OSHA Inspection: RAINBOW PLASTICS INC.

Issued

Dec 5, 2024

Abate by

Dec 17, 2024

Penalty

Initial $6,452 · Current $4,194 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:   Location: 371 Vandervoort Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211 On or about: June 8, 2024  (a) The employer did not develop, document, and utilize energy control procedures to ensure that, before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on plastic bag sealing machines where unexpected energizing, start-up, or release of stored energy could occur, the machine was isolated from energy source(s) and rendered inoperative.

Issued

Dec 5, 2024

Abate by

Dec 17, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i): Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware were not provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources:  Location: 371 Vandervoort Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211 On or about: June 8, 2024  (a) The employer did not provide locks, tags, or equivalent hardware for isolating, securing, or blocking plastic bag sealing machines from energy sources where unexpected energization or startup of the machines or equipment, or release of stored energy could cause injury to employees.

Issued

Dec 5, 2024

Abate by

Dec 17, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that employees acquired the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage and removal of energy control devices:  Location: 371 Vandervoort Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211 On or about: June 8, 2024  (a) The employer did not provide employees adequate training regarding the safe application and usage of energy control devices; employees were not trained on the recognition of hazardous energy sources nor the means and methods necessary for energy isolation when performing service and maintenance on plastic bag sealing machines.

Issued

Dec 5, 2024

Abate by

Dec 17, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,610 · Current $2,997 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:  Location: 371 Vandervoort Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211 On or about: July 11, 2024  (a) The employer did not ensure that machine guarding was installed to protect the operator of a plastic bag sealing machine (Machine Model: FB) and other employee(s) from rotating parts and nip points.

Issued

Dec 5, 2024

Abate by

Dec 17, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,687 · Current $2,397 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers approved for the purpose:  Location: 371 Vandervoort Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211 On or about: July 11, 2024  (a) The employer did not ensure that the junction box housing control switches for a vertical plastic mixer was equipped with a cover.

Issued

Dec 5, 2024

Abate by

Dec 17, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,687 · Current $2,397 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  Location: 371 Vandervoort Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211 On or about: July 11, 2024  (a) The employer did not ensure that strain relief was provided to flexible electrical cords used to energize equipment such as vertical plastic mixers (Type: VBM1000); the flexible electrical cords had strain damage exposing the internal wire insulation.

Issued

Dec 5, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,610 · Current $2,997 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.  Location: 371 Vandervoort Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211 On or about: June 8, 2024  (a) The employer did not report to OSHA within 24-hours of a work-related incident resulting in the amputation of an employee on the job.