, located at L-1 Packing in the C-Cutter Room, were guarded to protect employees' fingers/hands from being caught in the rotating parts as they stacked parts on the rollers.

Issued

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7501.00 · Current $7501.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft:  a) Nox US, LLC - Fostoria, Ohio: On or about October 16, 2019, a projecting shaft end in the Lamination Line 1 pit, located on an ink roller below the pink compression roller, exposed employees to caught-by hazards in that the rotating part was not guarded.

Issued

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $26255.00 · Current $67474.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that employees acquired the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage and removal of energy control devices:  a) Nox US, LLC - Fostoria, Ohio: On or about July 23, 2019, the employer did not ensure that authorized employees were trained in the safe application, usage, and removal of energy controls on Lamination Line 2.  Nox US, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1248648, citation number 1, item number 2c and was affirmed as a final order on January 22, 2019, with respect to a workplace located at 931 S. Springville Ave., Fostoria, Ohio 44830.

Issued

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1876.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.40(a): The employer did not provide an authorized government representative the records within the four business hours.  a) Nox US, LLC - Fostoria, Ohio: On or about July 30, 2019, the employer did not provide OSHA 300 logs for calendar years 2017 through 2019 to the representative for the Secretary of Labor within four hours of the request for records.

Issued

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $131272.00 · Current $131272.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:  a) Nox US, LLC - Fostoria, Ohio: The employer failed to develop and document machine specific procedures for authorized employees that would control hazardous energy sources on or about July 23, 2021, exposing them to crushing, burn, and amputation injuries on Lamination Line 2.

Issued

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $131272.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d): The established procedure for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) did not cover the actions listed in and was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(6):  a) Nox US, LLC - Fostoria, Ohio: The employer failed to implement and apply energy control application steps for authorized employees that followed the procedures and sequence set forth in the regulation to control hazardous energy sources on or about July 23, 2021, exposing them to crushing, burn and amputation injuries on Lamination Line 2.