OSHA Inspection: NTH, INC. DBA N-TECH

Issued

2012-02-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2040.00 · Current $1224.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1):  Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent):  (a) Tank production area:  Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 6 feet 11 inches  to 7 feet 11 inches while on top of manure tanks that were being manufactured.

Issued

2012-02-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2550.00 · Current $1530.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.94(c)(2): Spray booths or spray rooms were not used to enclose or confine all operations:   (a) Pump assembly area; Approximately 24 feet of a 51 foot manure pump was spray finished outside of the designated spray booth.

Issued

2012-02-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(1): Spraying finishing was conducted outside of predetermined spraying areas:  (a)  Pump assembly area; Spray finishing operations were conducted outside of the designated spray booth in the vicinity of a gas operated space heater exposing employees to fire and explosion hazards.

Issued

2012-02-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2040.00 · Current $1224.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been  taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s):  (a) Pump assembly area; Power industrial truck number 6 was used for production operations even though it did not have operating brakes.

Issued

2012-02-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service:  (a) Throughout the facility:  Each power industrial truck was not inspected for conditions that could adversely affect safety prior to daily use.

Issued

2012-02-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2550.00 · Current $1530.00 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) Manure tank production area;  Employees were not protected from the point of operation and rotating part hazards on metal fabrication machinery, such as, but not limited to the Kasuga milling machine, and the Victor 2460 metal lathe.

Issued

2012-02-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2550.00 · Current $1530.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(4)(iv): Where the welder must enter a confined space through a manhole or other small opening, means was not provided for quickly removing the welder in case of emergency:  (a) Manure tank production area; The employer did not develop and implement a means of retrieval life lines for employees that were required to enter a manure tank during the manufacturing process to perform welding operations.