Pressed Paperboard Technologies LLC of Findlay, OH received multiple citations from OSHA for nine safety and health violations.
A settlement agreement has been reached in an effort to resolve the citations and the company will pay penalties of $81,450.
According to the press release issued from OSHA,
“Pressed Paperboard Technologies has a responsibility to protect workers from electrical hazards at work,” said Kim Nelson, OSHA’s area director in Toledo. “These hazards expose workers to the dangers of arc flash, electric shock and electrocution. Employers must train workers to work safely with electricity*.”
Electrical Safety Violations include:
- Working on energized electrical equipment without proper training and personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Failing to develop machine-specific procedures to prevent accidental startup or movement of machine parts that can cause injury
- Not training workers in lockout/tagout procedures when conducting maintenance on machinery
- Failing to disconnect electrical panels from all energy sources prior to conducting maintenance work
- Inadequate machine guarding on milling machines
- Failing to test electrical personal protective equipment every six months
Health violations involve:
- exposing workers to explosion and fire hazards while working near an indoor dust collector that lacked a means of explosion protection
- failing to establish and implement a written respiratory protection program