OSHA Inspection: APPLIED ENGINEERING PLASTICS, INC.

Issued

Jan 23, 2025

Abate by

Jun 13, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,729 · Current $2,601 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:  On and before December 18, 2024, the employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training, and periodic inspections to ensure isolation from energy source and render the machine or equipment inoperative during cleaning operations of a Komo CNC Router, Flex 1005TT, Serial Number 01361-19.

Issued

Jan 23, 2025

Abate by

Mar 12, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,783 · Current $2,081 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:  On and before December 18, 2024, the employer did not provide an educational program to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazard involved with incipient stage fire fighting.

Issued

Jan 23, 2025

Abate by

Feb 19, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,837 · Current $1,560 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:  During the months of November, and December of 2024, and January 2025, the employer did not provide one or more methods of machine guarding to protect employees operating a Fryer MC-15 Milling Machine from flying chips during the production process.

Issued

Jan 23, 2025

Abate by

Feb 19, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,783 · Current $2,081 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1):Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program that included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):   On and before December 18, 2024, the employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program that included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii) for employee that use hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to Acetone.

Issued

Jan 23, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(8):  The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):   On and before December 18, 2024, the employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for chemicals such as acetone.

Issued

Jan 23, 2025

Abate by

Feb 19, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(2):  Employees were not informed of: (i) The requirements of this section; (ii) Any operations in their work area where hazardous chemicals are present; and, (iii) The location and availability of the written hazard communication program, including the required list(s) of hazardous chemicals, and safety data sheets required by this section.   On or about December 18, 2024, the employer did not provide training to inform employees of the requirements of this section, and the location and availability of a written hazard communications program, and safety data sheets required by 29 CFR 1910.1200.