OSHA Inspection: ICELANDIRECT, INC.

Issued

Apr 9, 2021

Penalty

Initial $9,557 · Current $6,212 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedures,  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, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment would be isolated, and rendered inoperative in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4):   a) Facility: The company Lock-Out/Tag-Out program did not include equipment specific energy control procedures for machines including, but not limited to, Apex Automatic Four Head Gravity Filler, Autolabe Label Applicator, and REB SVS Piston Filler, where the employees performed routine and periodic servicing and maintenance, on or about 10/30/2020.  b) Facility: The company Lock-Out/Tag-Out program did not include the employee training on the energy control procedures for machines including, but not limited to, Apex Automatic Four Head Gravity Filler, Autolabe Label Applicator, and REB SVS Piston Filler, where the employees performed routine and periodic servicing and maintenance, on or about 10/30/2020  c)  Facility: The company Lock-Out/Tag-Out program did not include the periodic inspection of the energy control procedures for machines including, but not limited to, Apex Automatic Four Head Gravity Filler, Autolabe Label Applicator, and REB SVS Piston Filler, where the employees performed routine and periodic servicing and maintenance, on or about 10/30/2020

Issued

Apr 9, 2021

Penalty

Initial $9,557 · Current $6,212 Reduced

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:  a)  Facility: The energy control procedures were not documented for machines including, Apex Automatic Four Head Gravity Filler, Autolabe Label Applicator, and REB SVS Piston Filler, on which servicing and/or maintenance is being performed by the employees under lock-out/tag-out, on or about 10/30/2020.  b) Facility/Production Area: The energy control procedure was not utilized when employees were required to clean the conveyor belt of Apex Automatic Four Head Gravity Filler where an in-running nip point danger zone existed during a machine operating cycle, on or about 10/30/2020.

Issued

Apr 9, 2021

Penalty

Initial $6,827 · Current $4,728 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(6)(i)(D): Where tagout was used for energy control, the periodic inspection did not include a review between the inspector and each affected employee of the employee's responsibilities under the energy control procedure:   a) Facility: The employees' job requires them to operate or use machines including, but not limited to, Apex Automatic Four Head Gravity Filler, Autolabe Label Applicator, and REB SVS Piston Filler, on which servicing and/or maintenance is being performed under lock-out/tag-out, or to work in an area in which such servicing or maintenance is being performed. The employees' responsibilities under the energy control procedures were not reviewed during the annual lock-out/tag-out inspections, on or about 10/30/2020.

Issued

Apr 9, 2021

Penalty

Initial $9,557 · Current $6,212 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(6)(ii): The employer did not certify that periodic inspections of the energy control procedures had been performed:   a) Facility: The periodic inspections of the energy control procedures for machines including, but not limited to, Apex Automatic Four Head Gravity Filler, Autolabe Label Applicator, and REB SVS Piston Filler, on which servicing and/or maintenance is being performed under lock-out/tag-out, was not certified by the employer, on or about 10/30/2020.

Issued

Apr 9, 2021

Penalty

Initial $9,557 · Current $6,212 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Authorized employee(s) did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation:  a)	Facility/Production Area: Employees whose job required them to perform cleaning of Apex Automatic Four Head Gravity Filler conveyor belt did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation, on or about 10/30/2020

Issued

Apr 9, 2021

Penalty

Initial $9,557 · Current $6,212 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(i)(B): Affected employees were not instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure:   a) Facility: The employees whose job requires them to operate or use machines including, but not limited to, Apex Automatic Four Head Gravity Filler, Autolabe Label Applicator, and REB SVS Piston Filler, on which servicing and/or maintenance is being performed under lock-out/tag-out, or whose job requires them to work in an area in which such servicing or maintenance is being performed were not instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure, on or about 10/30/2020.

Issued

Apr 9, 2021

Penalty

Initial $9,557 · Current $6,212 Reduced

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) Facility/Production Area: Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device when employees were required to clean the conveyor belt of Apex Automatic Four Head Gravity Filler where an in-running nip point danger zone existed during a machine operating cycle, on or about 10/30/2020.

Issued

Apr 9, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The written hazard communication program did not include a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present, using an identity that was referenced on the appropriate material safety data sheet:  a) Facility: The company Hazard Communication program did not have a list of hazardous materials known to be located at the work place including, but not limited to  Klean Strip Acetone, 70% Isopropyl Alcohol, and Loctite 262, on or about 10/30/2020.

Issued

Apr 9, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1)(ii): The written hazard communication program did not include the methods the employer will use to inform employees of the hazards of non routine tasks:  a) Facility: The company Hazard Communication program did not address the employee training on hazards of non routine tasks such as cleaning the machines by chemicals including Klean Strip Acetone and 70% Isopropyl Alcohol and maintenance and repairing of the machines using chemicals including Loctite 262, on or about 10/30/2020.

Issued

Apr 9, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(2)(iii): The employer did not provide information to the employees as to the location and availability of the written hazard communication program, and material safety data sheets required by 29 CFR 1910.1200:    a) Facility: Employees did not know about location of the company written hazard communication program at the workplace were the employees worked with hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, Klean Strip Acetone, 70% Isopropyl Alcohol, and Loctite 262, on or about 10/30/2020.