OSHA Inspection: SHIPPERS WAREHOUSE OF GEORGIA

Issued

2016-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11224.00 · Current $6734.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(a)(2)(ii)(A): An employee is required to remove or bypass a guard or other safety device.  a)  Line 6 in the production area - Employees were exposed to amputation hazards while operating in that the safety switch of the SmiPack packaging machine was bypassed in order to straighten boxes during normal production operations.

Issued

2016-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11224.00 · Current $6734.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):  a)  Production area - Employees were exposed to amputation hazards in that, the guard provided was defeated, exposing the point of operation during packaging activities.