OSHA Inspection: HANDI-FOIL CORP.

Issued

Feb 21, 2020

Abate by

Mar 16, 2020

Penalty

Initial $10,603 · Current $5,310 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(ii)(D): Each authorized employee did not affix a personal lockout or tagout device to the group lockout device before working on the machine or equipment:    Press Room, Morsco Mechanical Power Press #125.  On or about September 5, 2019, two employees were performing adjustments in the die area of the press and did not each affix a personal lockout device to the group lockout device before performing work inside the open die area.  A third employee had affixed his lock to a hasp on the disconnect switch, but had left the work area.  Employees were exposed to potential crushing and amputation hazards to their hands and arms in the event of the unexpected startup of the press.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Feb 21, 2020

Abate by

Mar 16, 2020

Penalty

Initial $8,482 · Current $2,190 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:    Press Room, Morsco Mechanical Power Press #136, Belt Conveyor.  On or about September 5, 2019, employees who retrieved and stacked the finished foil pans at the discharge end of the line were exposed to an ingoing nip point between the belt and pulley at the end of the conveyor where the yellow guard was not seated properly.    Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c).