OSHA Inspection: PLASTIC EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

Issued

2023-09-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4687.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.38(b): An emergency action plan was not in writing, kept in the workplace, and available to employees for review:   On or about June 23, 2023, the employer failed to develop and implement an emergency action plan for the workplace nor ensure that employees are made aware of the potential hazards that may exist in the workplace and how to safely evacuate as necessary.

Issued

2023-09-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7813.00 · Current $5077.00 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 June 23, 2023, the employer failed to develop and implement a Control of Hazardous Energy Program to protect employees various energy sources, such as but not limited to electrical and pneumatic, as well as from the unexpected release of stored energies.  There is no written program in place, no employee training, no machine specific procedures which expose employees to hazards such as struck by and/or caught in between when performing tasks, such as, but not limited to changing out blades and setting up or refeeding puller feeds on the puller machines and adjusting punches on the punch machines.

Issued

2023-09-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10938.00 · Current $7109.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(1):One or more methods of machine guarding was not 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:  On or about June 23, 2023, the employer failed to provide effective guarding of machinery, to include, but not limited to, the #6 and #15 IntelliCut puller machines.  Employees are exposed to hazards such as but not limited to ingoing nip points of the puller belts on the puller machines.  On or about June 23, 2023, the employer failed to provide effective guarding of machinery, to include, but not limited to, the various punch machines (no name, number or serial number-inter fabricated).   Employees are exposed to hazards, such as but not limited, the point of operation of the punch machines.

Issued

2023-09-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4687.00 · Current $3046.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  On or about June 23, 2023, the employer failed to develop and implement a written Hazard Communication program.  Employees are working with or around various chemicals, to include but not limited to, greasers, lubricants, degreasers and various raw plastic materials for extrusion.

Issued

2023-09-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:   On or about June 23, 2023, the employer failed to train employees in chemical safety and awareness.  Employees are working with or around various chemicals, to include but not limited to, greasers, lubricants, degreasers and various raw plastic materials for extrusion.

Issued

2023-09-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, the identity of the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed, and the date the hazard assessment was done:   On or about June 23, 2023, the employer failed to certify in writing that the workplace was evaluated for workplace hazards that necessitate the use of personal protective equipment in the various locations of the facility. Employees are exposed to various hazards, to include but not limited to, raw chemicals and struck by hazards.