CHILLICOTHE, OH —
OSHA Inspection: PIXELLE SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of PIXELLE SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS LLC in 232 EAST 8TH ST, CHILLICOTHE, OH 45601 (NAICS 322121). OSHA activity number 346190242.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- PIXELLE SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS LLC
- Site address
- 232 EAST 8TH ST
- City
- CHILLICOTHE
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 45601
- Mailing
- 232 EAST 8TH ST, CHILLICOTHE, OH 45601
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 322121
- Employees
- 850
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C07 III B
- Issued
- Dec 7, 2022
- Abate by
- Dec 29, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $14,502 · Current $8,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
1910.147(c)(7)(iii)(B) Additional retraining shall also be conducted whenever a periodic inspection under paragraph (c)(6) of this section reveals, or whenever the employer has reason to believe that there are deviations from or inadequacies in the employee's knowledge or use of the energy control procedures. 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i):Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section. a) On or before 8/28/2022 the employer did not ensure that the lockout procedures include means of securing energy sources such as but not limited to the paper rollers on the 12 PM Winder Wartsila (model # KL1000R), while conducting positioning operations such as but not limited to; the straightening of paper cores and feeding of the tails, exposing employees to a caught in hazard.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $8500
- — C (S) $14502
- — Z (S) $14502
1910.147 C07 I
- Issued
- Dec 7, 2022
- Abate by
- Dec 29, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $14,502 · Current $8,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees. The training shall include the following: 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A):Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control. a) On or before 8/28/22, the employer did not provide each operator of the 12 PM Winders training as authorized employees, in that employees conducting adjusting/positioning task such as straightening of cores. Employees did not receive the training necessary to recognize the hazardous energy sources and how and when to secure the electric energy sources for machinery such as but not limited to the 12 PM Winder Wartsila (model #KL1000R) in the facility.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $8500
- — C (S) $14502
- — Z (S) $14502
1910.147 D
- Issued
- Dec 7, 2022
- Abate by
- Jan 11, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $14,502 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d):Application of control. The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence: (1) Preparation for shutdown. Before an authorized or affected employee turns off a machine or equipment, the authorized employee shall have knowledge of the type and magnitude of the energy, the hazards of the energy to be controlled, and the method or means to control the energy. (2) Machine or equipment shutdown. The machine or equipment shall be turned off or shut down using the procedures established for the machine or equipment. An orderly shutdown must be utilized to avoid any additional or increased hazard(s) to employees as a result of the equipment stoppage. (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). (4) Lockout or tagout device application. (4)(i) Lockout or tagout devices shall be affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees. (d)(5) Stored energy. (d)(5)(i) Following the application of lockout or tagout devices to energy isolating devices, all potentially hazardous stored or residual energy shall be relieved, disconnected, restrained, and otherwise rendered safe. (d)(6) Verification of isolation. Prior to starting work on machines or equipment that have been locked out or tagged out, the authorized employee shall verify that isolation and deenergization of the machine or equipment have been accomplished. a) On or about 8/28/2022, the employer did not ensure that employees/operators performing servicing such as adjustment/positioning task such as straightening of a core on the 12 Winder Wartsila KL1000R model performed elements (d1-d6) of the requirements to ensure that all energy sources were secure, in that employees were exposed to an ingoing nip point (caught-in hazard) while standing on the energized rear bed roller.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $14502
- — Z (S) $14502
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 346190242.
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