OSHA Inspection: DESIGNERS FOLDING BOX CORPORATION

Issued

2023-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2277.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(iv): The employer did not ensure each employee was protected from falling into a ladderway floor hole or ladderway platform hole by a guardrail system and toe boards erected on all exposed sides, except at the entrance to the hole, where a self-closing gate or an offset must be used.  a) On or about 11/14/2023 in the Cutting Department; employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 5 feet when employees stood on the platform of the Clark Aiken Sheeter to receive the finished product.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2023-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3795.00 · Current $2300.00 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) On or about 11/14/2023, in the Cutting department; Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures were not utilized when employees performed servicing or maintenance such as, but not limited to: setting up the dies of Bobst Die cutter 1260 and SP 104E, exposing them to the unexpected start of the machine.  b) On or about 11/14/2023, in the Production Floor; Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures were not utilized when employees performed servicing or maintenance such as, but not limited to: cleaning, and setting up the dies of the Web feed die press- Zerand, exposing them to the unexpected start of the press.  c) On or about 11/14/2023, in the Production Floor; Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures were not utilized when employees performed servicing or maintenance such as, but not limited to: unjamming, and setting up the Right Angle machine, 6 FX machine, and Straight Line machine, exposing them to the unexpected start of the machines.   ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

2023-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Each authorized employee had not received 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 11/14/2023, throughout the establishment, the employer did not provide Lockout/Tagout(LOTO) training to authorized employees who performed maintenance and servicing activities such as, but not limited to: cleaning, setting up dies, and unjamming on die cutters, die presses, and cardboard bending machines.  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

2023-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-02-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3036.00 · Current $1800.00 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, caught-by points and rotating parts, :  a) On or about 11/14/2023, in the Cutting Department, employees were exposed to ingoing nip points and rotating parts hazards when operating the Bobst Die Cutter 1260  without a guard on the side of the machine to cover the moving components.  b) On or about 05/15/2023, on the Production Floor, employees were exposed to ingoing nip points, caught-by hazards, and moving parts, when operating the cardboard bending machines such as but not limited to, the Right Angle machine, 6 FX machine, and Straight Line machine.   ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED