OSHA Inspection: CRAYEX CORPORATION INC

Issued

Sep 1, 2021

Abate by

Jan 19, 2022

Penalty

Initial $13,516 · Current $6,758 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.  a) On or about May 20, 2021, the employer did not ensure that machine guarding was provided on the Gamma portable winding machine exposing employees to a caught by hazard created from ingoing nip points created by the plastic film being rolled onto spindles and the rotational hazard of the unused portions of the spindles on the front and back sides of the machine  b) On or about May 24, 2021, the employer did not ensure that machine guarding was provided on the winding machine line 13 exposing employees to a caught by hazards from ingoing nip points created by rollers feeding plastic film on the front of the machine and from ingoing nip points of the plastic film being rolled onto spindles and the rotational hazard of the unused portions of the spindles on the back and sides of the machine.  c) On or about May 24, 2021, the employer did not ensure that machine guarding was provided on the SANO winding unit number 5, exposing employees to a caught by hazard created from ingoing nip points of the plastic film being rolled onto spindles and the rotational hazard of the unused portions of the spindles on the front and back and sides of the machine.  d) On or about May 24, 2021, the employer did not ensure that machine guarding was provided on the SANO winding unit number 6, exposing employees to a caught by hazard created from ingoing nip points of the plastic film being rolled onto spindles and the rotational hazard of the unused portions of the spindles on the front and back and sides of the machine.  e) On or about May 24, 2021, the employer did not ensure that machine guarding was provided on the SANO winding unit number 7, exposing employees to a caught by hazard created from ingoing nip points of the plastic film being rolled onto spindles and the rotational hazard of the unused portions of the spindles on the front and back and sides of the machine.  f) On or about May 24, 2021, the employer did not ensure that machine guarding was provided on the SANO winding unit number 8, exposing employees to a caught by hazard created from ingoing nip points of the plastic film being rolled onto spindles and the rotational hazard of the unused portions of the spindles on the front and back and sides of the machine.  g) On or about May 24, 2021, the employer did not ensure that machine guarding was provided on the B-3 Bell-Mark Inline Printer exposing employees to a caught by hazards from ingoing nip points created on top of the machine by the printing drum and the frame.   h) On or about May 24, 2021, the employer did not ensure that machine guarding was provided on the B-4 Bell-Mark Inline Printer exposing employees to a caught by hazards from ingoing nip points created by rollers on top of the machine feeding plastic film.   i) On or about May 24, 2021, the employer did not ensure that machine guarding was provided on the Battenfeld Gloucester winding machine 144 on line 11, exposing employees to pinch points on the front of the machine during indexing and,  caught by hazard created from ingoing nip points of the plastic film being rolled onto spindles and the rotational hazard of the unused portions of the spindles on the front back and sides of the machine.  j) On or about May 24, 2021, the employer did not ensure that machine guarding was provided on the winding machine 192 D on line 10, exposing employees to a caught by hazard created from ingoing nip points of the plastic film being rolled onto spindles and the rotational hazard of the unused portions of the spindles on the front side of the machine.

Issued

Sep 1, 2021

Abate by

Oct 20, 2021

Penalty

Initial $13,516 · Current $6,758 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(d): Application of control. 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:  (1)... (2)	Machine or equipment shutdown. The machine or equipment shall be turned off or shut down using the procedures established for the machine or equipment. An orderly shutdown must be utilized to avoid any additional or increased hazard(s) to employees as a result of the equipment stoppage. (3)	Machine or equipment isolation. All energy isolating devices that are needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment shall be physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s). (4)(ii) Lockout or tagout device application. Lockout devices, where used, shall be affixed in a manner to that will hold the energy isolating devices in a "safe" or "off" position  (5)(i) Stored energy. Following the application of lockout or tagout devices to energy isolating devices, all potentially hazardous stored or residual energy shall be relieved, disconnected, restrained, and otherwise rendered safe.  a) On or about May 24, 2021, employees were performing setup, on and around the SANO winding unit number 5 powered by electrical and pneumatic energy. The employer did not ensure sequences (2) through (5) were followed to ensure that employees were not exposed to rotating and moving parts during the "threading" of the winding machine.