OSHA Inspection: SOMERSET PLASTICS COMPANY, INC.

Issued

2022-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3315.00 · Current $2155.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.110(f)(2)(i): Containers in storage shall be located so as to minimize exposure to excessive temperature rise, physical damage, or tampering by unauthorized persons.  MOLDING DEPARTMENT:  The two (2) partially empty propane cylinder tanks were not secured  and/or placed in the outside cage.   	 ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION

Issued

2022-06-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5801.00 · Current $3771.00 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:(a)  WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established and implemented a site specific hazardous energy control lockout/tagout program consisting of machine specific step-by-step written procedures and employee training for the employees during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to)  plastic injection molding machines.

Issued

2022-06-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  WORKSHOP:  The hazardous energy control lockout/tagout procedures were not written step-by-step energy control, no alternative methods, in machine specifics for the employees during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the plastic injection molding machines.

Issued

2022-06-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(i):The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees:  WORKSHOP:  The employees, as "authorized, affected, and other types" were not provided with training and information in the controlling of potentially hazardous and unexpected releases of energy sources (lockout/tagout) during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) plastic injection molding machines.

Issued

2022-06-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5801.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(f)(2)(i):When outside servicing personnel were engaged in activities in a facility, the onsite employer and the outside employer did not inform each other of their respective lockout or tagout procedures:  WORKSHOP:  The employer had not informed the outside servicing employee with the on-site hazardous energy control step-by-step machine specific procedures for controlling of potentially hazardous and unexpected releases of energy sources (lockout/tagout) during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the plastic injection molding machines.

Issued

2022-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4144.00 · Current $2694.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.184(i)(1):Synthetic web sling(s) were not marked or coded to show rated capacities for each type of hitch and type of synthetic web material:  Warehouse:  The following polyester eye and eye with flat eyes/web slings had the following defects:  1.  Polyester double eye and eye with flat eyes located on the Nissan 30 powered industrial truck  (PIT);       a) 4' green/yellow, 1 1/8 " thick, unmarked.       b) 3' brown, unmarked.      c) 3' by 1 1/8 "  thick, label worn out.  2.	Polyester double eye and eye with flat eyes located  on the Cat #2 powered industrial truck (PIT);       a) 1" by 3" polyester, label worn out.  ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.

Issued

2022-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3315.00 · Current $2155.00 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:  TOOL ROOM:  The rotating vertical blade on the Peerless Job Selector vertical bandsaw was partially unguarded.  ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.

Issued

2022-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2486.00 · Current $1616.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.215(a)(1):Abrasive wheel(s) used on grinding machinery were not used with safety guard(s)  TOOL ROOM:  The right side of the unknown identification pedestal abrasive grinder was not equipped with a safety guard.  ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.

Issued

2022-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.215(a)(2):Abrasive wheel(s) used on grinding machinery were not provided with safety guard(s) which covered the spindle end, nut, flange projections:  TOOL ROOM:    1.	 The right end nut of the unknown identification pedestal grinder was unguarded. 2.	The left end nut of the wire brush of the unknown identification pedestal grinder was unguarded.  ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION

Issued

2022-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2486.00 · Current $1616.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.215(a)(4):Grinding machinery was not used with work rest(s) to support offhand grinding work:(a)(LOCATION)(IDENTIFY SPECIFIC OPERATION(S) AND/OR CONDITIONS)(DESCRIBE HAZARD(S) WHERE NECESSARY)  TOOL ROOM: 1.	 The right abrasive wheel of the unknown identification pedestal grinder was not equipped with a work rest.  2.	The right abrasive wheel of the Sunex tool bench grinder was not adjusted to one-eighth of an inch (1/8").    ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.

Issued

2022-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3315.00 · Current $2155.00 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:(  WORKSHOP:  The flexible orange extension cord was plugged into the black flexible cord, tied with two plastic ties, tied to the gray flexible cord with one plastic tie at the #6 Arburg controller for the compressor at the Chen Hsong 7 JM128-MK6 plastic injection molding machine.   ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.

Issued

2022-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(2):The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:  WORKSHOP:  The employer had not verified through a written certification that the workplace hazard assessment for personal protective equipment (PPE) had been performed as complete.  ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.

Issued

2022-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.157(e)(3):Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check:(  WORKSHOP:  The portable fire extinguishers were not inspected on an annual basis.  ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION

Issued

2022-06-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(6):The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):  WORKSHOP:  The employer had not maintained the certificates of training for the  powered industrial truck (PIT) operators.    ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.

Issued

2022-06-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1):Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):   WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established and implemented a written hazard communication program including the Globalized Harmonized System (GHS), where the employee was  required to work with and handle hazardous chemicals, such as (but not limited to) mold release, oils, greases, and dielectric fluids.