OSHA Inspection: PRINTEDD PRODUCTS

Issued

Jul 30, 2021

Abate by

Aug 25, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $2,504 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.22(a)(3):The employer did not ensure that walking-working surfaces are maintained free of hazards such as sharp or protruding objects, loose boards, corrosion, leaks, spills, snow, and ice.  On or about  May 26, 2021, and at times prior thereto, electrical cords were laying on the ground in walk ways where employees were performing normal work tasks, exposing employees to a trip and fall hazard.

Issued

Jul 30, 2021

Abate by

Sep 16, 2021

Penalty

Initial $9,557 · Current $2,500 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:  On or about  May 26, 2021, and at times prior thereto, employees were performing maintenance on machines within the facility without the employer establishing and implementing a lockout tagout program, exposing employees to hazards such as, but not limited to the release of stored energy and unexpected startup.

Issued

Jul 30, 2021

Abate by

Aug 25, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.  On or about  May 26, 2021, and at times prior thereto, employees were required to performing maintenance on machines within the facility without the use of locks and tags, exposing employees to hazards such as, but not limited to the release of stored energy and unexpected startup.

Issued

Jul 30, 2021

Abate by

Aug 25, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,461 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l):Operators were not trained in the safe operation of powered industrial trucks.  On or about May 26, 2021, and at times prior thereto, employees were operating a powered industrial truck without the employer providing training to safely operate the equipment, exposing employees to hazards such as, but not limited to being struck by the the power industrial truck and falling loads.

Issued

Jul 30, 2021

Abate by

Aug 25, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,461 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.179(j)(2):Overhead cranes were not inspected for defects on a daily basis for items including but not limited to; all functional operating mechanisms for maladjustment, deterioration or leakage of air or hydraulic systems and hooks.  On or about  May 26, 2021, and at times prior thereto, employees were operating multiple cranes on the production floor without the employer ensuring the cranes have been inspected for damage or malfunction on a daily basis, exposing employees to hazards such as, but not limited to being stuck by the cranes, crane attachments and by materials the crane is handling.

Issued

Jul 30, 2021

Abate by

Aug 25, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.179(j)(3):A complete periodic inspection of crane(s) had not been conducted in the past 12 months.  On or about  May 26, 2021, and at times prior thereto, employees were operating cranes on the production floor without the employer ensuring the cranes have been inspected for damage or malfunction, exposing employees to hazards such as, but not limited to being struck by the cranes attachments and being stuck by materials the crane is handling.

Issued

Jul 30, 2021

Abate by

Aug 11, 2021

Penalty

Initial $6,827 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.215(a)(4):Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch.  On or about May 28, 2020, and at times prior thereto, employees were operating a Central Machinery  6" Bench Grinder with the work rest adjusted to approximately .75 inches to the wheel, exposing the employees to the hazard of being caught in the rotating wheel.

Issued

Jul 30, 2021

Abate by

Aug 25, 2021

Penalty

Initial $9,557 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.219(b)(1):Flywheel(s) with parts seven feet or less above floor(s) or platform(s) were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(b)(1)(i) through (b)(1)(iv)(a).  On or about May 28, 2020, and at times prior thereto,  2 employees working with the ACME-Morrison Book Stitcher Model N3A-3/4 machine, the machine had a flywheel that was unguarded, exposing the employees to the hazard of being struck by moving and rotating parts.

Issued

Jul 30, 2021

Abate by

Aug 25, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.219(c)(2)(i):All exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform were not protected by stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s) enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting.  On or about May 28, 2020, and at times prior thereto, employees operated the Hamilton Tool Company Snap Collator, B.Bunch Machine Model 1024 and the Harris Snap Collator without the use of machine guards, exposing the employees to an amputation hazard from being struck by the moving and rotating parts.

Issued

Jul 30, 2021

Abate by

Aug 25, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.219(d)(1):Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o).  On or about May 28, 2020, and at times prior thereto, employees operated the Hamilton Tool Company Snap Collator, B.Bunch Machine Model 1024 and the Harris Snap Collator, each machine had unguarded pulleys, exposing the employees to an amputation hazard from being struck by the moving and rotating parts.

Issued

Jul 30, 2021

Abate by

Aug 25, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.219(f)(1)(iii):Gears were not guarded by a band guard covering the face of gear and having flanges extended inward beyond the root of the teeth on the exposed side or sides.  On or about May 28, 2020, and at times prior thereto, employees were operating the Hamilton Tool Company Snap Collator which had gears that were not guarded, exposing the employees to an amputation hazard from being struck by the moving and rotating parts.

Issued

Jul 30, 2021

Abate by

Aug 18, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.242(b):Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.  On or about May 26, 2021, and at times prior thereto, in the production warehouse, employees used compressed air for cleaning purposes in which the air pressure measured over 30 psi, exposing the employees to the hazard of being struck by the jet stream or foreign bodies in the eye(s).

Issued

Jul 30, 2021

Abate by

Aug 25, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,461 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A):Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure.   On or about  May 26, 2021, and at times prior thereto, employees were operating machines on the production floor that were powered with 120 Volt flexible extension cords instead of fixed wiring, exposing employees to an electrical shock hazard.