OSHA Inspection: EVERYWARE GLOBAL

Issued

2013-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4400.00 · Current $2640.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(a)(8)(i): Every floor hole into which persons can accidentally walk shall be guarded by either:  A standard railing with standard toeboard on all exposed sides, or    a. At the worksite located at 1115 West 5th Ave., Lancaster, Ohio the employer had a catwalk above shop 2-4 in the forming department that did not have an adequate standard railing in that it was not equipped with a toe board or mid-rail.

Issued

2013-07-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4400.00 · Current $2640.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.24(h): "Railings and handrails." Standard railings shall be provided on the open sides of all exposed stairways and stair platforms. Handrails shall be provided on at least one side of closed stairways preferably on the right side descending. Stair railings and handrails shall be installed in accordance with the provisions of 1910.23.    a. At the worksite located at 1115 W 5th Avenue in Lancaster, Ohio the employer had fixed industrial stairs that led from the outside up to the forming room floor by shop 3-5, that was approximately 20 risers in height that was not equipped with a mid-rail.

Issued

2013-07-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3300.00 · Current $1980.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(6): Each exit sign must be illuminated to a surface value of at least five foot-candles (54 lux) by a reliable light source and be distinctive in color. Self-luminous or electroluminescent signs that have a minimum luminance surface value of at least .06 footlamberts (0.21 cd/m2) are permitted.    a. At the worksite located at 1115 W 5th Avenue in Lancaster, Ohio the employer had an exit that led from the forming room floor to industrial stairs that led outside toward the guard shack that was not marked with an self-luminous exit sign, electroluminescent sign, or emergency lighting.

Issued

2013-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:  Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment;    a. At the worksite located at 1115 West 5th Avenue, Lancaster, Ohio, the employer did not adequately assess the hazard of the oil mist with the glass foring machines which exposed the machine operators to the hazard of oil saturation of their clothing and presented a fire hazard.  On or about January 21, 2013 a machine operator received a permanently disabling injury when his clothing that was saturated with oil from the machinery caught fire.

Issued

2013-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section:      a. At the Anchor Hocking facility located in Lancaster, Ohio, the operators of the burnoff machines  performed minor tool changes, adjustments, and other minor servicing activities, such as changing burners, changing vacuum cups, and adjusting heights while the machine was still running without the use of adequate alternative measures to ensure that employees were not exposed to hazardous energy.      b. At the Anchor Hocking facility located in Lancaster, Ohio, the journeymen operators of the H28 machines performed minor tool changes, adjustments, and other minor servicing activities, such as  changing blanks, changing molds, changing plungers, and changing rings without the use of adequate alternative measures to ensure that employees were not exposed to hydraulic and pneumatic energy.      c. At the Anchor Hocking facility located in Lancaster, Ohio, the operators of the press and blow machines performed minor tool changes, adjustments, and other minor servicing activities, such as changing molds, changing plungers, changing transfer jaws, and changing take-out jaws without the use of adequate alternative measures to protect employees from hazardous energy.

Issued

2013-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i): Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware shall be provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources.    a. At the worksite located at 1115 West 5th Ave. in Lancaster, Ohio the employer had employees that were required to perform servicing and maintenance on glass forming machines such as, but not limited to H28s, twin table press and blow, single press, dual press, and burn-off machines, but the employer did not provide the employees with locks or hardware to isolate the energy sources that they were exposed to while working on the equipment.

Issued

2013-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer shall 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. The training shall include the following:    a. At the worksite located at 1115 West 5th Ave., Lancaster, Ohio, the employer provided inadequate authorized lockout/tagout training to its floor operators and machine operators in the forming department.  The employees that were trained did not obtain the skills necessary to control the hazardous energy sources while performing servicing work in that they were not able to take the machinery to a zero energy state to perform the work and did not recognize the injury potential from the energies involved.    b. At the worksite located at 1115 West 5th Ave., Lancaster, Ohio, the employer failed to provide authorized lockout/tagout training to a floor operator that performed servicing work on glass forming machines that exposed the employee to hazardous energy sources.

Issued

2013-07-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $27500.00 · Current $16500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Unless specifically permitted otherwise in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this section, flexible cords and cables may not be used:    As a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure;    a. At the worksite located at 1115 West 5th Avenue in Lancaster, Ohio the employer had used a flexible cord as a replacement for permanent wiring of a shop light that was at the workstation next to shop 2-5.      The Anchor Hocking Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 542363, citation number 1, item number 5 and was affirmed as a final order on October 26, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 1115 W 5th Avenue, Lancaster, Ohio 43130.