OSHA Inspection: LAKESIDE PLASTICS, INC.

Issued

Sep 15, 2022

Abate by

Oct 14, 2022

Penalty

Initial $9,324 · Current $4,662 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.28(b)(1)(i):(1) Unprotected sides and edges.  (i) Except as provided elsewhere in this section, the employer must ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the following:  On or about June 14, 2022 at location 450 W. 33rd Ave. Oshkosh, WI: employees were not protected from fall hazards of approximately seven to eight feet while working on top of FLOW 1 and FLOW 2.   a)FLOW 1 machine is approximately seven feet from ground to working area on top of the oven. Maintenance employees will access the top of the machines for maintenance and color change on the machine by a ladder.   b)FLOW 2 machine is approximately eight feet from ground to working platform on top of the oven. Maintenance employees will access the top of the machines for maintenance by a ladder.

Issued

Sep 15, 2022

Abate by

Oct 14, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.30(a)(2): The employer must ensure that each employee is trained by a qualified person, in the areas identified in 1910.30(a)(3)(i) - (iv).  On or about June 14, 2022 at location 450 W. 33rd Ave. Oshkosh, WI: employees were not trained on the recognition of fall hazards or the use of fall protection when working on top of FLOW machines with a fall hazard of approximately seven to eight feet.   a)FLOW 1 machine is approximately seven feet from ground to working area on top of the oven. Maintenance employees will access the top of the machines for maintenance and color change on the machine by a ladder.   b)FLOW 2 machine is approximately eight feet from ground to working platform on top of the oven. Maintenance employees will access the top of the machines for maintenance by a ladder.

Issued

Sep 15, 2022

Penalty

Initial $7,458 · Current $3,729 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.  On or about June 14, 2022, at location 450 W. 33rd Ave. Oshkosh, WI: employees were exposed to unguarded moving chains on the FLOW 3 machine at the end of the conveyor line.

Issued

Sep 15, 2022

Abate by

Oct 14, 2022

Penalty

Initial $9,324 · Current $4,662 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(ii):The procedures shall clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, the following: in the areas identified in 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(A) - 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(D)  On or about June 14, 2022 at location 450 W. 33rd Ave. Oshkosh, WI: the employer's machine specific lockout tag out procedures did not clearly and specifically  outline the scope, authorization, rules, and techniques necessary to control hazardous energy for employees who perform servicing and/or maintenance operations, exposing employees to struck by and caught between or under hazards, fire, and explosion hazards in the following instances:   a) The energy control procedures for the FLOW 1 and FLOW 2 did not describe the intended use of the procedures.   b) The energy control procedures for the FLOW 1 and FLOW 2 did not identify all sources of potentially hazardous energy, such as but not limited to hydraulic, pneumatic, and natural gas.   c) The energy control procedures for FLOW 1 and FLOW 2 did not describe the specific procedural steps for the placement, removal and transfer of lockout devices or tagout devices and the responsibility for them.    d) The energy control procedures for FLOW 1 and FLOW 2 did not describe specific requirements for testing the machines to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices, tagout devices, and other energy control measures.

Issued

Sep 15, 2022

Abate by

Oct 14, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(6)(i):The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.  On or about June 14, 2022 at location 450 W. 33rd Ave. Oshkosh, WI; employees working on FLOW 1 and FLOW 2 machines were exposed to potential hazards associated with unexpected machine energizations when a periodic inspection of the employer's energy control procedures had not been completed, to include physical application of the procedures, at least annually to ensure that the procedure and requirements of this standard were being followed.

Issued

Sep 15, 2022

Abate by

Oct 14, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(d)(3): Machine or equipment isolation. All energy isolating devices that are needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment shall be physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s).  At location 450 W. 33rd Ave. Oshkosh, WI: the employer did not ensure that employees performing maintenance tasks and or servicing machines on the FLOW 1 and FLOW 2 machines, had isolated all energy sources, including but not limited to pneumatic, hydraulic, and natural gas energy, exposing employees to hazardous energies. Employees used the main control panel touchscreen and hit the system auto shutdown  that was used in place of an energy isolating device while performing the work.   a) While performing servicing or maintenance work on FLOW 1, an employee did not control the hazardous energies, such as but not limited to electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and natural gas.  b) While performing servicing or maintenance work on FLOW 2, an employee did not control the hazardous energies, such as but not limited to electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and natural gas.