OSHA Inspection: FIRST CHOICE PACKAGING, INC.

Issued

Apr 20, 2021

Abate by

Mar 31, 2022

Penalty

Initial $13,516 · Current $6,758 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. First Choice Packaging, Inc. - Fremont, Ohio: On or about January 26, 2021, employees who worked to retrieve parts from the Line 4 stacker were exposed to amputation injury in that the pinch point(s), created as the two stacker halves closed together to stack finished parts, was not guarded.    b. First Choice Packaging, Inc. - Fremont, Ohio: On or about February 4, 2021, employees who worked to retrieve parts from the Line 5 stacker were exposed to amputation injury in that the pinch point(s), created as the two stacker halves closed together to stack finished parts, was not guarded.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence, or written records.