| Inspection Type |
Planned
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| Scope |
Complete
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| Safety/Health |
Safety
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| Close Conference |
2016-04-20
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| Emphasis |
N: AMPUTATE, P: AMPUTATE
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| Case Closed |
2016-07-18
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100036 D01 |
| Issuance Date |
2016-05-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2016-05-30 |
| Current Penalty |
1680.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Final Order |
2016-05-31 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Exit doors were locked. Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge. a) Stairwell off the Molding Room, on or about 4/20/16: Exit door was locked with a bolt and the latch was wired. b) Compressor Room, on or about 4/20/16: Exit door was locked and bolted shut. Abatement certification must be submitted for these items. |
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| Citation ID |
01001B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100037 B04 |
| Issuance Date |
2016-05-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2016-05-30 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2016-05-31 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent: a) Compressor Room, on or about 4/20/16: A door to the compressor room and a door to the stairwell, both leading to an exit, were not provided with exit signs. Abatement certification must be submitted for this item. |
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| Citation ID |
01002A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100147 C04 I |
| Issuance Date |
2016-05-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2016-06-22 |
| Current Penalty |
2100.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
3500.0 |
| Final Order |
2016-05-31 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: a) At the establishment, on or about 4/20/16: Where employees perform servicing and/or maintenance on various machinery or equipment, including, but not limited to injection molding machines, vacuum molding machines, lathes, milling machines, saws, etc., the employer had not developed machine specific procedures to prevent the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy of the equipment. Abatement certification must be submitted for this item. |
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| Citation ID |
01002B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100147 C07 I |
| Issuance Date |
2016-05-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2016-06-22 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2016-05-31 |
| Nr Instances |
25 |
| Nr Exposed |
25 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees: a) At the establishment, on or about 4/20/16: Adequate training was not provided to all authorized and affected employees on the lockout/tagout program and procedures to ensure that employees acquired the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage and removal of energy control devices and that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees. Servicing and/or maintenance is performed on various machinery or equipment, including, but not limited to injection molding machines, vacuum molding machines, lathes, milling machines, saws, etc. Abatement certification must be submitted for this item. |
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| Citation ID |
01003 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100157 G02 |
| Issuance Date |
2016-05-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2016-06-22 |
| Current Penalty |
1260.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2100.0 |
| Final Order |
2016-05-31 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
25 |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage firefighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter: a) At the establishment, on or about 4/20/16: Annual training was not provided to employees on the use of fire extinguishers and the hazards involved with incipient stage firefighting in that the last training was conducted on 6/17/09. *ABATEMENT NOTE: By this date the employer must either correct the alleged violation or implement a Fire Safety Policy as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.38 and 29 CFR 1910.39 which includes the evacuation requirements of 29 CFR 1910.157(b). Abatement certification must be submitted for this item. |
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| Citation ID |
01004 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100178 L04 I |
| Issuance Date |
2016-05-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2016-07-14 |
| Current Penalty |
1260.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2100.0 |
| Final Order |
2016-05-31 |
| Nr Instances |
4 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance shall be conducted at least once every three years. a) At the establishment, on or about 4/20/16: An evaluation of powered industrial truck operator's performance was not conducted at least once every three years in that the last evaluations were conducted on 12/1/2010. Abatement certification must be submitted for this item. |
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| Citation ID |
01005 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100212 A01 |
| Issuance Date |
2016-05-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2016-07-14 |
| Current Penalty |
2100.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
3500.0 |
| Final Order |
2016-05-31 |
| Nr Instances |
12 |
| Nr Exposed |
9 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: a) Lathe Dept., on or about 4/20/16: Rotating chuck on a Clausing lathe was not guarded. b) Lathe Dept., on or about 4/20/16: Rotating chuck on a Hardinge lathe was not guarded. c) Lathe Dept., on or about 4/20/16: Rotating chuck on a Bardons & Oliver universal turret lathe was not guarded. d) Milling Dept., on or about 4/20/16: Rotating chuck/boring tool on a Tree Milling machine was not guarded. e) Milling Dept., on or about 4/20/16: Rotating chucks on two Millport and one Supermax milling machines were not guarded. f) Milling Dept., on or about 4/20/16: Rotating nut projections on a Cadet pedestal buffing wheel were not guarded. g) Milling Dept., on or about 4/20/16: Unused portion of blade on a Wells horizontal bandsaw was not adequately guarded on the right side. h) Milling Dept., on or about 4/20/16: Rotating shaft, spindle end and nut projection of a Delta Rockwell deburring wheel with a wire brush attachment was not adequately guarded. i) Milling Dept., on or about 4/20/16: Point of operation on a Bridgeport milling machine was not guarded. j) Molding Dept., on or about 4/20/16: Unused portion of blade on a Oliver vertical bandsaw was not adequately guarded. Abatement certification must be submitted for these items. |
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| Citation ID |
01006A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100219 D01 |
| Issuance Date |
2016-05-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2016-06-22 |
| Current Penalty |
1680.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Final Order |
2016-05-31 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o): a) Finishing/Lathe Area, on or about 4/20/16: Pulleys driving the Supermax milling machine, Serial #84-0413254 were not adequately guarded. Abatement certification must be submitted for this item. |
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| Citation ID |
01006B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100219 E01 I |
| Issuance Date |
2016-05-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2016-06-22 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2016-05-31 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Horizontal belts which had both runs seven feet or less from the floor level were not guarded with a guard that extended to at least fifteen inches above the belt; a) Finishing/Lathe Area, on or about 4/20/16: V belt driving the Supermax milling machine, Serial #84-0413254 was not adequately guarded. Abatement certification must be submitted for this item. |
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| Citation ID |
01007 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100242 B |
| Issuance Date |
2016-05-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2016-06-22 |
| Current Penalty |
1260.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2100.0 |
| Final Order |
2016-05-31 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.: a) Finishing Area, on or about 4/20/16: Compressed air gun at the Supermax milling machine measured >100 psi. b) Mezzanine, on or about 4/20/16: Compressed air gun on the workbench measured >100 psi. Abatement certification must be submitted for these items. |
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| Citation ID |
01008A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2016-05-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2016-07-14 |
| Current Penalty |
1260.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2100.0 |
| Final Order |
2016-05-31 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
25 |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met; specifically: 1) Labeling and other forms of warning; 2) MSDS requirements for the hazardous materials known to be present at the worksite; 3) Employee training and information. The written program must also include: (a) A list of all chemicals used at the worksite. (b) Methods to inform employees of hazards associated with non-routine tasks. (c) Methods the employer will use to inform any contractors employees of workplace hazards. a) At the establishment, on or about 4/20/16: There was no written hazard communication program for employees using and/or exposed to various products, including, but not limited to coolants, oils, various plastic resins for the molding process, mold release agents, propane, etc. Abatement certification must be submitted for this item. |
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| Citation ID |
01008B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 H01 |
| Issuance Date |
2016-05-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2016-07-14 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2016-05-31 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
25 |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area a) At the establishment, on or about 4/20/16: No training was provided to employees on the hazard communication program for employees using and/or exposed to various products, including, but not limited to coolants, oils, various plastic resins for the molding process, mold release agents, propane, etc. Abatement certification must be submitted for this item. |
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| Citation ID |
02001 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19100303 B02 |
| Issuance Date |
2016-05-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2016-06-22 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2016-05-31 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling: a) Mezzanine, on or about 4/20/16: A duplex receptacle outlet with a flexible cord attached supplying power to a Craftsman and a Black & Decker pedestal grinders, was not installed in accordance with the listing and labeling. Abatement certification must be submitted for this item. |
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