OSHA Inspection: PACKAGING SPECIALTIES, LLC

Issued

2024-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6453.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c) - Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  Location - Printing Area  On or about 2/26/24, the employer did not regularly inspect or maintain an eyewash station in a sanitary condition.

Issued

2024-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11292.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A) - Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  Location - Workbench, Material Storage    On or about 2/26/24, employees were exposed to fire hazards from a flexible cord used in place of permanent wiring to power an overhead light fixture.

Issued

2024-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8067.00 · Current $4000.00 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:  Location - Throughout Facility  On or about 2/26/24, the employer had not developed and implemented a written chemical hazard communication program relating to the various chemicals in use at the facility such as, but not limited to, various inks, paints, and cleaners.

Issued

2024-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

1910.1200(f)(6)(ii) - Each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was not labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:  Location - Printing Area  On or about 2/26/24, several containers of hazardous chemicals in the workplace were not labeled, tagged, or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provided at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals.

Issued

2024-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $906.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) - The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l). The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation:  Location - Loading Dock Area / Material Storage Area  On or about 2/26/2024, employees had not been certified to operate powered industrial trucks by the employer as required.