OSHA Inspection: WINPAK PORTION PACKAGING, INC.

Issued

2019-04-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13260.00 · Current $13260.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)(C): Where lockout is used for energy control, the periodic inspection did not include a review, between the inspector and each authorized employee, of that employee's responsibilities under the energy control procedure being inspected:  a) On or about October 23 and 24, 2018, on Line 43, employees were required to service and/or maintain the Gabler Machine and/or its associated equipment. The employer did not adequately conduct and certify an annual or more frequent inspection of the energy control procedure for the Gabler Machine that included a review between the inspector and each authorized employee of that employee's responsibilities, under the energy control procedure being inspected, to ensure that the procedures and requirements of this standard were followed. The employees were thereby exposed to crushing hazards associated with moving parts.

Issued

2019-04-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13260.00 · Current $13260.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d): The established procedure for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) did not cover the actions listed in and was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1) through (d)(6):      a) On or about October 24, 2018, on Line 43, employees were exposed to machine hazards associated with moving parts when required to service and/or maintain the Gabler Machine and/or the associated equipment. The employer failed to implement energy control application steps as the machine was not shut down or turned off to perform the servicing work [per the 1910.147(d)(2) requirements].  As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving machine isolation [(d)(3)], LOTO device application [(d)(4)], dissipation of residual energy [(d)(5)(i)], and verification of isolation [(d)(6)], were not implemented to protect employees from machine servicing hazards.