OSHA Inspection: ICS, INC.

Issued

Aug 20, 2012

Abate by

Oct 2, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,190 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.124(g)(2): When your employees work with liquids that may burn, irritate, or otherwise harm their skin, you must provide an emergency shower and eye-wash station close to the dipping or coating operation. In place of this equipment, you may use a water hose that is at least 4 feet (1.22 m) long and at least \3/4\ of an inch (18 mm) thick with a quick-opening valve and carrying a pressure of 25 pounds per square inch (1.62 k/cm2) or less:    In the dip tank area, an eye wash facility capable of supplying continuous flow for 15 minutes was not provided for flushing of the eyes.  Corrosive chemicals such as chromic acid and sulfuric acid were used in the area, exposing employees to chemical burns to the eyes.

Issued

Aug 20, 2012

Abate by

Sep 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $952 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer shall evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces are permit-required confined spaces:    An evaluation of all workplaces was not conducted to determine if the spaces were permit-required confined spaces such as dip tanks. Employees were exposed to chemicals from entering a confined space.

Issued

Aug 20, 2012

Abate by

Sep 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $952 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): 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.:    The employee operating the retrofitted Cincinnati lathe was exposed to hazards associated with rotating parts in that a chuck guard was not provided.

Issued

Aug 20, 2012

Abate by

Sep 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $952 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(c)(13): First-aid equipment. First-aid equipment shall be available at all times. All injuries shall be reported as soon as possible for medical attention. First aid shall be rendered until medical attention can be provided:    There were no designated first-aid trained personnel at the facility to render first aid until medical attention could be provided for welding employees. Welding employees were exposed to burns and other hazards associated with welding.

Issued

Aug 20, 2012

Abate by

Oct 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,190 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(1)(ii): Where any employee is exposed to lead above the permissible exposure limit, but for 30 days or less per year, the employer shall implement engineering controls to reduce exposures to 200 ug/m(3), but thereafter may implement any combination of engineering, work practice (including administrative controls), and respiratory controls to reduce and maintain employee exposure to lead to or below 50 ug/m(3):    On or about May 3, 2012, a production plater was exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL).  Sampling performed on May 3, 2012 for a 469 minute sampling period, with zero exposure assumed for the unsampled 11 minute period of time, revealed exposure levels to lead to be 13 ug/m3.  The employee's exposure was 2.5 times the PEL of 5 ug/m3.

Issued

Aug 20, 2012

Abate by

Sep 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(3)(i): Each employer shall establish and implement a written compliance program to reduce exposures to or below the permissible exposure limit, and interim levels if applicable, solely by means of engineering and work practice controls in accordance with the implementation schedule in paragraph (e)(1):    A written compliance program to include information contained in 1910.1025(e)(3)(ii)(B) through 1910.1025(e)(ii)(H) of this section  was not developed or implemented to reduce employees exposure level to below the permissible exposure limit for lead.

Issued

Aug 20, 2012

Abate by

Sep 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,190 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(c): The employer shall ensure that no employee is exposed to an airborne concentration of chromium (VI) in excess of 5 micrograms per cubic meter of air (5 g/m3), calculated as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA):    On or about May 3, 2012, a polishing employee was exposed to hexavalent chromium in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL).  Sampling performed on May 3, 2012 for a 473 minute sampling period, with zero exposure assumed for the unsampled 7 minute period of time, revealed exposure levels to hexavalent chromium to be 7.9 ug/m3.  The employee's exposure was 1.5 times the PEL of 5 ug/m3.

Issued

Aug 20, 2012

Abate by

Oct 2, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer shall ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is 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:    The polishing employee using a Zee filtering facepiece respirator was exposed to respiratory hazards in that the employee was not fit tested initially and annually thereafter.

Issued

Aug 20, 2012

Abate by

Sep 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(2)(i)(A): Each employer who has an employee(s) with occupational exposure as defined by paragraph (b) of this section shall prepare an exposure determination. This exposure determination shall contain a list of all job classifications in which all employees in those job classifications have occupational exposure:    The exposure control plan did not contain a list of the job classifications in which employees have exposure to bloodborne pathogens such as first aid responders.