OSHA Inspection: EASTERN ETCHING & MANUFACTURING

Issued

Jan 22, 2003

Abate by

Feb 10, 2003

Penalty

Initial $625 · Current $313 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 crushing and entrapment
hazards posed by operation of powered industrial trucks which lacked
occupant restraint devices.
a)  ESTABLISHMENT; THE TWO  POWERED INDUSTRIAL LIFT TRUCKS IN SERVICE,
#89 ALLIS CHALMERS AND #34 HYSTER CHALLENGER 25, WERE NOT EQUIPPED WITH
OCCUPANT RESTRAINT DEVICES TO PREVENT ENTRAPMENT OR CRUSHING INJURIES IN
THE
EVENT OF TIP OVER OR OTHER ACCIDENT.

Issued

Jan 14, 2003

Abate by

Apr 30, 2003

Penalty

Initial $625 · Current $313 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 fire and explosion hazards :
THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS NOTED DURING A 10/31/02 INSPECTION OF THE STOCK
ROOM
IN BUILDING #201 WERE CONTRIBUTING TO POTENTIAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS
POSED BY ALUMINUM DUSTS GENERATED BY THE DRY SANDING OPERATION.
a)  THE DRY TYPE DUST COLLECTOR AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT WERE NOT LOCATED
OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING.
b)  THE DUCT WORK CONVEYING METAL DUSTS TO THE COLLECTOR WERE NOT;
CONSTRUCTED WITH CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS , AS STRAIGHT AS POSSIBLE WITH SMOOTH
INTERIOR SURFACES , AND CONSTRUCTED WITH AS FEW IRREGULARITIES AS POSSIBLE
TO
ENSURE FREE AIRFLOW AND PREVENT SETTLING OUT OF DUSTS IN THE DUCTWORK.
c) THE SYNTHETIC BROOMS AND PLASTIC SHOVEL THAT WERE PROVIDED FOR CLEANING
ALUMINUM  DUSTS PRESENTED A POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCE DUE TO PLASTICS
TENDENCY TO ACCUMULATE AND DISCHARGE STRONG STATIC CHARGES. AMONG OTHER
METHODS, THIS HAZARD COULD BE ELIMINATED BY USE OF NATURAL BRISTLE PUSH
BROOMS AND WHISK BROOMS WITH NON SPARKING, CONDUCTIVE DUSTPANS OR USE OF
VACUUM EQUIPMENT APPROVED FOR THE COLLECTION OF EXPLOSIVE COMBUSTIBLE
DUSTS.
d) AN EMPLOYEE TRAINING PROGRAM HAD NOT BEEN DEVELOPED TO INFORM EMPLOYEES
OF THE FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS POSED BY ALUMINUM DUSTS AND THE SPECIFIC
OPERATING PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE WORK ENVIRONMENT TO CONTROL OR
ELIMINATE FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS, SUCH AS BUT NOT LIMITED TO :
ELIMINATION
OF IGNITION SOURCES, PROPER HOUSEKEEPING PRACTICES/METHODS, PROHIBITED
ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SMOKING AND USE OF COMPRESSED AIR FOR CLEANING , AND
PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED IN THE EVENT OF FIRE OR OTHER EMERGENCY.

Issued

Jan 14, 2003

Abate by

Jan 17, 2003

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $250 Reduced

Issued

Jan 14, 2003

Abate by

Feb 3, 2003

Penalty

Initial $625 · Current $313 Reduced

Issued

Jan 14, 2003

Abate by

Mar 4, 2003

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $250 Reduced

Issued

Jan 14, 2003

Abate by

Jan 17, 2003

Penalty

Initial $625 · Current $313 Reduced