OSHA Inspection: SENTRY INSURANCE

Issued

Apr 4, 2025

Abate by

May 2, 2025

Penalty

Initial $8,038 · Current $4,823 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1):  Guarding. Pulleys, any parts of which are seven (7) feet or less from the floor or working platform, shall be guarded in accordance with the standards specified in paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section. Pulleys serving as balance wheels (e.g., punch presses) on which the point of contact between belt and pulley is more than six feet six inches (6 ft. 6 in.) from the floor or platform may be guarded with a disk covering the spokes.  On or about March 4, 2025, at an establishment located at 1800 North Point Drive, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin; the back side of the Bell Howell Mail Processing Machine, Model Ascender 16, Serial Number:  A584850/0485A was an exposed belt and pulley drive used to power the driver rollers to move envelopes exposing employees to caught in between hazards.

Issued

Apr 4, 2025

Abate by

May 2, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii):  Product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, will provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.  On or about March 4, 2025, at an establishment located at 1800 North Point Drive, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin; the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemical in the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked with the products identity or with information on the hazards of the chemical within.  In the Mail to Print Area, a 55-gallon drum used to collect waste ink was not labeled with the identity or the hazards of the chemicals.

Issued

Apr 4, 2025

Abate by

May 9, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv):  The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, including an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information.  On or about March 4, 2025, at an establishment located at 1800 North Point Drive, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin; in the Print to Mail Area, the employer did not train employees in the steps necessary to be able to readily access the Safety Data Sheets which were located online.