OSHA Inspection: WEMA VOGTLAND AMERICA, LLC

Issued

Oct 27, 2011

Abate by

Nov 26, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a):     Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered.    Fall protection was not provided for employees who must access the top of machinery, approximately 8 - 10 feet above floor level, in order to strip machinery.    Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Oct 27, 2011

Abate by

Nov 26, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000

General-duty citation text

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 energing, 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:    Wema Vogtland America, LLC, did not establish an energy control program nor did they require the lockout of machinery when performing servicing or maintenance on machinery.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Oct 27, 2011

Abate by

Nov 26, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii):     The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial vehicle.    Forklift operators were not provided training prior to allowing them to operate the company's forklift trucks.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Oct 27, 2011

Abate by

Nov 18, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $1,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii):     Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not protected from the rays by noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields:      Welding screens are not provided to protect employees from welding rays.    Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Oct 27, 2011

Abate by

Nov 26, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i):     Employees working in areas where there were potential electrical hazards were not provided with electrical protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body that needed to be protected and for the work being performed:    Employees working with or around live parts were not provided with nor required to wear appropriate personal protective equipment, such as, but not limited to:  fire retardant clothing, face shields, leather gloves, rubber gloves, etc.    Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Oct 27, 2011

Abate by

Nov 18, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(b)(2):     Barricades were not used where it was necessary to prevent or limit employee access to work areas in which employees were exposed to uninsulated energized conductors or circuit parts:    Electric panel doors were open while under power, 24 to 240 volts, and the area was not barricaded to prevent or limit employee access.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Oct 27, 2011

Abate by

Nov 26, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

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:    Wema Vogtland America, LLC, did not perform monthly inspections of their hooks.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Oct 27, 2011

Abate by

Nov 26, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(m)(1):     Running ropes. A thorough inspection of all running ropes was not made at least once a month and a certification record which includes the date of inspection, the signature of the person who performed the inspection and an identifier for the ropes which were inspected was not kept.    Wema Vogtland America, LLC, did not perform monthly inspections of their running ropes.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Oct 27, 2011

Abate by

Dec 12, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):     Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program which at included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):     Wema Vogtland America, LLC, did not develop or implement a written hazard communication program.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d).