OSHA Inspection: PACKIQ, LLC

Issued

2023-10-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-01-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10046.00 · Current $6100.00 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 May 11, 2023, employees performing maintenance activities such as but not limited to removing boards from Line #1 Tipper were not protected from the release of hazardous energy.   Employees performing servicing and maintenance activities did not use lockout or tagout devices to isolate energy sources, inspections on lockout methods were not performed, nor was training provided to employees on the energy control measures.

Issued

2023-10-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10046.00 · Current $9600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  On or about May 10, 2023, an employee who was previously involved in an accident was operating a forklift without being retrained.

Issued

2023-10-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8036.00 · Current $4000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(3): Employees exposed to the hazards created by welding, cutting, or brazing operations were not protected by personal protective equipment in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.132:  On or about May 10, 2023, maintenance employees utilizing portable Bernzomatic hand torches were not provided personal protective equipment to cover arms, and upper body when performing welding tasks.

Issued

2023-10-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8036.00 · Current $5296.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that all places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition.  On or about May 10, 2023, in the maintenance shop, the employer did not ensure that employees are protected from slip and fall hazards from debris in the walking/working surface in the work place.

Issued

2023-10-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8036.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries:  On or about May 10, 2023, in the maintenance shop, on the back side east wall, fire extinguishers were stored on the floor.

Issued

2023-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6026.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.304(g)(5): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent, continuous, and effective.   On or about May 11, 2023, employees working at the Line #1 Tipper machine, used a flexible cord with a missing ground pin to provide power to equipment including but not limited to leaf blowers used during cleanup operations.