OSHA Inspection: NORTH AMERICAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY INC

Issued

Mar 11, 1997

Abate by

Mar 31, 1997

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards
that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that
employees were exposed to a fire and chemical exposure hazard from storage
of
class 1
flammable liquids in the basement area of the facility:
a)  Approximately 50 gallons of flammable paints were stored in the
basement of the facility
thereby exposing employees to a potential fire hazard.
GENERAL METHODS OF CONTROL APPLICABLE IN THESE
CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE
FOLLOWING:
1)  Relocate the class 1 flammables to a storage room located above grade
level.

Issued

Mar 11, 1997

Abate by

Apr 15, 1997

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
employer
did
not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards
that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that
employees were exposed to a violent chemical reaction:
a)  Zinc plating area- Drums of caustic soda and potash were stored with
drums of acidic
Macro-Brite, nitric acid and Rodib which contained nitric and fluoric acid.
b)  Laboratory- One gallon containers of sodium cyanide were stored with
one gallon
containeres of hydrochloric acid.
GENERAL METHODS OF CONTROL APPLICABLE IN THESE
CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE
FOLLOWING:
1)  Separate the storage of caustics and acids in order to prevent the
potential for
intermixing.
2)  Separate the storage of sodium cyanide from the hydrochloric
acid.chloric

Issued

Mar 11, 1997

Abate by

Apr 15, 1997

Penalty

Initial $1,575 · Current $785 Reduced

Issued

Mar 11, 1997

Abate by

Apr 30, 1997

Issued

Mar 11, 1997

Abate by

Apr 30, 1997

Issued

Mar 11, 1997

Abate by

Mar 31, 1997

Issued

Mar 11, 1997

Abate by

Apr 30, 1997

Penalty

Initial $675 · Current $335 Reduced

Issued

Mar 11, 1997

Abate by

Apr 30, 1997

Issued

Mar 11, 1997

Abate by

May 15, 1997

Penalty

Initial $1,575 · Current $790 Reduced

Issued

Mar 11, 1997

Abate by

Mar 31, 1997

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced