OSHA Inspection: BETA PLASTICS CORPORATION

Issued

2022-02-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-03-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $2828.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident.  a) Warehouse, Back red panel: The panel box was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose of the circuit breakers, on or about 9/7/21.

Issued

2022-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7252.00 · Current $4714.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(g)(2)(i):Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating  at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):  a)  Cooling system 480 Volts: The electrical panel box cover for the water cooling system was open, exposing employees to electrical hazards, on or about 9/7/21.  b) Warehouse, Winder#4: The electrical panel box cover for the water cooling system was open, exposing employees to electrical hazards, on or about 9/7/21  c)  Cooling system 480 volts: The electrical panel box cover for the water cooling system was open, exposing employees to electrical hazards, on or about 1/26/22

Issued

2022-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5801.00 · Current $3771.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.304(f)(1)(iv): Over-current devices were not readily accessible to each employee or authorized building management personnel.  a) Warehouse Panel boxes: Over- Current divices were not readily accessible to each employee or authorized  building mamager or supervisor.  Matreial, garbage, and other equipment were stored in front of an electrical panels, blocking access on or about 9/7/21.   b) Warehouse panel boxes:  CSHOs returned to the site and observed a panel box being blocked with cardboard and other items, on  or about 1/25/22

Issued

2022-02-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-03-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7252.00 · Current $4714.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): All pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers approved for the purpose; and each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:   a) warehouse, throughout the building: Employees were exposed to electrical hazards while knockouts fittings were not provided in juction boxes, on or about 9/7/21.

Issued

2022-02-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-03-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5801.00 · Current $3771.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv): Flexible cords and/ or cables were used for purposes prohibited by paragraphs (A) through (F) of 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a)  a) Building Interior towards the back: Employees were using relocatable power taps as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure to power machinery in the back of the of the production area, on or about 1/26/22

Issued

2022-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5801.00 · Current $3771.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(D): Flexible cords were attached to building surfaces:  a) Warehouse rafters: Extension cord was wrapped round the building surface, on or about  9/7/21

Issued

2022-02-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $2828.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i): Portable cord and plug connected equipment and flexible cord sets (extension cords) were not visually inspected before use on any shift for external defects (such as loose parts, deformed and missing pins, or damage to outer jacket or insulation) and for evidence of possible internal damage:  a) Building interior prodcution area: Employees were exposed to an electrical hazard while using an extension cord that was never inspected, on or about 9/7/21