OSHA Inspection: H WINDOW COMPANY LLC

Issued

Sep 6, 2011

Abate by

Dec 16, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):     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

Issued

Sep 6, 2011

Abate by

Sep 27, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(ii)(b)(2):     The quantity of liquid that may be located outside of an inside storage room or storage cabinet in a building or in any one fire area of a building exceeded 120 gallons of Class IB, IC, II, or III liquids in containers:    (a)  Window Spray Finishing Room;  The quantity of Class 1B Flammable liquid that may be located outside of an inside storage room or storage cabinet in a building exceeded 120 gallons, such as but not limited to:    1)  Northwest Corner; Approximately 137 gallon of GEMVAR H/C Catalyzed Satin Varnish in 21 five gallon and 12 one gallon containers, and    2)  Northeast Corner; Approximately 20 gallon of GEMVAR H/C Catalyzed Satin Varnish in four, five gallon containers, and     3)  Southwest Corner; Approximately 30 gallon of Safety-Kleen Heavy Duty Lacquer Thinner in six, five gallon containers.

Issued

Sep 6, 2011

Abate by

Sep 27, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(e)(2):     The quantity of flammable or combustible liquids kept in the vicinity of spraying operations exceeded minimum required for operations and ordinarily exceeded a supply for 1 day or one shift:    (a)  H Window Spray Finishing Room;  The quantity of Flammable kept in the vicinity of a spraying operation exceeded a supply for one days or shifts use, such as but not limited to:    1)  Northwest Corner; Approximately 137 gallon of GEMVAR H/C Catalyzed Satin Varnish in 21 five gallon and 12 one gallon containers, and    n2)  Northeast Corner; Approximately 20 gallon of GEMVAR H/C Catalyzed Satin Varnish in four, five gallon containers, and     3)  Southwest Corner; Approximately 30 gallon of Safety-Kleen Heavy Duty Lacquer Thinner in six, five gallon containers.

Issued

Sep 6, 2011

Abate by

Sep 27, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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)  Wood Area;  Specific lock out tag out procedures were not developed and documented for the control of all energy source on machinery , such as but not limited to:    1)  Push Bar Machine; Hydraulic energy sources, and    2)  The Shop Sabre 4896 CNC wood working machine.

Issued

Sep 6, 2011

Abate by

Sep 27, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii)(B):     Lockout and tagout devices were not standardized within the facility in at least one of the following criteria: color; shape; or size:    (a)  Lockout Tagout (LOTO) station near Maintenance Office;  LOTO station lockout devices and employee individual lockout devices were not standardize in shape, color, or size.

Issued

Sep 6, 2011

Abate by

Sep 27, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i):     The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:    (a)  Throughout the facility; The employer did not conduct specific LOTO procedure periodic inspections at least annually.

Issued

Sep 6, 2011

Abate by

Sep 27, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii):     The employer did not certify that periodic inspections of the energy control procedures had been performed:    (a)  Administrative office and throughout the facility; The employer did not certify that specific LOTO procedure periodic inspections had occurred at least annually.

Issued

Sep 6, 2011

Abate by

Sep 27, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A):     Authorized employee(s) did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolatiion:      (a)  Administrative office; Each authorized employee performing LOTO procedures was not trained on the methods and means necessary for energy control an isolation.

Issued

Sep 6, 2011

Abate by

Sep 27, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(e)(3):     Specific procedures and training that were developed, documented and incorporated into the employer's energy control program for removal of a lockout or tagout device under the direction of the employer when the authorized employee:    (a)  LOTO station; Each LOTO lock was equipped with two or more keys and the employer did not develop, document, and train employees on specific procedures for lock removal by personnel other than the individual whom applied the lockout device.

Issued

Sep 6, 2011

Abate by

Sep 27, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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) Throughout the facility;  A performance evaluation of power industrial truck operators was not performed with the last three years.

Issued

Sep 6, 2011

Abate by

Sep 27, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6):     The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):    (a)  Safety/Administrative office;  The employer did not maintained a certification of the powered industrial truck operators training and evaluation.

Issued

Sep 6, 2011

Abate by

Oct 19, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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)  Wood Area; The employer did not provide effective guarding to protect employees from the flying wood chips created by the unguarded horizontal blades of tenonor machines, such as but not limited to the frame and sash tenonor.

Issued

Sep 6, 2011

Abate by

Oct 19, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(a)(12):     The portion of circular saw(s) beneath or behind the table, where there was a possibility of contact with the saw, was not covered with a guard or exhaust hood:    (a)  Wood Area: The employer did not provide effective guarding to prevent incidental contact with the unguarded portion of vertical tenonor saw blades while the electronically controlled table/arm moves forward, such as but not limited to the frame and sash tenonor.

Issued

Sep 6, 2011

Abate by

Oct 19, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i):     Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft:    (a)  Wood Area:  The electric motor for the first vertical circular saw blade on the sash tenonor had an unguarded exposed drive shaft measuring approximately 1 1/8 in long and 1 1/4 inch in diameter.

Issued

Sep 6, 2011

Abate by

Oct 19, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

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)  Throughout the facility,  Hazards of employee being caught in or entangled by the in running nip point of unguarded belt and pulleys, such as but not limited to:    (1)  Wood area,:  Motor drive belt and pulley on Frame Tenonor, and    (2)  Aluminum area, Motor drive belt and pulley on Hinge Knockout Machine.

Issued

Sep 6, 2011

Abate by

Oct 19, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

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)  Throughout the facility,  Hazards of employee being caught in or entangled by the in running nip point of unguarded belts, such as but not limited to:    (1)  Wood area,:  Motor drive belt and pulley on Frame Tenonor, and    (2)  Aluminum area, Motor drive belt and pulley on Hinge Knockout Machine.

Issued

Sep 6, 2011

Abate by

Sep 27, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(m)(1):     Cutting heads of hand fed panel raiser(s) were not enclosed with a cage or adjustable guard so designed so as to keep the operator's hand away from the cutting edge:    (a)  Wood Area;  The employer did not provide effective guarding from the rotating cutting head of the Samco shaper used for cutting spill vents.

Issued

Sep 6, 2011

Abate by

Sep 20, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2):     The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed through written certification that identified the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, identified the document as a certification of the hazard assessment:    (a)  Administrative/safety office; The employer did not certify that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed.

Issued

Sep 6, 2011

Abate by

Sep 27, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii):     Flexible cords and cables shall be connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided that will prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws.    (a)  Throughout the facility; Flexible cord and galvanized junction boxes were connected as pendants in such an manner as not to prevent strain relief, such as but not limited to:    (1)  Custom area, over the assembly table, and    (2)  Wood area; In the area of the Samco wood shapers.

Issued

Sep 6, 2011

Abate by

Sep 27, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

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)  Throughout the facility; Spray bottle of chemical were not labeled, tagged, or marked with required information that were used by production workers in the work place such as but not limited to; ammoniated glass and utility cleaner and sharpcool supreme no chlorine water soluble oil.