OSHA Inspection: CAP & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Issued

Jan 23, 2012

Abate by

Feb 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(4)(i):  "Construction." Inside storage rooms shall be constructed to meet the required fire-resistive rating for their use. Such construction shall comply with the test specifications set forth in Standard Methods of Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials, NFPA 251-1969. Where an automatic sprinkler system is provided, the system shall be designed and installed in an acceptable manner. Openings to other rooms or buildings shall be provided with noncombustible liquid-tight raised sills or ramps at least 4 inches in height, or the floor in the storage area shall be at least 4 inches below the surrounding floor. Openings shall be provided with approved self-closing fire doors. The room shall be liquid-tight where the walls join the floor. A permissible alternate to the sill or ramp is an open-grated trench inside of the room which drains to a safe location. Where other portions of the building or other properties are exposed, windows shall be protected as set forth in the Standard for Fire Doors and Windows, NFPA No. 80-1968, which is incorporated by reference as specified in Sec. 1910.6, for Class E or F openings. Wood at least 1 inch nominal thickness may be used for shelving, racks, dunnage, scuffboards, floor overlay, and similar installations:    a.  In the flammable storage room, the double doors used for access to the room were not self-closing.

Issued

Jan 23, 2012

Abate by

Feb 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(iii):  "Waste and residue." Combustible waste material and residues in a building or unit operating area shall be kept to a minimum, stored in covered metal receptacles and disposed of daily:    a.  In the shipping department, the metal receptacle for the disposal of combustible waste rags contaminated with flammable Class IB lacquer thinner had a damaged self-closing lid.

Issued

Jan 23, 2012

Abate by

Feb 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii):  "Grounding." Class I liquids shall not be dispensed into containers unless the nozzle and container are electrically interconnected. Where the metallic floorplate on which the container stands while filling is electrically connected to the fill stem or where the fill stem is bonded to the container during filling operations by means of a bond wire, the provisions of this section shall be deemed to have been complied with:    a.  In the flammable storage room, containers where Class IB flammable lacquer thinner was being transferred from 1 gallon metal cans into a metal funnel and 55 gallon drum were not electrically interconnected by a bonding connection.

Issued

Jan 23, 2012

Abate by

Feb 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii):  The procedures shall clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, the following:    a.  At the workplace, the employer's written lockout/tagout program did not include the means to enforce compliance with the procedures.

Issued

Jan 23, 2012

Abate by

Feb 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(C):  Specific procedural steps for the placement, removal and transfer of lockout devices or tagout devices and the responsibility for them:    a.  At the workplace, the employer's written lockout/tagout program did not include the specific procedural steps for the removal and transfer of lockout devices or tagout devices and the responsibility for them.

Issued

Jan 23, 2012

Abate by

Feb 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(D):  Specific requirements for testing a machine or equipment to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices, tagout devices, and other energy control measures:    a.  At the workplace, the employer's written lockout/tagout program did not include the specific requirements for testing a machine or equipment to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices, tagout devices, and other energy control measures.

Issued

Jan 23, 2012

Abate by

Feb 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii)(D):  Identifiable.  Lockout devices and tagout devices shall indicate the identity of the employee applying the device(s):    a.  In the mill department, the Thermwood CNC router (model: MTR) which was periodically locked out for tool changes did not indicate the identity of the employee who applied the lockout device.

Issued

Jan 23, 2012

Abate by

Feb 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):  Types of guarding.  One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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.  Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.:    a.  In the mill department, the rotating tool and chuck on the JET drill press (model:  JDP-20MF; S/N:  0071805) were not guarded.    b.  In the metal maintenance area, the rotating tool and chuck on the ATrump milling machine (model:  K2V; S/N:  K2V-227) were not guarded.    c.  In the metal maintenance area, the rotating tool and chuck on the Bridgeport milling machine (S/N:  2J-54084) were not guarded.    d.  In the metal maintenance area, the unused portion of the blade on the right side of the Wellsaw horizontal bandsaw (model:  1016; S/N:  3718) was not guarded.

Issued

Jan 23, 2012

Abate by

Feb 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii):  The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefore, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle:    a.  In the metal maintenance area, the point of operation and hold downs on the Atlantic hydraulic shear (model:  HDF6X1/4; S/N:  93044187) were not guarded due to an inadequate guard on the front side and no guard on the back side.    b.  In the laminate department, the point of operation on the back side of the blade for the Hendrick panel saw (S/N:  P.E.T.S.17602) was not guarded.

Issued

Jan 23, 2012

Abate by

Feb 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(r)(3):  For combination or universal woodworking machines each point of operation of any tool shall be guarded as required for such a tool in a separate machine:    a.  In the mill department, the point of operation on the Thermwood CNC router (model:  MTR) was not guarded.    b.  In the mill department, the point of operation on the Thermwood CNC router (model:  42) was not guarded.

Issued

Jan 23, 2012

Abate by

Feb 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3):  Sprockets and chains.  All sprocket wheels and chains shall be enclosed unless they are more than seven (7) feet above the floor or platform.  Where the drive extends over other machine or working areas, protection against falling shall be provided.  This subparagraph does not apply to manually operated sprockets:    a.  In the laminate department, the chain and sprockets on the Hendrick panel saw (S/N:  P.E.T.S.17602) were not guarded.

Issued

Jan 23, 2012

Abate by

Feb 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A):  As a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:    a.  On the North end of the cabinet department, multiple extension cords and power strips/surge protectors, for supplying power to equipment such as a DeWalt double compound miter saw, Delta dust collector, battery chargers, fans, radios, and a pencil sharpener, were being used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of the structure.