OSHA Inspection: RR DONNELLEY AND SONS CO

Issued

Aug 21, 2025

Abate by

Dec 31, 2025

Penalty

Initial $16,550 · Current $11,585 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):  The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to crushed and struck-by hazards from falling spreader bars:  On or about June 10, 2025, at an establishment located at 1333 Scheuring Road in De Pere, Wisconsin, in the Press Department:  (a)  Employees utilizing roll hoists that had lift switches wired in a manner that would cause the hoist to continue in the direction of travel based on the first directional travel button pressed (i.e., up or down) were exposed to struck and crushed-by hazards created by the continuous movement of the hoist and load in an unexpected direction of travel. Employees utilized the roll hoists with this wiring configuration to lift and load rolls of paper into the following multi-printer presses: Press 1 Modules 1-10, Press 2 Modules 1-11, Press 3A Modules 1-5, Press 3 Modules 6-10, Press 4 Modules 1-10, Press 5 Modules 1-11, and Press 6 Modules 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, and 9.  b) Employees utilizing a roll hoist to lift paper rolls into and out of multi-printer Press 5 Module 2 were exposed to crushed and struck-by hazards created by falling spreader bars when the lower limit switch failed to stop the downward movement of the lift hooks at the designated stopping position.   (c) Employees utilizing a roll hoist to lift and load paper rolls into and out of multi-printer Press 1 Module 1 were exposed to crushed and struck-by hazards created by falling spreader bars when the upper limit switch was not functional.   (d)  Employees utilizing roll hoists to lift and load paper rolls into and out of the following multi-printer presses did not have legible function labels on their up and/or down buttons, exposing employees to crushed and struck-by hazards: Press 2 Module 9, Press 3 Module 7, Press 4 Module 6, Press 4 Module 7, Press 4 Module 8, Press 4 Module 9, Press 6 Module 7, Press 6 Module 10.