OSHA Inspection: BCI ACRYLIC BATH SYSTEMS, INC.

Issued

Mar 16, 2012

Abate by

Apr 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    (a) Spray Booth -  The employer did not provide a medical evaluation for employees who are required to wear 3M tight fitting face respirators.

Issued

Mar 16, 2012

Abate by

Apr 13, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,850 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator was fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter    (a) Spray Booth -  The employer did not provide fit testing for employees who are required to wear 3M tight fitting face respirators.

Issued

Mar 16, 2012

Abate by

Apr 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,850 Reduced

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:    (a)  Facility Wide - The employer failed to establish and utilize energy control program consisting of control procedure(s), employee training, and periodic inspections.

Issued

Mar 16, 2012

Abate by

Apr 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,850 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) Production Area -  The CNC machine was not equipped with guards to protect employees from rotating and moving parts.    (b)Tool Room- The vertical band saw was not equipped with enclosure guards for the unused portion of the blade(s).

Issued

Mar 16, 2012

Abate by

Mar 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:      (a) Production Area - All compressed air hoses used for cleaning purposes were not reduced to less than 30 psi.

Issued

Mar 16, 2012

Abate by

Mar 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:      (a) Production Area - The power strip used to power the Nicrom wire table was not used in accordance with their listing or labeling electrical equipment.     (b) Production Area - The power strip used to power the hand tools was not used in accordance with their listing or labeling electrical equipment.

Issued

Mar 16, 2012

Abate by

Mar 23, 2012

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition.      (a) Tool Shop - The employer did not maintain clean floors allowing wood dust accumulation.

Issued

Mar 16, 2012

Abate by

Mar 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i): Portable cord and plug connected equipment and flexible cord sets (extension cords) were not visually inspected before use on any shift for external defects (such as loose parts, deformed and missing pins, or damage to outer jacket or insulation) and for evidence of possible internal damage (such as pinched or crushed outer jacket):      (a) Production Area - The Dewalt power Jig Saw located in the production area was observed to have a frayed cord.