OSHA Inspection: BLANK INDUSTRIES, LLC

Issued

2022-04-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-05-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6381.00 · Current $3190.00 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:  Location - 17 Brent Drive, Hudson, MA 01749 - Production area.  On or about 1/30/2022, an employee did not utilize lockout/tagout procedures when there was a jam on the bagging machine.

Issued

2022-04-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-05-25 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:   Location - 17 Brent Drive, Hudson, MA 01749 - Production area.  On or about 1/30/2022, an employee had not been adequately instructed and trained in Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures for the Hamer 2090 Form, Fill, and Seal Packaging Machine.

Issued

2022-04-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5470.00 · Current $2735.00 Reduced

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):  Location - 17 Brent Drive, Hudson, MA 01749.  On or about 2/8/2022, operators of powered industrial trucks were not certified by the employer that they had been trained and evaluated on the operation of powered industrial trucks.

Issued

2022-04-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-05-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6381.00 · Current $3190.00 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):  Location - 17 Brent Drive, Hudson, MA 01749 - Production area.  On or about 1/30/2022, pulleys used for sealing bags of sand on a bagging machine were not guarded, allowing employees the ability to reach into the are where the pulleys are located.

Issued

2022-04-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2735.00 · Current $1367.00 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.  Location - 17 Brent Drive, Hudson, MA 01749.  On or about 1/30/2022, an employee sustained an amputation and the employer did not report the amputation to OSHA within 24-hours.