OSHA Inspection: HOWELL MACHINE, INC.

Issued

Mar 8, 2012

Abate by

Apr 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,310 · Current $838 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1):  Every open-sided floor or platform 4 feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level was not guarded by a standard railing (or the equivalent as specified in paragraph (e)(3) of this section) on all open sides except where there is entrance to a ramp, stairway, or fixed ladder.     a)	CNC Shop:  On or about September 27, 2011 and at times prior thereto, the storage mezzanine was not protected by standard railing.    Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Mar 8, 2012

Abate by

Apr 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,620 · Current $1,660 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.109(k)(2):  The manufacture of explosives as defined in paragraph (a)(3) of this section did not meet the requirements contained in 1910.119.    a)	805, 815, and 823 D. Street:  On or about September 27, 2011 and at times prior thereto, the employer, engaged in the manufacture of small arms ammunition and storage of components of small arms ammunition, did not develop and implement a Process Safety Management program.    Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Mar 8, 2012

Abate by

Apr 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,620 · Current $1,660 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(c)(1):  Employers did not develop a written plan of action regarding the implementation of the employee participation required by this paragraph.    a)	805, 815, and 823 D Street:  On or about September 27, 2011 and at times prior thereto, the employer, engaged in the manufacture of small arms ammunition and storage of components of small arms ammunition, did not develop a written employee participation plan explaining how employees would be involved in developing the process hazard analysis and other parts of the process safety management program.    Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Mar 8, 2012

Abate by

Apr 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(e)(1):  The employer did not perform an initial process hazard analysis (hazard evaluation) on processes covered by this standard.     a)	805, 815, and 823 D Street:  On or about September 27, 2011 and at times prior thereto, the employer, engaged in the manufacture of small arms ammunition and storage of components of small arms ammunition, did not conduct an initial process hazard analysis.    Abatement Note:  The Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) shall be appropriate to the complexity of the process, shall use one of the appropriate methodologies (i.e. What-If, Hazop, Fault Tree Analysis, etc.), shall address the following:  the hazards of the process, previous incidents which had a likely potential for catastrophic consequences, engineering and administrative controls and consequences of failures of those controls, facility siting, and human factors.  The PHA shall be performed by a team and the employer shall establish a system to promptly address the teams findings.    Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Mar 8, 2012

Abate by

Apr 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,620 · Current $1,660 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(d):  Process safety information did not include information pertaining to the hazards of the highly hazardous chemicals used or produced by the process, information pertaining to the technology of the process, and information pertaining to the equipment in the process.    a)	805, 815, and 823 D Street:  On or about September 27, 2011 and at times prior thereto, the employer, engaged in the manufacture of small arms ammunition and storage of components of small arms ammunition, did not compile information on the energetic used in the process, technology of the process, or equipment used in the process.    Abatement Note:  Process safety information shall include the following:  Information pertaining to the process such as toxicity, exposure limits, physical and chemical data; information pertaining to the technology of the process such as a block flow diagram, maximum intended inventory, safe upper and lower limits, an evaluation of the consequences of deviation; and information pertaining to the equipment of the process such as materials of construction, electrical classification, pressure relief design, and safety systems.    Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Mar 8, 2012

Abate by

Apr 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1):  The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information.    a)	805, 815, and 823 D Street:  On or about September 27, 2011 and at times prior thereto, the employer, engaged in the manufacture of small arms ammunition and storage of components of small arms ammunition, did not have written operating procedures developed from compiled process safety information.    Abatement Note:  Written operating procedures shall include the following:  steps for each operating phase, operating limits including consequences of deviation and steps to correct or avoid deviation, safety and health considerations, and safety systems and their functions.    Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Mar 8, 2012

Abate by

Apr 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(g)(1)(i):  Each employee presently involved in operating a process, and each employee before being involved in operating a newly assigned process, was not trained in an overview of the process and in the operating procedures as specified in paragraph (f) of this section.     a)	805, 815, and 823 D Street:  On or about September 27, 2011 and at times prior thereto, the employer, engaged in the manufacture of small arms ammunition and storage of components of small arms ammunition, did not train employees in written operating procedures.    Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Mar 8, 2012

Abate by

Apr 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(l)(1):  The employer did not establish and implement written procedures to manage changes (except for "replacements in kind") to process chemicals, technology, equipment, and procedures; and, changes to facilities that affect a covered process.    a)   805, 815, and 823 D Street:  On or about September 27, 2011 and at times prior thereto, the employer, engaged in the manufacture of small arms ammunition and storage of components of small arms ammunition, did not develop management of change procedures.    Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Mar 8, 2012

Abate by

Apr 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,310 · Current $838 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(1):  Each exit route was not adequately lighted so that an employee with normal vision could see along the exit route.    a)  Feeder Assembly:  On or about September 27, 2011 and at times prior thereto, there was no emergency lighting in the feeder assembly room or along the exit route to the exit door.    Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Mar 8, 2012

Abate by

Apr 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(d)(1):  Portable fire extinguishers were not provided for employee use and selected and distributed based on the classes of anticipated workplace fires and on the size and degree of hazard which would affect their use.    a)  Packaging:  On or about September 27, 2011 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not provide fire extinguishers in the packaging area.     Note:  Abatement certification is not required for this item.

Issued

Mar 8, 2012

Abate by

Apr 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2):  Portable extinguishers or hose used in lieu thereof under paragraph (d)(3) of this section were not visually inspected monthly.    a)  On or about September 27, 2011 and at times prior thereto, fire extinguishers throughout the facility had not been visually inspected monthly.    Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Mar 8, 2012

Abate by

Apr 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3):  The employer did not assure that portable fire extinguishers were subjected to an annual maintenance check.    a)  On or about September 27, 2011 and at times prior thereto, fire extinguishers had not been serviced annually.    Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Mar 8, 2012

Abate by

Apr 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,620 · Current $1,660 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i):  Projecting shaft ends did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one-half the diameter of the shaft where not guarded by nonrotating caps or safety sleeves.    a)  CNC Shop:  On or about September 27, 2011, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a threaded shaft on the SKT-15 CNC machine.      Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Mar 8, 2012

Abate by

Apr 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1):  In every building or other structure, or part thereof, used for mercantile, business, industrial, or storage purposes, the loads approved by the building official were not marked on plates of approved design which shall be supplied and securely affixed by the owner of the building, or his duly authorized agent, in a conspicuous place in each space to which they relate.     a)  CNC Shop:  On or about September 27, 2011 and at time prior thereto, the storage mezzanine was not marked to indicate the load bearing capacity and the employees were not otherwise informed of this capacity.    Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Mar 8, 2012

Abate by

Apr 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A):  Flexible cords and cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure.    a)  Case Sorting Area:  On or about September 27, 2011 and at times prior thereto, an extension cord was used as a permanent power source for the automatic separator.    Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item.