OSHA Inspection: APPCO PHARMA LLC

Issued

Apr 1, 2025

Abate by

Apr 25, 2025

Penalty

Initial $12,768 · Current $8,938 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed 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 shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  a)Appco Pharma LLC /262 Old New Brunswick Road, Suite F & N, Piscataway, NJ 08854 -Room 132: Service & maintenance is performed on the GEMCO "V" Blender machine by employee(s), where no safety program was established including energy control procedures, employee training and periodic audits to provide effective prevention of injury from unexpected start-up or release of stored energy.  Condition noted on or about 10/7/2024.

Issued

Apr 1, 2025

Abate by

Apr 25, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(6)(i):The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:  A.) Appco Pharma LLC /262 Old New Brunswick Road, Suite N & F, Piscataway, NJ 08854 -Room 132/ The employer did not conduct periodic inspections of each energy control procedure at least annually to verify that the specific procedures for equipment, such as the GEMCO "V" Blender machine were adequate and were being applied correctly.  Condition noted on or about 10/07/2024.

Issued

Apr 1, 2025

Abate by

Apr 25, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not 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:  a.)Appco Pharma LLC /262 Old New Brunswick Road, Suite N & F, Piscataway, NJ 08854 -Room 132 -  The employer did not train employees to ensure that the purpose and functions of the energy control program were understood, while conducting cleaning/maintenance operations on the GEMCO "V" Blender machine.   Condition noted on or about  10/07/2024.

Issued

Apr 1, 2025

Abate by

Apr 25, 2025

Penalty

Initial $14,895 · Current $10,426 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.)Appco Pharma LLC/262 Old New Brunswick Road, Suite N, Piscataway, NJ, 08854/The employer did not provide adequate guarding for the GEMCO "V" Blender machine in room 132 which allowed employees to enter their hands into the machine area exposing them to amputations.   Condition noted on or about 10/07/2024.