OSHA Inspection: PROGRESSIVE CONVERTING, INC.

Issued

2025-07-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-09-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14188.00 · Current $5000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(2)(i): Each employer who has an employee(s) with occupational exposure as defined by paragraph (b) of this section shall prepare an exposure determination. This exposure determination shall contain the following as required by 29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(2)(i)(A)-(C): (A) A list of all job classifications in which all employees in those job classifications have occupational exposure; (B) A list of job classifications in which some employees have occupational exposure, and (C) A list of all tasks and procedures or groups of closely related task and procedures in which occupational exposure occurs and that are performed by employees in job classifications listed in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (c)(2)(i)(B) of this standard.  On or about January 28, 2025, at an establishment located at 2441 East Glendale Avenue in Appleton, Wisconsin, Plant 2 - Coating Department; the employer's Bloodborne Pathogen Program did not contain a list of all job classifications that have occupational exposure, a list of job classifications in which some employees have occupational exposure, and a list of tasks and procedures in which occupational exposure occurs. Coating Operators tasked with cleanup operations after an amputation incident involving blood and other potentially infectious materials (OPIM) on the Vireo 3 flexographic printing machine were not identified and included in the employer's program.

Issued

2025-07-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-09-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2)(i): Hepatitis B vaccination shall be made available after the employee has received the training required in paragraph (g)(2)(vii)(I) and within 10 working days of initial assignment to all employees who have occupational exposure unless the employee has previously received the complete hepatitis B vaccination series, antibody testing has revealed that the employee is immune, or the vaccine is contraindicated for medical reasons.  On or about January 28, 2025, at an establishment located at 2441 East Glendale Avenue in Appleton, Wisconsin, Plant 2 - Coating Department; the employer did not make available the Hepatitis B vaccination to Coating Operators who were tasked with cleanup operations after an amputation incident involving blood and other potentially infectious materials (OPIM).

Issued

2025-07-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-09-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(i): Communication of hazards to employees - Information and Training. The employer shall train each employee with occupational exposure in accordance with the requirements of this section. Such training must be provided at no cost to the employee and during working hours. The employer shall institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program.   On or about January 28, 2025, at an establishment located at 2441 East Glendale Avenue in Appleton, Wisconsin, Plant 2 - Coating Department; the employer did not train employees including, but not limited to, Coating Operators, in accordance with the requirements of this section. Coating Operators were tasked with cleanup operations after an amputation incident involving blood and other potentially infectious materials (OPIM) on the Vireo 3 flexographic printing machine.

Issued

2025-07-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): If the workplace contains permit spaces, the employer shall inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces.  NOTE: A sign reading DANGER -- PERMIT-REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE, DO NOT ENTER or using other similar language would satisfy the requirement for a sign.  a) On or about February 2, 2025, at an establishment located at 2441 East Glendale Avenue in Appleton, Wisconsin; the employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence, location, and danger posed by the permit-required confined space of the Vireo 3 dryer. Employees would be required to enter the dryer during web breaks and to clean paper dust out of the dryer.