OSHA Inspection: NIAGARA FIBERBOARD INC.

Issued

Feb 10, 2022

Abate by

Mar 7, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $1,443 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.106(d)(2)(i): Approved container(s) or portable tank(s) were not used for the storage of flammable or combustible liquids:  a) On or about 10/06/2021 in the production area; where gasoline for portable gas powered equipment was stored in plastic containers which were not equipped with self-closing nozzles.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 10, 2022

Abate by

Mar 7, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,144 · Current $2,272 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.146(c)(1):The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:  a) On or about 10/06/2021, in the paste house; where the paste tanks were permit required confined spaces which contain agitators, steam lines and limited access and egress.  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 10, 2022

Abate by

Mar 7, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1910.146(c)(2):The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces:  a) On or about 10/06/2021, in the paste house; where the paste tanks were not marked or identified as Permit-Required Confined Spaces.   ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 10, 2022

Abate by

Mar 7, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,801 · Current $3,152 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(i):Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:  a) On or about 10/06/2021 at Niagara Fiberboard; where employees perform servicing and/or maintenance on machines and equipment such as, but limited to: mechanical power presses, metal shears and the paste tanks, the employer did not have specific energy control procedures.  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 10, 2022

Abate by

Mar 7, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(6)(i):The employer did not conduct an annual or more frequent inspection of the energy control procedure to ensure that the procedure and requirements of this standard were followed:  a) On or about 10/06/2021 throughout establishment; where employees perform servicing and maintenance on machines and equipment, the employer did not review the energy control program and procedures, at least annually. Deficiencies which could have been identified included: lack of specific procedures for machines and equipment with multiple energy sources, lack of periodic evaluation of employees performing servicing and /or maintenance covered under the standard and lack of individual locks for employees performing servicing and/or maintenance.  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 10, 2022

Abate by

Mar 7, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(6)(i)(C): Where lockout was used for energy control, the periodic inspection did not include a review, between the inspector and each authorized employee, of that employee's responsibilities under the energy control procedure being inspected:  a) On or about 10/06/2021 throughout establishment; where employees perform covered operations such as, but not limited to: changing the blade on the shear and changing dies on the mechanical power presses, the employer did not perform periodic inspections of each employee performing lockout operations.  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 10, 2022

Abate by

Mar 7, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(f)(3)(i): A procedure was not utilized to afford the employees a level of protection equivalent to that provided by the implementation of a personal lockout or tagout device when servicing and/or maintenance was performed by a crew, craft, department or other group:  a) On or about 10/06/2021 in the production area; where employees performing servicing and/or maintenance operations such as, but not limited to changing the blade on the shears, the "authorized employee" (the machine operator) was performing the servicing/maintenance, however, the machine was locked out by another employee.  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 10, 2022

Abate by

Mar 7, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $1,443 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:  a) On or about 10/06/2021 throughout establishment; where all employees were allowed/permitted to use portable fire extinguishers to fight incipient stage fires.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,801 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.217(c)(2)(i)(a): Point of operation guard(s) on mechanical power press(es) did not prevent entry of hands or fingers into the point of operation by reaching through, over, under or around the guard(s)  a) On or about 10/06/2021 at Niagara Fiberboard Inc. in the Press area; where employees were operating a Niagara M45 mechanical power press (serial # 43556) and one or more of the sides of the point of operation were unguarded permitting access to the point of operation.  NO ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 10, 2022

Abate by

Mar 7, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,801 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.217(e)(1)(i)(A): Periodic and regular inspections of each power press were not conducted to ensure that all of its parts, auxiliary equipment, and safeguards, including clutch/brake mechanism, antirepeat feature, and single-stroke mechanism, are in safe operating condition and adjustment:  a) On or about 10/06/2021 at Niagara Fiberboard Inc.; where the employer has two mechanical power presses (Niagara M45 power press, serial no. 43556; Niagara A 3 1/2 serial no. 33333) used regularly in production. The employer did not perform regular and periodic inspections as required.  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 10, 2022

Abate by

Mar 7, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,801 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.217(e)(3): Maintenance personnel were not provided training by the employer to ensure the original and continuing competence of caring for, inspecting and maintaining power presses.  a) On or about 10/06/2021 at Niagara Fiberboard Inc.; the maintenance mechanic responsible for inspecting and maintaining the two mechanical power presses (Niagara M45 power press, serial no. 43556; Niagara A 3 1/2, serial no. 33333) used in production had not received specialized training regarding caring for, inspecting and maintaining power presses.  ABATEMENTDOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 10, 2022

Abate by

Mar 7, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,144 · Current $2,272 Reduced

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):  a) On or about 10/06/2021 in the production area; where unguarded belts and pulleys at the paste return pumps and the metal shear table created pinch point/amputation hazards.  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 10, 2022

Abate by

Mar 7, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.219(e)(1)(i): Horizontal belts which had both runs 42 inches or less from the floor level were not fully enclosed by guards conforming to requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):  a) On or about 10/06/2021 in the production area; where unguarded belts and pulleys at the paste return pumps and the metal shear table created pinch point/amputation hazards.  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 10, 2022

Abate by

Mar 7, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,315 · Current $1,855 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.304(g)(6)(vi): Exposed noncurrent-carrying metal parts of cord- and plug-connected equipment that could have become energized were not grounded:  a) On or about 10/06/2021, on the laminator operator's platform; where a portable fan, used for comfort ventilation, was not grounded.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 10, 2022

Abate by

Mar 7, 2022

Penalty

Initial $829 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.29(b)(3):29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3):  The employer did not enter each recordable injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness had occurred:  a) On or about 10/06/2021 at Niagara Fiberboard Inc.; where a work-related lost time injury which occured August 6, 2021, was not recorded on the 2021 OSHA 300 log as of 10/06/2021.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 10, 2022

Abate by

Mar 7, 2022

Penalty

Initial $829 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.32(b)(3): A company executive did not certify that he or she had examined the OSHA 300 Log and that he or she reasonably believed, based on his or her knowledge of the process by which the information was recorded, that the annual summary was correct and complete.  a) On or about 10/06/2021 at Niagara Fiberboard Inc.; where the OSHA  300A (annual summary of injuries and illnesses) for the years 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 were signed by the company's office manager, not a company executive.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 10, 2022

Abate by

Mar 7, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(iv): The employer did not certify that employee training (related to control of hazardous energy/lockout) had been accomplished and kept up to date:  a) On or about 10/06/2021 in the production area; where the employer did not maintain certification records of employee training for control of hazardous energy (lockout).   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 10, 2022

Abate by

Mar 7, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each powered industrial vehicle operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):  a) On or about 10/06/2021 throughout production area; where employees operate powered industrial vehicles daily to move parts and materials through the production area.  ABAREMENT CERTIFICATION AREA

Issued

Feb 10, 2022

Abate by

Mar 7, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.217(e)(1)(i)(C):Records were not maintained for each inspection, maintenance and/ or repair task performed which included the date of inspection, maintenance or repair work, signature of the person who performed the inspection, maintenance or repair work and the serial number or other identifier of the power press inspected, maintained or repaired.   a) On or about 10/06/2021 at Niagara Fiberboard Inc.; where the employer operates two mechanical power presses (Niagara M45 power press, serial no. 43556; Niagara A 3 1/2, serial no. 33333).  The employer did not keep records of maintenance and inspection activity on mechanical power presses.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 10, 2022

Abate by

Mar 7, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.217(g)(1): The employer did not, within 30 days of the occurrence, report to either the Director of the Directorate of Safety Standards Programs, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C. 20210, or the State agency administering a plan approved by the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, all point of operation injuries to operators or other employees:   a) On or about 10/06/2021 at Niagara Fiberboard, Inc;  where an injury, related to the point of operation, on a Niagara M45 mechanical power press (serial no. 43556). The employer did not report the injury to the Directorate of Safety Standards.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED