| Inspection Type |
Complaint
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Health
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| Close Conference |
2013-09-10
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| Emphasis |
N: AMPUTATE, N: CHROME6
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| Case Closed |
2014-05-21
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Related Activity
| Type |
Complaint |
| Activity Nr |
849055 |
| Safety |
Yes |
| Health |
Yes |
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100147 C01 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-12-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-01-08 |
| Current Penalty |
1440.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2400.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-02-06 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
11 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative: (a) On or about June 6, 2013, in the facility, for an employee greasing the three hydraulic rotary bending machines. The employer did not establish an energy control program to protect affected and authorized employees during the servicing and repair of equipment such as but not limited to the Pines hydraulic rotary bending machines. |
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| Citation ID |
01002 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19100157 G01 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-12-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-01-08 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
1600.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-02-06 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
11 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting: (a) On or about September 10, 2013, in the facility, for employees bending and fabricating metals to manufacture heating and air conditioning parts. |
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| Citation ID |
01003A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100179 J02 III |
| Issuance Date |
2013-12-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-01-08 |
| Current Penalty |
960.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
1600.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-02-06 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iii): Monthly inspections of hooks, with a certification record which includes the date of inspection, the signature of the person who performed the inspection and the serial number, or other identifier, of the hook inspected, were not performed: (a) On or about September 2013, in the facility, for the hook on the two ton rated CM hoist being used to move materials such as piping. |
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| Citation ID |
01003B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100179 J02 IV |
| Issuance Date |
2013-12-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-01-08 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-02-06 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iv): Monthly inspections of hoist chains, with a certification record which includes the date of inspection, the signature of the person who performed the inspection and an identifier of the chain which was inspected, were not performed: (a) On or about September 2013, in the facility, for the chain on the 2 ton rated CM hoist being used to move materials such as piping. |
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| Citation ID |
01003C |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100179 J03 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-12-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-01-08 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-02-06 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(3): A complete periodic inspection of crane(s) had not been conducted in the past 12 months: (a) On or about September 2013, in the facility, for the two ton CM overhead crane being used to move materials such as piping. |
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| Citation ID |
01003D |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100179 L01 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-12-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-01-08 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-02-06 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.179(l)(1): A preventive maintenance program based on the crane manufacturer's recommendations was not established: (a) On or about September 2013, in the facility, for the two ton rated CM overhead crane being used to move materials such as piping. |
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| Citation ID |
01004 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100212 A03 II |
| Issuance Date |
2013-12-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-12-24 |
| Current Penalty |
1200.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2000.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-02-06 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s): (a)On or about September 10, 2013, in the facility, for employees cutting scrap pieces of piping on the Eisele Circular Cold Saw VMS-1 and reaching under the blade to retrieve the scrap. |
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| Citation ID |
01005A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-12-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-01-08 |
| Current Penalty |
1440.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2400.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-02-06 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
11 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| 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: (a) On or about September 10, 2013, in the facility, for employees fabricating heating and air conditioning parts, exposed to hazardous products such as but not limited to Peinture aerosol paints, Stay-Clean Paste Soldering Flux, Towersol G-9105 Lubricant Oil, Surfox-T, hydraulic oil 32 and Braze Tec hc Paste, 304 stainless steel and argon. The employer did not develop, implement and maintain a written hazard communication program in the workplace. |
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| Citation ID |
01005B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 F05 I |
| Issuance Date |
2013-12-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-12-24 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-02-06 |
| Nr Instances |
5 |
| Nr Exposed |
11 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein: (a)On or about September 10, 2013, in the facility, for the three unlabeled containers of lubricant oil that were on each of the three pipe bending machines. (b) On or about September 10, 2013, in the facility, for the two unlabeled coffee cans of hydraulic oil 32 that were sitting on the wooden pallet near the storage racks. |
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| Citation ID |
01005C |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 F05 II |
| Issuance Date |
2013-12-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-12-24 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-02-06 |
| Nr Instances |
5 |
| Nr Exposed |
11 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the appropriate hazard warnings: (a)On or about September 10, 2013, in the facility, for the three unlabeled containers of lubricant oil that were on each of the three pipe bending machines. (b) On or about September 10, 2013, in the facility, for the two unlabeled coffee cans of hydraulic oil 32 that were sitting on the wooden pallet near the storage racks. |
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| Citation ID |
01005D |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 G08 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-12-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-12-24 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-02-06 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
11 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace: (a) On or about September 10, 2013, in the facility, for employees involved with the fabrication of heating and air conditioning metal parts, Material Safety Data Sheets were not maintained for products such but not limited to 304 stainless steel, copper, mild steel, argon, xylene, lacquer thinner, Peinture Aerosol Touchup paint, a flammable spray paint, 95/5 1/16" diameter flux, and Rust-Oleum Semi-Gloss Enamel, a flammable material. |
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| Citation ID |
01005E |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 H01 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-12-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-01-08 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-02-06 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
11 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (a) On or about September 10, 2013, in the facility, for employees fabricating heating and air conditioning parts, exposed to hazardous products such as but not limited to Peinture aerosol paints, Stay-Clean Paste Soldering Flux, Towersol G-9105 Lubricant Oil, Surfox-T, hydraulic oil 32 and Braze Tec hc Paste, 304 stainless steel and argon. |
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| Citation ID |
02001 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19040004 A |
| Issuance Date |
2013-12-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-12-24 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-02-06 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
11 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1904.4(a): The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent: (a) On or about September 10, 2013, in the facility, the employer failed to record on the OSHA 300 Form or equivalent form, the lost time injury that an employee experienced on August 21, 2013. |
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| Citation ID |
02002 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 C02 I |
| Issuance Date |
2013-12-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-12-24 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-02-06 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible: (a) On or about September 10, 2013, in the facility, for an employee using a 3M 8516 N95 respirator while soldering. (b) On or about September 2013, in the facility, for an employee using a 3M 8210 disposable respirator while using the Surfox-T-Walter machine. |
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| Citation ID |
02003 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 D01 III |
| Issuance Date |
2013-12-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-02-07 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-02-06 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form: (a) On or about September 10, 2013, in the facility, for employees wearing disposable respirators while soldering pipes. |
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| Citation ID |
02004 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19100138 A |
| Issuance Date |
2013-12-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-12-24 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
400.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-02-06 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employees to use appropriate hand protection when employees hands were exposed to hazardous condition(s): (a) On or about September 10, 2013, in the facility, for employees brushing Towersol G-9105 Lubricant on the mandrels of the hydraulic rotary bending machines without wearing hand protection. |
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| Citation ID |
02005 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19101026 D01 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-12-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-03-15 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-02-06 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1): The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI): (a) On or about September 2013, in the facility, for an employee welding 304 stainless steel piping. |
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