OSHA Inspection: NPC GLOBAL CORP

Issued

2024-01-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-02-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10938.00 · Current $10850.00 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:  a) Envelope Line 1, Front Feed: On or about November 20, 2023, employees are exposed to crush-by hazards while operating machinery due to an unguarded ingoing nip point.  b) Envelope Line 1, Rear Feed: On or about November 20, 2023, employees are exposed to crush-by hazards while operating machinery due to an unguarded ingoing nip point.  c) Envelope Line 2, Front Feed: On or about November 20, 2023, employees are exposed to crush-by hazards while operating machinery due to an unguarded ingoing nip point.  d) Envelope Line 2, Rear Feed: On or about November 20, 2023, employees are exposed to crush-by hazards while operating machinery due to an unguarded ingoing nip point.  e) Envelope Line 1, unwinder: On or about November 20, 2023, employees are exposed to crush-by hazards while feeding plastic film into the machine, due to an unguarded ingoing nip point.  f) Envelope Line 2, unwinder: On or about November 20, 2023, employees are exposed to crush-by hazards while feeding plastic film into the machine, due to an unguarded ingoing nip point.  Abatement certification and documentation   required.

Issued

2024-01-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10938.00 · Current $10850.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):  a) Envelope line 1, welding roller: On or about September 20, 2023, employees were exposed to crush-by and burn hazards while operating the machine due to unguarded, heated rollers that fuse together different materials prior to folding the envelope, which resulted in an employee injury.  b) Envelope Line 2, welding roller: On or about November 20, 2023, employees were exposed to crush-by and burn hazards while operating the machine due to unguarded, heated rollers that fuse together different materials prior to folding the envelope.  c) Envelope Line 1, welding/needle bars: On or about November 20, 2023, employees were exposed to crush-by and burn hazards while operating the machine due to unguarded, needle and heated welding bars.  d) Envelope Line 2, welding/needle bars: On or about November 20, 2023, employees were exposed to crush-by and burn hazards while operating the machine due to unguarded, needle and heated welding bars.   Abatement certification and documentation required.

Issued

2024-01-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1328.00 · Current $700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3): Each recordable injury or illness was not recorded on the OSHA 300 Log and/or 301 Incident Report within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occurred:  a) 150 Jaycee Drive, West Hazleton, PA 18202: On or about November 20, 2023, the employer did not record on the OSHA 300 log a recordable injury that occurred on or about October 24, 2023.  Corrected during inspection.

Issued

2024-01-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7813.00 · Current $3950.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye:  a) 150 Jaycee Drive, West Hazleton, PA 18202: On or about September 20, 2023, the employer became aware that an employee was hospitalized, and the employer did not report the hospitalization to OSHA within 24 hours.  Corrected during inspection.