OSHA Inspection: TECHPRINT, INC.

Issued

Aug 18, 2020

Abate by

Oct 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $8,675 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    (a) Location - 137 Marston Street, Lawrence, MA:    On or about July 9, 2020, a hazardous energy control program consisting of procedures, training, and periodic inspection has not been developed to protect employees from hazards related to unexpected energization or start-up of machines and equipment, or the release of stored energy, during service and maintenance activities performed on commercial printing equipment.

Issued

Aug 18, 2020

Penalty

Initial $12,145 · Current $7,000 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:    (a) Location - 137 Marston Street, Lawrence, MA 01841    On or about July 9, 2020, the ingoing nip point on the infeed side of the F-30 laminator was not guarded.

Issued

Aug 18, 2020

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye:    (a) Location - 137 Marston Street Lawrence, MA:    On or about July 9, 2020, an employee was hospitalized and the employer did not report it to OSHA within 24-hours.