OSHA Inspection: GREIF PACKAGING LLC

Issued

2013-11-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3825.00 · Current $3825.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, and service rooms shall be kept clean and orderly and in a sanitary condition.   a.  On or about July 29, 2013, in the facility, employees were exposed to hazards associated with combustible dust.  The facility was not clean and combustible dust had accumulated in work areas including, but not limited to walls, elevated building structures, process equipment, ductwork and lighting.

Issued

2013-11-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3825.00 · Current $3825.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.24(b): "Where fixed stairs are required." Fixed stairs shall be provided for access from one structure level to another where operations necessitate regular travel between levels, and for access to operating platforms at any equipment which requires attention routinely during operations. Fixed stairs shall also be provided where access to elevations is daily or at each shift for such purposes as gauging, inspection, regular maintenance, etc., where such work may expose employees to acids, caustics, gases, or other harmful substances, or for which purposes the carrying of tools or equipment by hand is normally required.  a.  On or about July 29, 2013, in the facility, employees were exposed to fall hazards when accessing elevated parts associated with the Base Injection Machine.  Employees were required to access an elevated platform of the machine on a regular basis during color changes and were not provided with fixed stairs.   b.       On or about July 29, 2013, on the platform above the Rikutec Blowmold machine, employees were exposed to fall hazards when accessing the material hopper for the extruder.  Employees were required to access the hopper via a stepladder which elevated the employees above existing guardrails.  Employees were not provided fixed stairs with appropriate railings and handrails.

Issued

2013-11-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2): An exit access must be at least 28 inches (71.1 cm) wide at all points. Where there is only one exit access leading to an exit or exit discharge, the width of the exit and exit discharge must be at least equal to the width of the exit access.  a.  On or about July 29, 2013, in the facility, employees were exposed to hazards associated with limited means of egress when the exit route was less than an adequate width.  Employees working on the platform above the Rikutec blow mold machine utilized an exit access which had three areas where the exit access was less than 28 inches in width.

Issued

2013-11-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3825.00 · Current $3825.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c): Electrical installations. Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations shall be intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location. Requirements for each of these options are as follows:  a.       On or about July 29, 2013, in the facility, employees were exposed to fire and explosion hazards when electrical equipment was not intrinsically safe or approved for a hazardous location where combustible dust was processed.