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Illinios Tool Works: OSHA inspections and violations

Newburyport, Massachusetts · Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing · NAICS 322222

1inspections
4citation items
$13,691current penalties
Mar 22, 2017last inspection

Illinios Tool Works has one OSHA inspection on record in Massachusetts.

OSHA opened it on Mar 22, 2017 on a referral, in Newburyport.

From that inspection OSHA issued 4 citation items: 2 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $13,691 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.147, lockout/tagout (4 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Illinios Tool Works averages $13,691 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Illinios Tool Works: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342190568 OPENED MAR 22, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 92 employees at the site · Closed Jun 15, 2017

5 Malcolm Hoyt Drive, Newburyport, MA 01950 · Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Mar 20, 2017: Employee's fingertip amputated by meshing gears

At 5:00 a.m. on March 20, 2017, an employee was working for a firm in the coated and laminated paper manufacturing industry. He was using sandpaper to clear a false reading on an aluminum cylinder that was a part of a machine. The sandpaper was caught by rotating gears. The tip of the employee's left index finger was pulled into the machine. The fingertip was amputated by the gears. The employee was not hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$12,675$12,675Mar 30, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 1b Serious$0$0Mar 30, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
 Other-than-serious$1,016$1,016Mar 30, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iv) · Lockout/tagout
 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 30, 2017Final

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Mar 21, 2017, Newburyport: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)

An employee was troubleshooting a drive motor on an embossing machine when the employee's fingertip was caught and amputated in two of the motor gears.

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(b)

(B) Specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy;

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii)

(ii) The employer shall certify that the periodic inspections have been performed. The certification shall identify the machine or equipment on which the energy control procedure was being utilized, the date of the inspection, the employees included in the inspection, and the person performing the inspection.

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