OSHA Inspection: REGAL LITHO PRINTERS LLC

Issued

Oct 2, 2024

Abate by

Oct 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,765 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors or potentially injurious light radiation.  a) Regal Litho Printers LLC  -  Envelop converter machine area:  The employer did not ensure employees were wearing safety glasses while using the compressed air for cleaning purposes, on or about 07/19/2024.

Issued

Oct 2, 2024

Abate by

Oct 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b):  Compressed air was used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.   a) Regal Litho Printers LLC - Envelop converter machine area:  Compressed air used for cleaning purposes by employees was approximately 128 p.s.i., occurred on or about 07/19/2024.

Issued

Oct 2, 2024

Abate by

Dec 30, 2024

Penalty

Initial $6,452 · Current $3,550 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(1):  The employer did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment was isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.  a) Regal Litho Printers LLC- Throughout the manufacturing area: The employer did not establish a Lock Out/Tag Out Program consisting of energy control procedures, employees training, and periodic inspections to protect employees against the unexpected energization of equipment when servicing, making adjustments, replacing parts, tooling/die changes, cleaning or unjamming machines.  Machinery  includes, but is not limited to, Winkler Dunnebier envelop converter machine S/N14712, occurred on or about 07/19/2024.

Issued

Oct 2, 2024

Abate by

Oct 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $6,452 · Current $3,550 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) Regal Litho Printers LLC. -  Envelop converter machine area:   Employees were using the Winkler Dunnebier envelop converter machine S/N14712 without guards at the point of operation in front of the control panel exposing them to ingoing nip points and pinch points, observed on or about 07/19/2024.

Issued

Oct 2, 2024

Abate by

Dec 30, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) would be met:  a) Regal Litho Printers LLC. -  Envelop converter machine area:   The employer did not have a written hazard communication program for employees that handled chemicals such as but not limited to Eukalin 4200-500 glue, and printing inks,  on or about 07/19/2024.

Issued

Oct 2, 2024

Abate by

Oct 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(1):  Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they used:   a) Regal Litho Printers LLC. -  Envelop converter machine area:    The employer did not have safety data sheets (SDSs) for each chemical that the employees used including but not limited to printing inks, and Eukalin 4200-500 glue, on or about 07/19/2024.

Issued

Oct 2, 2024

Abate by

Dec 30, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:   a) Regal Litho Printers LLC. -  Envelop converter machine area:   The employer did not have a written hazard communication program for employees that handled chemicals such as but not limited to printing inks, and Eukalin 4200-500 glue, on or about 07/19/2024.