OSHA Inspection: NORTHWOODS PAPER CONVERTING, INCORPORATED

Issued

2016-04-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $3375.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition.  a) Bay I in Bay #4, Warehouse, 830 Crowe Road, East Stroudsburg, PA - The haphazard placement of rolls of paper, pallets of cardboard, and pallets of completed product covered the permanent aisle and passageway markings in the warehouse and exposed employees to struck-by hazards, as observed on or about April 14, 2016.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for the violation.

Issued

2016-04-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): Floor(s) of workroom(s) were not maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition.  a) Bay I in Bay #4, Warehouse, 830 Crowe Road, East Stroudsburg, PA - Brown wrapping paper, plastic, cardboard and paper stock were strewn about the warehouse floor in areas such as but not limited to Bay I which exposed employees to struck-by hazards, as observed on or about April 14, 2016.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for the violation.

Issued

2016-04-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(b)(1): Where mechanical handling equipment was used, aisles and passageways had obstructions across or within them that could create a hazard.  a) Bay I in Bay #4, Warehouse, 830 Crowe Road, East Stroudsburg, PA - The haphazard and non-orderly placement of stacks/rolls of paper partially blocked passageways utilized by employees on mechanical handling equipment (forklifts, clamp trucks, powered pallet movers) and exposed the employees to struck-by hazards, as observed on or about April 14, 2016.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for the violation.

Issued

2016-04-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2700.00 · Current $2025.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2): Exit access(es) were not at least 28 inches (71.1 cm) wide at all points.  a) Emergency Exit E-14, Bay #4, Warehouse, 830 Crowe Road, East Stroudsburg, PA - A portion of the emergency access for employees working in the warehouse was eight-inches (8") wide due to the haphazard and non-orderly placement of pallets of finished product and exposed employees to hazards related to exiting the building in the event of an emergency or fire, as observed on or about April 14, 2016.  b) Emergency Exit E-12, Bay #4, Warehouse, 830 Crowe Road, East Stroudsburg, PA - A portion of the emergency access for employees working in the warehouse was six-inches (6") wide due to the haphazard and non-orderly placement of pallets of cardboard/finished product and exposed employees to hazards related to exiting the building in the event of an emergency or fire, as observed on or about April 14, 2016.  c) Emergency Exit E-11, Bay #4, Warehouse, 830 Crowe Road, East Stroudsburg, PA - The emergency access for employees working in the warehouse was zero-inches (0") due to the haphazard and non-orderly placement of rolls of paper stock and exposed employees to hazards related to exiting the building in the event of an emergency or fire, as observed on or about April 14, 2016.  d) Emergency Exit E-10, Bay #4, Warehouse, 830 Crowe Road, East Stroudsburg, PA - The emergency access for employees working in the warehouse was zero-inches (0") wide due to the haphazard and non-orderly placement of rolls of paper stock and exposed employees to hazards related to exiting the building in the event of an emergency or fire, as observed on or about April 14, 2016.  e) Emergency Exit N-09, Bay #4, Warehouse, 830 Crowe Road, East Stroudsburg, PA - The emergency access for employees working in the warehouse was zero-inches (0") wide due to the haphazard and non-orderly placement of rolls of paper stock and exposed employees to hazards related to exiting the building in the event of an emergency or fire, as observed on or about April 14, 2016.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for the violation.

Issued

2016-04-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed.  a) Bay I in Bay #4, Warehouse, 830 Crowe Road, East Stroudsburg, PA - The exit routes for the emergency exits along the east wall (E-14, E-13, E-12, E-11, and E-10) for employees working in the warehouse were blocked due to the haphazard and non-orderly placement of pallets of finished product, pallets of cardboard, and stacks/rolls of paper stock that blocked the northernmost passageway between shipping and Bay I and exposed employees to hazards related to exiting the building in the event of an emergency or fire, as observed on or about April 14, 2016.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for the violation.

Issued

2016-04-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries.  a) Bay #4, Warehouse, 830 Crowe Road, East Stroudsburg, PA - Eight (8) of the thirty (30) fire extinguishers in Bay #4 were not readily accessible and exposed employees to hazards related to fighting fires, as observed on or about April 14, 2016.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for the violation.