OSHA Inspection: CHICAGO STEEL CONTAINER CORPORATION

Issued

2013-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2450.00 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.  Throughout facility - On or about November 12, 2013, procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy, thereby exposing employees to the unexpected re-energization of machinery.

Issued

2013-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i):   The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.  Throughout facility - On or about November 12, 2013, the employer had not performed periodic inspections to ensure that documented lockout/tagout procedures were being followed by authorized employees.

Issued

2013-12-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  Throughout facility - On or about November 12, 2013, the employer did not provide effective training to authorized, affected, and other new employees to include all of the elements in (a) through (c), thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with unexpected re-energization of equipment.

Issued

2013-12-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(ii)(D): Each authorized employee shall affix a personal lockout or tagout device to the group lockout device, group lockbox, or comparable mechanism when he or she begins work, and shall remove those devices when he or she stops working on the machine or equipment being serviced or maintained.  Throughout Facility - On or about November 12, 2013, personal lockout or tagout devices were not attached to a group lockout device when two employees were repairing the shell washers and other operating equipment, thereby exposing employees to the hazards of the unexpected re-energization of equipment.

Issued

2013-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2450.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.  Production Shop - On or about November 12, 2013, the employer failed to guard the bottom welder, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with rotating parts.

Issued

2013-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2450.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.   Production Shop - On or about November 12, 2013, the Niagara Shear No. 44-B did not have the points of operation completely guarded to prevent employees from reaching into the hazardous areas.

Issued

2013-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1050.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3):   Sprockets and chains. All sprocket wheels and chains shall be enclosed unless they are more than seven (7) feet above the floor or platform. Where the drive extends over other machine or working areas, protection against falling shall be provided. This subparagraph does not apply to manually operated sprockets.  Packaging - On or about November 12, 2013, a chain and sprockets entering the painting operation were not completely guarded, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with moving parts.