OSHA Inspection: SPECIALIZED PAPER CONVERTING INC.

Issued

Jun 18, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,446 · Current $9,446

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:     21 Industrial Rowe, Gardner, MA: On January 31, 2020 and at times prior, employees who operated the Waxing machine were exposed to hazards of uncontrolled energy when they threaded, unlocked the chucks, and wrapped finished rolls on the rewinder.  Employees did not lockout the machine and did not use alternative measures to provide effective protection during machine setup tasks. On January 31, 2020, two employees were exposed with one fatally injured while inspecting the chucks for serial numbers without the machine being locked out or alternative measures being used.

Issued

Jun 18, 2020

Abate by

Sep 25, 2020

Penalty

Initial $6,747 · Current $6,747

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:    21 Industrial Rowe, Gardner, MA: On January 31, 2020 and for many months prior the employer had not performed the annual periodic inspection that ensured each procedure was inspected for inaccuracies during an actual energy control task.  Additionally, the employer did not include a review, between the inspector and each authorized employee, of that employee's responsibilities under each energy control procedure they were authorized to use.