OSHA Inspection: KUNZLER & COMPANY, INC.

Issued

2020-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12723.00 · Current $12723.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)(C): Where lockout is used for energy control, the periodic inspection did not include a review, between the inspector and each authorized employee, of that employee's responsibilities under the energy control procedure being inspected:    (a) Upper Packing Room - The employer required authorized employees to use lockout for energy control on the Line 1 and Line 2 loader and packaging machinery, and the periodic inspection of the machine-specific procedures for this machinery did not include a review between the inspector and each authorized Line 1 and Line 2 employee, who set up the loader and packaging machinery, of these authorized employees' responsibilities under the energy control procedure inspected, as evidenced by the fact that these employees did not lockout/tagout all energy sources identified in the machine-specific procedures, exposing the employees to hazards, including, but not limited to getting caught in or struck by moving machine parts, on or about February 21, 2020.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2020-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees:    (a) Upper Packing Room - When setting up Line 1 and Line 2 loader and packaging machinery at the start of the day and after product changeovers during the day, employees did not follow the established machine-specific lockout/tagout procedures.  The machine-specific lockout/tagout procedure for the loader machinery says to turn off the electrical switch at the back of the machine and apply a lock and lock the main disconnect in the electrical room.  The machine-specific procedure for the packaging machinery identifies electric, compressed air, vacuum, and water as energy sources, and this procedure says to turn off and lockout the energy sources, as follows:  the water at the front of the machine, the electric switch in the electrical room (which also causes the vacuum to bleed out), and the ball valve at the start of the machine.  Employees doing set up on Line 1 and Line 2 only applied lockout/tagout to the emergency stop at each line's operations station and did not lockout/tagout the other energy sources, exposing the employees to hazards such as electrical, struck by, and caught in, on or about February 21, 2020.    (b) Upper Packing Room - When setting up Line 1 and Line 2 loader and packaging machinery at the start of the day and after product changeovers during the day, employees applied lockout/tagout to the emergency stop at each line's operations station, which constitutes control circuitry, rather than applying lockout/tagout to an energy isolating device, such as an electrical disconnect switch, exposing the employees to hazards, such as electrical, struck by, and caught in, associated with unexpected energization or start up, on or about February 21, 2020.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2020-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(6): Prior to starting work on machines or equipment that had been locked out or tagged out, the authorized employee did not verify that isolation and de-energization of the machine or equipment had been accomplished:    (a) Upper Packing Room - Employees applied lockout/tagout to the emergency stop on Line 2's operations station to do a product changeover, which involved making changes to the loader head, as well as changing dies and plugs.  The employees did not verify isolation and de-energization of the machinery prior to starting the changeover, exposing the employees to hazards such as electrical, struck by, and caught in, on or about February 21, 2020.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2020-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12723.00 · Current $12723.00

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) Upper Packing Room - After setting up machinery at the start of the day and after product changeovers during the day, employees started running products on Lines 1 and 2 and did not install the side guard on each Line's loader head so that the employees could observe the product, exposing employees to the hazard of getting caught in moving machine parts, as occurred on or about February 13, 2020 when an employee grabbed part of the Line 2 loader head, and moving parts of the loader head caught and fractured the employee's finger, resulting in hospitalization.    Corrected during the inspection.    (b) Upper Packing Room - The sets of chains and sprockets, 64 inches above the floor (45 inches above the raised platform on which employees stand), on both sides of each loader conveyor on Lines 1 and 2, located just before each Line's loader head, had no guarding, exposing employees to getting caught in ingoing nip points, on or about February 21, 2020.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2020-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $31807.00 · Current $21807.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, including, but not limited to items of this section:    (a) Kunzler & Company, Inc., 652 Manor Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania - Employees performed servicing and maintenance activities, such as set up on the Upper Packing Room Line 1 and Line 2 loader and packaging machinery.  The lockout/tagout program and procedures lacked the specificity needed to enable employees to safely and effectively control hazardous energy when working on particular machines or equipment, exposing the employees to hazards such as electrical, caught in, and struck by, on or about February 21, 2020, as follows:    - The machine-specific procedures for the Upper Packing Room Line 1 and Line 2 loader and packaging machinery did not give the magnitude of the energy sources;    - Neither the general lockout/tagout program nor the machine-specific procedures for the Upper Packing Room Line 1 and Line 2 loader and packaging machinery included provisions for temporarily removing lockout/tagout devices in order to test or position the machinery; and    - Neither the general lockout/tagout program nor the machine-specific procedures for the Upper Packing Room Line 1 and Line 2 loader and packaging machinery specifically identified authorized and affected employees.    Kunzler & Company, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1350905, citation number 1, item number 1b and was affirmed as a final order on December 4, 2018 with respect to a workplace located at 652 Manor Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania  17603.    Abatement certification and documentation is required within 10 days after the abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.  Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

2020-06-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3): Each recordable injury or illness was not entered on the OSHA 300 Log and 301 Incident Report within seven calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occurred:  (a) Kunzler & Company, Inc., 652 Manor Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania - An employee suffered fractures to the right little finger as a result of getting struck by a moving machine part on the loader head on Line 2 in the Upper Packing Room on February 13, 2020.  The injury required hospitalization for surgery and resulted in at least eight lost work days.  The employer did not enter this recordable injury on the OSHA 300 log for calendar year 2020 within seven calendar days of receiving information that this recordable injury or illness had occurred, on or about February 21, 2020.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.