OSHA Inspection: SAICA PACK US LLC

Issued

Oct 21, 2024

Abate by

Jan 27, 2025

Penalty

Initial $11,292 · Current $5,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Training and communication. The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees. The training shall include the following:   (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 June 4, 2024, the employer did not ensure that each authorized employee performing cleaning of the strap track and gripper area located under the table of the EAM-Mosca Sonixs SQ4 Strapping Machines #1 and #2 were trained as authorized employees on the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control in that employees were placing the machine in manual mode as their lockout and did not disconnect and lockout the electrical and did not isolate and bleed off the pneumatic energy.

Issued

Oct 21, 2024

Abate by

Jun 2, 2025

Penalty

Initial $6,453 · Current $5,800 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 June 14, 2024, the employer did not ensure machine guarding was provided on the EAM-Mosca Sonixs SQ4 Strapping Machines #1 and #2 to protect operator employees from moving parts such as the side conditioner, backstop, and compactor bar while the machine was in production, exposing employees to caught-between and struck-by hazards.

Issued

Oct 21, 2024

Abate by

Jan 27, 2025

Penalty

Initial $11,292 · Current $5,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning. Compressed air shall not be used for cleaning purposes except where reduced to less than 30 p.s.i. and then only with effective chip guarding and personal protective equipment.  a.) On or about June 4, 2024, the employer did not reduce air used for cleaning in that employees used air nozzles with approximately 75-83 p.s.i. to blow out the strap track and gripper area located under the table of the EAM-Mosca Sonixs SQ4 Strapping Machines #1 and #2 .

Issued

Oct 21, 2024

Abate by

Jan 27, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:?  ?  (A) A specific statement of the intended use of the procedure;?  (B) Specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy;?  (C) Specific procedural steps for the placement, removal and transfer of lockout devices or tagout devices and the responsibility for them; and?  (D) Specific requirements for testing a machine or equipment to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices, tagout devices, and other energy control measures.?   a) On or about June 26, 2024, the employer did not ensure that machine specific energy control procedures used by employees clearing jams from the Bobst 820 Pre-Feeder Back Section included the requirements listed in (B) through (C) of this section in that the specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing the equipment to control hazardous energy and the responsibility of those devices for entry by multiple employees was inadequate because one employee must place their key in the door and no longer maintains control of the key.   Bobst 820 Pre-Feeder Back Section; As covered by AEP 820-002.