OSHA Inspection: FEDERAL ENVELOPE COMPANY

Issued

Jul 31, 2020

Abate by

Oct 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $6,747 · Current $6,747

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:    Folding Dept., RO3 F.L. Smithe Champion Rollamatic Folding Machine.  On or about February 6, 2020, the employer did not document and utilize energy control procedures for the protection of employees who performed servicing and maintenance tasks on the machine.  Employees were exposed to amputation, laceration and crushing hazards when their hands and fingers were in the danger zone of the moving rollers when clearing jammed envelopes in the Seal Flap Folder area of the machine. Employees were instructed to activate an emergency stop button before lifting a carriage "guard" over the rollers in order to clear jams.  Employees were not required to follow procedures to deenergize and lockout the machine's electrical and pneumatic energy sources, including control of any hazardous residual motion of the rollers (stored energy) prior to clearing jams.   Alternative protective measures, such as machine guarding, were not adequate.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Jul 31, 2020

Abate by

Oct 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $6,747 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d):  The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence:     Folding Department, RO3 F.L. Smithe Champion Rollamatic Folding Machine.  On or about February 6, 2020, employees who performed servicing and maintenance tasks such as clearing jams in the Seal Flap Folder area of the machine were exposed to amputation, laceration and crushing hazards to hands and fingers from the ingoing nip points between moving rollers.  Employees were not required to control hazardous energy sources in the following sequence when clearing jams:     1) turn off and shut down the machine,   2) physically locate and operate energy isolating devices in such a manner as to isolate the machines or equipment from the energy sources,   3) affix lockout or tagout devices to each energy isolating device,   4) relieve, disconnect, restrain or otherwise render safe all residual/stored energy sources,  5) verify that isolation and deenergization of the machines or equipment have been accomplished.     Alternative protective measures, such as machine guarding, were not adequate.     Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).