OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN PHOENIX, INC.

Issued

Dec 10, 2021

Abate by

Feb 22, 2022

Penalty

Initial $13,653 · Current $10,240 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 and control:  (a) Big mill area;  Authorized level lockout training was not provided to each employee before they performed the servicing and/or maintenance activity of rubber jam clearing on shear screw mixing equipment for production line 100.

Issued

Dec 10, 2021

Abate by

Feb 22, 2022

Penalty

Initial $13,653 · Current $10,240 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(d)(3): All energy isolating devices that were needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment were not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s):  (a) Big mill area; Energy isolation devices were not operated to isolate energy source(s) during the servicing and/or maintenance activity of rubber jam clearing on shear screw mixing equipment for production line 100.

Issued

Dec 10, 2021

Abate by

Feb 22, 2022

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:   (a) Big mill area; Lockout locks were not affixed to energy isolation devices by each employee involved in the servicing and/or maintenance activity of rubber jam clearing on shear screw mixing equipment for production line 100.

Issued

Dec 10, 2021

Abate by

Feb 22, 2022

Penalty

Initial $13,653 · Current $10,240 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) Throughout the big mill; Guarding was not provided for nip points between belt conveyors and rollers on conveyor belts including, but not limited to, overhead and tail pulley sections of the 100 line shear mixer's incline conveyor and other overhead conveyors.

Issued

Dec 10, 2021

Abate by

Jan 11, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):   (a) Big mill area; Guarding was not provided for rotating parts of the screw, screw shaft, and/or the shear point between the rotating screw and fixed position knifes of shear mixers on lines including, but not limited to, 100 and 200.

Issued

Dec 10, 2021

Abate by

Mar 14, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Throughout the big mill area; A record/certification of completion was not maintained to document that energy control (lockout/tagout) procedures were evaluated for equipment including, but not limited to:   Banburys, mills, shear mixers, and conveyors.

Issued

Dec 10, 2021

Abate by

Feb 22, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:  (a) Big mill area; Product identification and hazard information was not marked or labeled on secondary containers of products including, but not limited to, Jiffy spray cleaner and Corsol 150.