OSHA Inspection: N-STOCK LLC

Issued

Feb 5, 2024

Abate by

Mar 22, 2024

Penalty

Initial $11,292 · Current $8,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(ii): The procedures shall 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, the following:  (B) Specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy;  a)  On or about October 11, 2023, the employer's Lockout Tagout procedure for the 50" press (printer/slotter) was inadequate in that it instructed authorized production employees to lock out the estops when unjamming the press at least once per day.  The procedures for production employees did not specifically address locking out the electrical and pneumatic energy sources that powered the machine to isolate the machine from the power sources.

Issued

Feb 5, 2024

Abate by

Mar 22, 2024

Penalty

Initial $11,292 · Current $8,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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 about October 11, 2023, the employer did not provide adequate training for production employees operating and unjamming the 50" press (printer/slotter) in that the employees were directed to lock out the estop instead of de-energizing the equipment at the main power source.

Issued

Feb 5, 2024

Abate by

Mar 22, 2024

Penalty

Initial $11,292 · Current $8,000 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.  (4)(ii) Lockout devices, where used, shall be affixed in a manner to that will hold the energy isolating devices in a "safe" or "off" position.  (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. (ii) If there is a possibility of reaccumulation of stored energy to a hazardous level, verification of isolation shall be continued until the servicing or maintenance is completed, or until the possibility of such accumulation no longer exists. (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 October 11, 2023, the employer did not ensure that (d)(1) through (d)(6) were being followed by authorized production employees performing unjamming operations on equipment such as the 50" press printer/slotter as a result they were exposed to ingoing nip points on the feeder rolls which presented an amputation hazard when the machine was running.

Issued

Feb 5, 2024

Abate by

Mar 22, 2024

Penalty

Initial $11,292 · Current $6,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.   (a)  On or about 10/11/2023, the 50" press-printer/slotter was not guarded to prevent employees from reaching the in running nip points of feeder rollers when hand feeding material.