OSHA Inspection: SHORELINE PLASTICS, LLC

Issued

Oct 17, 2023

Abate by

Dec 5, 2023

Penalty

Initial $7,813 · Current $5,333 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:   a. At 7167 Old Kings N Road, Jacksonville, FL, on or about July 24, 2023 the employer exposed employees to potential hazardous energies in that employees were required to work on equipment to include but not limited to the American Maplan's Vacuum Chamber which had multiple energy sources such as electric and thermal, without those employees having been provided with written machine specific lock out procedure(s) to utilize to ensure that those energy sources were controlled while the employees were performing maintenance or servicing on the machine.

Issued

Oct 17, 2023

Abate by

Dec 5, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(ii): Procedures did not 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, 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(A), (c)(4)(ii)(B), (c)(4)(ii)(C) and (c)(4)(ii)(D):  a.  At 7167 Old Kings N Road, Jacksonville, FL, on or about July 24, 2023: the employer exposed employees to electric shock and thermal burns hazards, in that the employer's Lockout/Tagout Procedures for production line #4 did not specifically outline the rules and steps for the control the hazardous energy for equipment with more than one source of hazardous energy, such as the Krauss Maffei's Extruder, which had also thermal energy.  b. At 7167 Old Kings N Road, Jacksonville, FL, on or about July 24, 2023: the employer exposed employees to electric shock and thermal burns hazards, in that the employer's Lockout/Tagout Procedures for production line #4 did not specifically outline the scope, purpose, rules and steps for the control of hazardous energy for equipment with more than one source of hazardous energy, such as the American Maplan's Vacuum Chamber, among other machinery.

Issued

Oct 17, 2023

Abate by

Dec 5, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct an annual or more frequent inspection of the energy control procedure to ensure that the procedure and requirements of this standard were followed:  a.  At 7167 Old Kings N Road, Jacksonville, FL, on or about July 24, 2023: the employer exposed employees to electric shock and thermal burns hazards, in that periodic inspections of the energy control procedures were not being conducted as required.

Issued

Oct 17, 2023

Abate by

Nov 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $7,813 · Current $5,333 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:  a.  At the Southwest wall of the Production building (Bld #2) located at7167 Old Kings N Road, Jacksonville, FL, on or about July 24, 2023: the employer exposed employees to electrical hazards in that the Square D Company 480-V electrical switchboard had circuit breakers in the ON position that were not marked to indicate their purpose.

Issued

Oct 17, 2023

Penalty

Initial $7,813 · Current $5,333 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:    a.  At the Southwest wall of the Production building (Bld #2) located at7167 Old Kings N Road, Jacksonville, FL, on or about July 24, 2023: the employer exposed employees to electrical hazards in that the Square D Company 480-V electrical switchboard had a circuit breakers in the ON position that was missing a cover.

Issued

Oct 17, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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):  a. At 7167 Old Kings N Road, Jacksonville, FL, on or about July 24, 2023: the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards, in that, forklift operators had not been trained and evaluated on the performance to ensure that they had the necessary knowledge and skills for the safe operation of the vehicle.

Issued

Oct 17, 2023

Abate by

Nov 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(b)(7)(iv): There were damaged parts that adversely affected safe operation or mechanical strength of the equipment, such as parts that were broken, bent, cut, or deteriorated by corrosion, chemical action, or overheating:  a.  At 7167 Old Kings N Road, Jacksonville, FL, on or about July 24, 2023: the employer exposed employees to electrical shock hazards and arc-flash hazards, in that the main power disconnect switch of the electric panel that fed the blue hammer mill was broken and the door of the panel could not effectively closed.  b.  At 7167 Old Kings N Road, Jacksonville, FL, on or about July 24, 2023: the employer exposed employees to electrical shock hazards, in that the main power disconnect switch for the electric panel of the vacuum tank in production line #4 was broken.

Issued

Oct 17, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:  a.  At the Southwest wall of the Production building located at7167 Old Kings N Road, Jacksonville, FL, on or about July 24, 2023: the working space required in front of the Square D Company 480-V electrical switchboard was being used for storage, obstructing the access for equipment emergency shutdown, examination, adjustment, servicing or maintenance.