OSHA Inspection: MILLER PRINTING AND PUBLISHING, INC.

Issued

Dec 21, 2021

Abate by

Jan 19, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,461 · Current $5,400 Reduced

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.) Miller Printing and Publishing, Inc. dba Area Shopper Miller Printing - On or about 10/20/21, and at times prior thereto, the cutting knives  in the folder area on the Web Leader press (serial #61=138) were not guarded to prevent employees from being able to reach into the moving parts.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED: Abatement certification is required within 10 days after the abatement date noted on the citation.  This certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date abatement was completed, method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. IN ADDITION, abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic, or video evidence or abatement or other written records.

Issued

Dec 21, 2021

Abate by

Jan 19, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.) Miller Printing and Publishing, Inc. dba Area Shopper Miller Printing - On or about 10/20/21, and at times prior thereto, the rotating barrel in the folder area on the Web Leader press (serial #61=138) was not guarded to prevent employees from being able to reach into the moving parts.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED: Abatement certification is required within 10 days after the abatement date noted on the citation.  This certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date abatement was completed, method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. IN ADDITION, abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic, or video evidence or abatement or other written records.

Issued

Dec 21, 2021

Abate by

Jan 19, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(3)(iii): Special hand tools for placing and removing material(s) was not provided to permit easy handling of material without the operator placing a hand in the danger zone:    a.) Miller Printing and Publishing, Inc. dba Area Shopper Miller Printing - On or about 10/20/21, and at times prior thereto, employees were required to periodically access the Folder area on the Web Leader Press (serial # 61=136) for minor work activities that included but were not limited to, re-attaching the newsprint to the roller.  Special hand tools for keeping the employee's hands out of the moving parts in the Folder area had not been provided.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED: Abatement certification is required within 10 days after the abatement date noted on the citation.  This certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date abatement was completed, method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. IN ADDITION, abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic, or video evidence or abatement or other written records.

Issued

Dec 21, 2021

Abate by

Jan 19, 2022

Penalty

Initial $663 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.29(b)(3): The employer did not enter each recordable injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log and 301 Incident Report within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness had occurred:   a.)  Miller Printing and Publishing Inc. dba Area Shopper Miller Printing - On or about 10/27/21, an employee sustained a recordable injury while working at the Web Leader press (serial #61=138).  The injury was not recorded on the 300 log, nor was a 301 completed, within 7 calendar days of the injury.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED: Abatement certification is required within 10 days after the abatement date noted on the citation (see below).  This certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date abatement was completed, method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Dec 21, 2021

Abate by

Jan 19, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,316 · Current $400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.39(a)(2):The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye.  a.)  Miller Printing and Publishing dba Area Shopper Miller Print - On or about 10/20/21 and at times prior thereto, the company did not report a work related amputation within 24 hours of it occurring.  The amputation occurred on 10/20/21 at 3:30 pm.  The amputation was not reported to OSHA until 10/25/21 at 9:00 am  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED: Abatement certification is required within 10 days after the abatement date noted on the citation (see below).  This certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date abatement was completed, method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.