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Alabama Packaging Manufacturer Cited For Safety Violations after Two Employees Suffer Injuries
28 Apr, 2019 WorkersCompensation.com
Mobile, AL (WorkersCompensation.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Ampac Mobile Holdings LLC – operating as ProAmpac – for exposing employees to caught-in and struck-by hazards at the packaging manufacturer's facility in Mobile, Alabama. The company faces $75,156 in penalties.
An employee suffered a severe hand injury after being caught in a piece of equipment. In a separate incident, another employee sustained a finger laceration when struck by moving machine parts. OSHA inspectors determined that the employer failed to use machine guarding, and lockout/tagout procedures to control hazardous energy while maintaining or servicing machinery. The inspection is part of OSHA's National Emphasis Program on Amputations.
"A comprehensive safety and health program, to include an evaluation and correction for amputation hazards, could have identified and prevented these injuries," said OSHA Acting Mobile Area Office Director Jose Gonzalez.
The company has 15 business days from receipt of the citations and proposed penalties to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA's area director, or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
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