OSHA Inspection: SUOMINEN US HOLDINGS, INC.

Issued

Apr 14, 2022

Abate by

Jun 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $10,360 · Current $7,252 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(c)(1):The employer shall evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces are permit-required confined spaces.   On or about January 10, 2022, the employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces are permit-required confined space, exposing employees to the hazards associated with permit-required confined space hazards, such as but not limited to electrical, hazardous atmosphere (natural gas), engulfment, kinetic, mechanical, pneumatic, and thermal, in the following instances:  a) In Plant 1, located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, below the Line 2 Cards was not posted as a permit-required confined space. b) In Plant 1, located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, the Line 2 Binder Mixing Tanks were not posted as a permit-required confined space. c) In Plant 1, located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, the Line 2 Sand Filter #5 was not posted as a permit-required confined space. d) In Plant 1, located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, the Line 2 Temafa Openers were not posted as a permit-required confined space. e) In Plant 2, located at 1330 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, below the Line 3 Cards was not posted as a permit-required confined space. f) In Plant 2, located at 1330 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, the Line 3 APF #1 was not posted as a permit-required confined space. g) In Plant 2, located at 1330 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, the Line 3 Cull/Waste Baler (Model R8N-30 SN 0110-065) was not posted as a permit-required confined space. h) In Plant 2, located at 1330 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, the Line 3 Recycle Baler was not posted as a permit-required confined space. g) In Plant 2, located at 1330 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, the Line 3 Temafa Openers were  not posted as a permit-required confined space.

Issued

Apr 14, 2022

Abate by

Jun 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(c)(2): If the workplace contains permit spaces, the employer shall 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. NOTE: A sign reading DANGER -- PERMIT-REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE, DO NOT ENTER or using other similar language would satisfy the requirement for a sign.   On or about January 10, 2022, the employer did not ensure that exposed employees were informed by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of the danger posed by permit-required confined spaces, exposing employees to the hazards associated with permit-required confined spaces, such as but not limited to electrical, engulfment, hazardous atmosphere (natural gas), kinetic, mechanical, pneumatic, and thermal, in the following instances:.  a) In Plant 1, located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, below the Line 2 Cards was not posted as a permit-required confined space. b) In Plant 1, located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, the Line 2 Mixing Tanks were not posted as a permit-required confined space. c) In Plant 1, located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, the Line 2 Sand Filter #5 was not posted as a permit-required confined space. d) In Plant 1, located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, the Line 2 Temafa Openers were not posted as a permit-required confined space. e) In Plant 2, located at 1330 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, below the Line 3 Cards was not posted as a permit-required confined space. f) In Plant 2, located at 1330 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, the Line 3 APF #1 was not posted as a permit-required confined space. g) In Plant 2, located at 1330 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, the Line 3 Cull/Waste Baler (Model R8N-30 SN 0110-065) was not posted as a permit-required confined space. h) In Plant 2, located at 1330 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, the Line 3 Recycle Baler was not posted as a permit-required confined space. g) In Plant 2, located at 1330 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, the Line 3 Temafa Openers were  not posted as a permit-required confined space.

Issued

Apr 14, 2022

Abate by

Jun 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $10,360 · Current $7,252 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(c)(4): If the employer decides that its employees will enter permit spaces, the employer shall develop and implement a written permit space program that complies with 29 CFR 1910.146. The written program shall be available for inspection by employees and their authorized representatives.  The employer did not develop and implement a written permit space program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146, exposing employees to the hazards associated with permit-required confined spaces, such as but not limited to electrical, hazardous atmosphere (natural gas), kinetic, mechanical, pneumatic, and thermal, in the following instances:  a) On or about October 15, 2021, in Plant 1, located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work removing panels. b) On or about October 18, 2021, in Plant 1, located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, an employee was required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work installing panels. c) On or about November 5, 2021, in Plant 1, located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, an employees was required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work removing panels. d) On or about November 8, 2021, in Plant 1, located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, an employees was required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work installing panels. e) On or about December 31, 2021, in Plant 2, located at 1330 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, an employee was required to enter below the Line 3 Cards, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work stoning the cards. f) On or about April 8, 2022, in Plant 2, located at 1330 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, an employee was required to enter the Line 3 APF #1, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work repairing filters.  All provisions of 29 CFR 1910.146(d) shall be contained in a written permit-required confined space program. Key elements include, but are not limited to the following: a. Procedures to identify and evaluate the hazards of permit spaces. b. Procedures necessary for safe permit space entry operations (acceptable conditions for entry, providing entrants  with the opportunity to  test permit spaces, ventilating the permit space as necessary to eliminate or control atmospheric hazards and verifying that conditions are acceptable for entry throughout the duration of entry). c. Procedures for providing testing and monitoring equipment, ventilating equipment, and rescue and emergency equipment. d. Procedures for evaluating permit space conditions when entry operations are conducted (testing and monitoring). e. Procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services, for rescuing entrants from permit spaces, for providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees, and for preventing unauthorized personnel from attempting a rescue.

Issued

Apr 14, 2022

Abate by

Jun 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(8)(i): When an employer (host employer) arranges to have employees of another employer (contractor) perform work that involves permit space entry, the host employer shall inform the contractor that the workplace contains permit spaces and that permit space entry is allowed only through compliance with a permit space program meeting the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.146.  In Plant 1 located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, the employer did not ensure that a contractor performing work at the workplace was informed that permit space entry is allowed only through compliance with a permit space program meeting the requirements of 1910.146, exposing employees to the hazards associated with permit-required confined spaces, such as but not limited to electrical, hazardous atmosphere (natural gas), kinetic, mechanical, pneumatic, and thermal, in the following instances:   a) On or about October 15, 2021, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work removing panels.  b) On or about October 18, 2021, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work installing panels.  c) On or about November 5, 2021, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work removing panels.  d) On or about November 8, 2021, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work installing panels.

Issued

Apr 14, 2022

Abate by

Jun 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(2): Under the permit space program required by paragraph (c)(4) of 29 CFR 1910.146, the employer shall identify and evaluate the hazards of permit spaces before employees enter them.   In Plant 2 located at 1330 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, the employer did not ensure that hazards of permit spaces were identified and evaluated before employees entered them, exposing employees to the hazards associated with permit-required confined spaces, such as but not limited to electrical, hazardous atmosphere (natural gas), kinetic, mechanical, pneumatic, and thermal, in the following instances:   a) On or about December 31, 2021, an employee was required to enter below the Line 3 Cards, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work stoning the cards. b) On or about April 8, 2022, an employee was required to enter the Line 3 APF #1, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work repairing filters.

Issued

Apr 14, 2022

Abate by

Jun 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(d)(4)(i): Under the permit space program required by paragraph (c)(4) of 29 CFR 1910.146, the employer shall provide the following equipment (specified in paragraphs (d)(4)(i) through (d)(4)(ix) of 29 CFR 1910.146) at no cost to employees, maintain that equipment properly, and ensure that employees use that equipment properly, including testing and monitoring equipment needed to comply with paragraph (d)(5) of 29 CFR 1910.146.  The employer did not ensure that testing and monitoring equipment needed to comply with paragraph (d)(5) of 29 CFR 1910.146 was provided and used, exposing employees to the hazards associated with permit-required confined spaces, such as but not limited to hazardous atmosphere (natural gas) in the following instances:  a) On or about October 15, 2021, in Plant 1, located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work removing panels. b) On or about October 18, 2021, in Plant 1, located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, an employee was required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work installing panels. c) On or about November 5, 2021, in Plant 1, located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, an employees was required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work removing panels. d) On or about November 8, 2021, in Plant 1, located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, an employees was required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work installing panels.

Issued

Apr 14, 2022

Abate by

Jun 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1): Before entry is authorized, the employer shall document the completion of measures required by paragraph (d)(3) of 29 CFR 1910.146 by preparing an entry permit.   The employer did not ensure that before entry was authorized, an entry permit documenting completion of measures required by paragraph (d)(3) of 29 CFR 1910.146 was prepared and completed, exposing employees to the hazards associated with permit-required confined spaces, such as but not limited to electrical, hazardous atmosphere (natural gas), kinetic, mechanical, pneumatic, and thermal, in the following instances:   a) On or about October 15, 2021, in Plant 1, located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work removing panels. b) On or about October 18, 2021, in Plant 1, located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, an employee was required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work installing panels. c) On or about November 5, 2021, in Plant 1, located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, an employees was required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work removing panels. d) On or about November 8, 2021, in Plant 1, located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, an employees was required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work installing panels. e) On or about December 31, 2021, in Plant 2, located at 1330 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, an employee was required to enter below the Line 3 Cards, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work stoning the cards. f) On or about April 8, 2022, in Plant 2, located at 1330 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, an employee was required to enter the Line 3 APF #1, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work repairing filters.

Issued

Apr 14, 2022

Abate by

Jun 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $10,360 · Current $7,252 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(k)(1)(i): An employer who designates rescue and emergency services, pursuant to paragraph (d)(9) of 29 CFR 1910.146, shall evaluate a prospective rescuer's ability to respond to a rescue summons in a timely manner, considering the hazard(s) identified;  Note to paragraph (k)(l)(i): What will be considered timely will vary according to the specific hazards involved in each entry.   The employer did not evaluate a prospective rescuer's ability to respond to rescue summons in a timely manner, considering the hazards identified, exposing employees to the hazards associated with permit-required confined spaces in the following instances:  a) On or about October 15, 2021, in Plant 1, located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work removing panels. b) On or about October 18, 2021, in Plant 1, located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, an employee was required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work installing panels. c) On or about November 5, 2021, in Plant 1, located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, an employees was required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work removing panels. d) On or about November 8, 2021, in Plant 1, located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, an employees was required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work installing panels. e) On or about December 31, 2021, in Plant 2, located at 1330 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, an employee was required to enter below the Line 3 Cards, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work stoning the cards. f) On or about April 8, 2022, in Plant 2, located at 1330 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, an employee was required to enter the Line 3 APF #1, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work repairing filters.

Issued

Apr 14, 2022

Abate by

Jun 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(k)(1)(ii): An employer who designates rescue and emergency services, pursuant to paragraph (d)(9) of 29 CFR 1910.146, shall evaluate a prospective rescue service's ability, in terms of proficiency with rescue-related tasks and equipment, to function appropriately while rescuing entrants from the particular permit space or types of permit spaces identified.  The employer did not evaluate the prospective rescuer's ability, in terms of proficiency with rescue-related tasks and equipment, to function appropriately while rescuing entrants from the particular space or types of spaces identified, exposing employees to the hazards associated with permit-required confined spaces, such as but not limited to electrical, hazardous atmosphere (natural gas), kinetic, mechanical, pneumatic, and thermal, in the following instances:  a) On or about October 15, 2021, in Plant 1, located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work removing panels. b) On or about October 18, 2021, in Plant 1, located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, an employee was required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work installing panels. c) On or about November 5, 2021, in Plant 1, located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, an employees was required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work removing panels. d) On or about November 8, 2021, in Plant 1, located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, an employees was required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work installing panels. e) On or about December 31, 2021, in Plant 2, located at 1330 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, an employee was required to enter below the Line 3 Cards, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work stoning the cards. f) On or about April 8, 2022, in Plant 2, located at 1330 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, an employee was required to enter the Line 3 APF #1, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work repairing filters.

Issued

Apr 14, 2022

Abate by

Jun 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(g)(3): The training shall establish employee proficiency in the duties required by 29 CFR 1910.146 and shall introduce new or revised procedures, as necessary, for compliance with 29 CFR 1910.146.   The employer did not ensure that permit-required confined space training provided to employees established proficiency in the duties required by 29 CFR 1910.146, exposing employees to the hazards associated with permit-required confined spaces, such as but not limited to electrical, hazardous atmosphere (natural gas), kinetic, mechanical, pneumatic, and thermal, in the following instances:  a) On or about October 15, 2021, in Plant 1, located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, employees were required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work removing panels. b) On or about October 18, 2021, in Plant 1, located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, an employee was required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work installing panels. c) On or about November 5, 2021, in Plant 1, located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, an employees was required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work removing panels. d) On or about November 8, 2021, in Plant 1, located at 1250 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, an employees was required to enter the Line 2 TAD, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work installing panels. e) On or about December 31, 2021, in Plant 2, located at 1330 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, an employee was required to enter below the Line 3 Cards, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work stoning the cards. f) On or about April 8, 2022, in Plant 2, located at 1330 Glory Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, an employee was required to enter the Line 3 APF #1, a permit-required confined space, to perform maintenance or service work repairing filters.