OSHA Inspection: PRECISE PACKAGING INCORPORATED

Issued

2019-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6819.00 · Current $3410.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):  Worksite:  The employer did not develop a personal protective equipment assessment for the cleaning of the two portable mixing tanks.

Issued

2019-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5115.00 · Current $2558.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  Room Adjacent to the Production Room:  The employer did not train the employee who enters portable tanks to scrape materials from the tank on the hazards of the materials.

Issued

2019-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1): The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit required confined spaces) acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146:  Worksite:  The employer did not train the employee who enters two portable tanks to scrub materials from their walls on the hazards of confined space entry for the products mixed in the tanks.

Issued

2019-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees:  Worksite:  The employer did not train the employee who cleans out portable mixing tanks on the lockout tagout procedure for the mixing tank.