OSHA Inspection: UW PROVISION COMPANY INC.

Issued

Jun 2, 2023

Abate by

Sep 29, 2023

Penalty

Initial $14,063 · Current $11,953 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(1):The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  On or about February 16, 2023, the employer did not established a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine where there is unexpected energizing, startup and or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury.

Issued

Jun 2, 2023

Abate by

Sep 29, 2023

Penalty

Initial $14,063 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4): Procedures were not developed, documented, and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:  On or about February 16, 2023, procedures were not developed, documented, and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in servicing of the Rollstock packaging machine.

Issued

Jun 2, 2023

Abate by

Sep 29, 2023

Penalty

Initial $14,063 · Current $11,953 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(5)(i):Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware were not provided by the employer for isolating, securing, or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources:  On or about February 16, 2023, locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware were not provided by the employer for isolating, securing, or blocking of machine from causing injury to the employee, when preforming servicing and maintenance including unjamming plastic packaging material on the Rollstock packaging machine.

Issued

Jun 2, 2023

Abate by

Sep 29, 2023

Penalty

Initial $14,063 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(i):The employer did not 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:  On or about February 16, 2023, the employer did not train to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that they possess the knowledge and skills required for the safe operation and the servicing  maintenance of the Rollstock packaging Machine.

Issued

Jun 2, 2023

Abate by

Sep 29, 2023

Penalty

Initial $14,063 · Current $11,953 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle.   On our about February 16, 2023, point of operation was not guarded to prevent the operator from having any part of their body in the danger zone during the operation.

Issued

Jun 2, 2023

Abate by

Sep 29, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(2):Guard(s) on machine(s) were not affixed to the machine or secured elsewhere when attachment to the machine was not possible:  On our about February 16, 2023, the outer guards were not secured in any form and can be removed by simply lifting the off of the Rollstock packaging machine .