OSHA Inspection: PRINCE BUSINESS INVESTMENTS INC

Issued

2022-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $1434.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.22(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that all places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition.  a) On or about July 15, 2021, in the production area, employees were exposed to fall hazards from extension cords positioned in the aisles and walkways.

Issued

2022-01-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9557.00 · Current $6689.00 Reduced

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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:  a) On or about July 15, 2021, at the facility where employees were exposed to amputation hazards when performing servicing and maintenance on equipment such as, but not limited to, extruders and cutters without developing an energy control program.

Issued

2022-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $3823.00 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck:   a) On or about July 15, 2021 at the facility, the employer did not ensure employees operating Toyota forklifts (Model: 8FGCU25) completed forklift training.

Issued

2022-01-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-01-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $3823.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(5): Fan blade guard(s) were not provided where the periphery of the blades was less than seven feet from the floor or working level:  a) On or about July 15, 2021, in the production area, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when using a Dayton floor fan that was not equipped with guarding on both sides of the fan blades.

Issued

2022-01-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-01-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.219(f)(3):Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven (7) feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed:  a) On or about July 15, 2021, in the production area, the chain and sprockets on the Phoenix wrapping machines were not guarded, exposing employees to caught-in hazards.

Issued

2022-01-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-01-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8192.00 · Current $5734.00 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.219(c)(4)(i): Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft:  a) On or about July 15, 2021, in the packing area, rotating shafts on the Hemingstone (cutter machines) were not guarded, exposing employees to caught in hazards.  b) On or about July 15, 2021, in the packing area, a rotating shaft on the Ciro motor was not guarded, exposing employees to caught in hazards.  c) On or about July 15, 2021, in the extruder area,  rotating shafts on the printers were not guarded, exposing employees to caught in hazards.

Issued

2022-01-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-01-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $3823.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:  a) On or about July 21, 2021, in the production area, employees were exposed to electrical hazards when using a metal outlet box spliced to a flexible cable to power a Stronghold fan.

Issued

2022-01-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-01-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR  1910.305(g)(2)(ii): Flexible cords were not used in continuous lengths without splice or tap:  a) On or about July 21, 2021, in the production area, a black flexible cord and a red flexible cord were spliced together to power equipment such as fans.

Issued

2022-01-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-01-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(b)(1)(i): Conductors entering cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not protected from abrasions:  a) On or about July 21, 2021, in the production area, the flexible cord from the Ciro 0.5HP motor was pulled from its fitting and not protected from abrasion.

Issued

2022-01-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-01-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  a) On or about July 15, 2021, in the packing area, a yellow extension cord used to power a fan was pulled from the strain relief exposing insulated conductor wires.    b) On or about July 21, 2021, in the packing area, a black flexible cord used to power a Strongway industrial fan was pulled from the strain relief exposing insulated conductor wires.

Issued

2022-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $3823.00 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.304(f)(1)(iv): Overcurrent devices for circuits rated 600 volts, nominal, or less, were not readily accessible to each employee or authorized building management personnel:  a) On or about July 15, 2021, in the production area, where a breaker panels for the Hemingstone machines was obstructed by storage of excess material.

Issued

2022-01-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $2867.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  a) On or about July 15, 2021, a hazard communication program had not been implemented for employees working with chemicals such as, but limited to, lubricants, degreasers, detergents and polyethylene resins.

Issued

2022-01-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-01-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1366.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.4(a): The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent:  a) During June 2021, a work related injury was not entered on the 2021 OSHA 300 Log where an employee sustained an injury while cleaning printing plates and received medical treatment and days away from work.   b) During May 2021, a work related injury was not entered on the 2021 OSHA 300 Log where an employee sustained an injury when his hands were caught between rollers and they received medical treatment.