| Inspection Type |
Complaint
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Health
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| Close Conference |
2012-08-30
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| Case Closed |
2013-02-19
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Related Activity
| Type |
Complaint |
| Activity Nr |
522692 |
| Health |
Yes |
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100133 A01 |
| Issuance Date |
2012-09-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2012-10-02 |
| Current Penalty |
900.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
1200.0 |
| Final Order |
2012-09-28 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation: a.) Frontier Platiing Room - on or about 8/30/12, employees work with solutions of sodium hydroxide, muriatic acid, hexavalent chrome, sodium cyanide, and caustic powders, all which can cause eye damage from chemcial burns and exposure. the employer does not have and require goggles for employees to used while working with these types of chemicals. this can lead to ieye injuries. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED |
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| Citation ID |
01002 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100151 C |
| Issuance Date |
2012-09-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2012-10-18 |
| Current Penalty |
900.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
1200.0 |
| Final Order |
2012-09-28 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use: a.) Frotier plating - on or about 8/30/12, the shower, which would be used in the even tof an emergency, such as chemcial exposure, was not appropraite, in as much as it did not have a one-handed pull to activate the water. The plumbing was such that the water needed to be turned on in several areas prior to water activation. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED |
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| Citation ID |
01003A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100303 G01 I |
| Issuance Date |
2012-09-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2012-09-25 |
| Current Penalty |
900.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
1200.0 |
| Final Order |
2012-09-28 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i): Work space was less than 30 inches wide in front of electric equipment operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less: a) Frontier Plating/plating room - on or about 8/30/12, the electrical panels that services a variety of plating and other equipment were blocked and inaccessible. The lack of working space around the electrical panel would create a hazard to employees in the event of an emergency such as an electrical fire or other electrical-related emergency. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED |
|
| Citation ID |
01003B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100305 B02 I |
| Issuance Date |
2012-09-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2012-09-23 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2012-09-28 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
5 |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers approved for the purpose: a) Frontier Plating/Plating Room - on or about 8/30/12, the covers of three electrical panels were not closed, or did not have covers in which to enclose the panel. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED |
|
| Citation ID |
01004 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 F05 |
| Issuance Date |
2012-09-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2012-10-02 |
| Current Penalty |
900.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
1200.0 |
| Final Order |
2012-09-28 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity and appropriate hazard warnings regarding the chemicals contained therein: a.) Frontier Plating shop area - on or about 8/30/12, barrels, tanks, and other containers, filled with plating solutions containing acids, cyanides and other hazardous chemcials were not labeled, tagged or marked with the identity and appropriate hazard warnings regarding the chemcials contained therein. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED |
|
| Citation ID |
02001 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19100022 A02 |
| Issuance Date |
2012-09-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2012-10-18 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2012-09-28 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): Floor(s) of workroom(s) were not maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition: Frontier plating room - On or about 8/30/12, the floor of the plating room had low areas where plating fluid collected. The floor of the palting room was not maintained in a clean and, as so far as possible, dry condition. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED |
|
| Citation ID |
02002 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19100178 L04 III |
| Issuance Date |
2012-09-18 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2012-10-18 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2012-09-28 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operators performance was not conducted at least once every 3 years. a.) Frontier Plating - on or about 8/30/12, employee operate a propane-powered, Toyota powered Industrial truck, to move heavy materials in the yard. the employer had provided original training to the employees in 2000 and 2001, but had not performed an evaluation of the operators performance since that time. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED |
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