OSHA Inspection: ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER CORPORATION

Issued

Jul 19, 2022

Abate by

Aug 12, 2022

Penalty

Initial $11,396 · Current $11,396

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.28(b)(3)(v)(A):  The employer did not ensure that each employee was protected from falling through a hatchway by a hinged floor-hole cover that meets the criteria in � 1910.29 and a fixed guardrail system that leaves only one exposed side.   a) On or about 1/30/2022, Employees opened a hatch cover on silo #7. The hatch was at the walking elevation and the employer did not ensure there were railings or grating to prevent employees from falling through the opening. Employees were exposed to falls of approximately 12 feet to the product below.   Abatement documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Jul 19, 2022

Abate by

Aug 12, 2022

Penalty

Initial $11,396 · Current $11,396

General-duty citation text

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:  NOTE: A sign reading DANGER-PERMIT-REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE, DO NOT ENTER or using other similar language would satisfy the requirement for a sign.   a) On or about 1/24/2022, Employees were required to enter into the Batch House #2 Check Scale. This space was a permit required confined space and the employer had not informed employees as such by the posting of a danger sign or other equally effective means.         Abatement documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Jul 19, 2022

Abate by

Aug 12, 2022

Penalty

Initial $14,502 · Current $14,502

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146:   a) On or about 1/24/22; The employer required employees to enter Batch House #2 Check Scale to perform maintenance activities such as cleaning the scale. This space was a permit required confined space and employees entered the space without the employer implementing a Permit Required Confined Space Program. Measures required to be implemented, as specified in paragraph (d) of the standard, include but are not limited to, identifying, and evaluating the hazards of the permit space prior to entry, isolating the permit space, evaluating atmospheric hazards, providing equipment needed for safe access and egress, entry and rescue.  Abatement documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Jul 19, 2022

Abate by

Aug 12, 2022

Penalty

Initial $14,502 · Current $14,502

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(g)(1): The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit required confined spaces) acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146:  a) On or before 1/30/2022, Employees were working around and entering permit required confined spaces in the facility. The employer had not provided employees with training on the hazards associated with permit required confined spaces and the requirement not to enter permit required confined spaces without proper procedures and authorization.   Abatement documentation is required for this item.