OSHA Inspection: EATON CORPORATION

Issued

2013-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $2100.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not ensure that material safety data sheets were readily accessible to the employees in their work area during each work shift:      a) Throughout he facility, on or about 5/16/12: Employees working with hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid dielectron and choromium powders, were not provided with information nor trained on accessing material safety data sheets.

Issued

2012-09-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.95(g)(6):     At least annually after obtaining the baseline audiogram, the employer did not obtain a new audiogram for each employee exposed at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels :    a) Dept. 310, on or about 5/16/12: A builder was exposed to an 8- hour time weighted average (TWA) of noise at 88.9 decibels (dBA) for the 375 minutes sampling period. A zero increment was included for the 105 minutes not sampled. The employee had a standard threshold shift in 2010. No annual audiogram was given in 2011.    b) Dept. 314, on or about 5/16/12: A plating line employee was exposed to an 8- hour time weighted average (TWA) of noise at 87.9 decibels (dBA) for the 208 minutes sampling period. A zero increment was included for the  272 minutes not sampled. The employee had a standard threshold shift in 2010. No annual audiogram was given in 2011.    Abatement documentation must be submitted for this item

Issued

2012-09-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(l)(1):     The employer did not post of copy of 29 CFR 1910.95 in the workplace:    a) Dept. 310, on or about 5/16/12: A builder was exposed to an 8- hour time weighted average (TWA) of noise at 88.9 decibels (dBA) for the 375 minutes sampling period. A zero increment was included for the 105 minutes not sampled. A copy of 29 CFR 1910.95 was not posted in the work place.    b) Dept. 314, on or about 5/16/12: A plating line employee was exposed to an 8- hour time weighted average (TWA) of noise at 87.9 decibels (dBA) for the 208 minutes sampling period. A zero increment was included for the  272 minutes not sampled. A copy of 29 CFR 1910.95 was not posted in the work place.    Abatement documentation must be submitted for this item

Issued

2012-09-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $3000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(2):     The employer did not develop an emergency response plan for emergencies which addressed the following minimum requirements of this standard: 1910.120(q)(2)(i) through 1910.120(q)(2)(xii):    a) Throughout the facility, on or abou6/20/12: The company's emergency response plan, known as Emergency Preparedness Plan - MESH-293-00015-01, did not include information on the following:      1) decontamination procedures after exposure to hazardous chemicals,      2) procedures for critiquing of and following up on emergency response activity

Issued

2012-09-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(8)(i):     Employees who were trained in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6) did not receive annual refresher training of sufficient content and duration to maintain their competencies or did not demonstrate competency in those areas at least yearly:    a) Throughout the facility, on or about 5/16/12: Two first responders, operations level, were not provided with annual refresher training on spill response.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2012-09-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $3000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.124(f):     Employees were not knowledgeable of the proper first-aid procedures appropriate to the dipping or coating hazards to which they were exposed:    a) Department 314, on or about 5/16/12: Training in first aid procedures were not provided for plating line employees that work with nitric acid, phosphoric acid, hydrochloric acid, acetic acid, sulfuric acid and sodium hydroxide.    Abatement certification must be provided for this item.

Issued

2012-09-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $3500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a):     Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:        a) Department 314, on or about 5/16/12: Gauntlet gloves to protect arms were not used for plating line employees that work with nitric acid, phosphoric acid, hydrochloric acid, acetic acid, sulfuric acid and sodium hydroxide.    Abatement certification must be provided for this item.

Issued

2012-09-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-09-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6000.00 · Current $4200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1):     Protective face equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment:      a) Test area, on or about 4/26/12: Face shields were not provided for employees working with hydrofluoric acid.    b) Plating line, on or about 5/17/12: Face shields and splash goggles were not used for employees working with dip tanks containing hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid and sodium hydroxide.    Abatement certifcation must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2012-09-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $3500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(b):     Adequate first aid supplies approved by a consulting physician were not readily available:        a) First aid responders room on or about 4/26/12: Sodium Gluconate available for employees that work with hydrofluoric acid was expired:

Issued

2012-09-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c):     Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    a) Test area, on or about 4/26/12:A shower for quick drenching of the body was not available for employees working with hydrofluoric acid.

Issued

2012-09-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2):  The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter:      a) Throughout the facility, on or about 6/14/12: Annual fire extingiuisher training was not provided for emergency responders and other employees expected to use fire extinguishers including, but not limited, to welders.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2012-09-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.160(b)(6):     Fixed extinguishing systems were not inspected annually by a person knowledgeable in the design and function of the system to assure that the system is maintained in good operating condition:    a) Test area, on or about 5/17/12: The dry chemical fire suppression system for seasoner # 1 was not inspected annually. The last inspection was in November, 2008.    b) Test area, on or about 5/17/12: The dry chemical fire suppression system for seasoner # 2 was not inspected annually. The last inspection was in November, 2008.

Issued

2012-09-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.160(b)(7):     The weight and pressure of refillable containers of fixed extinguishing systems were not checked at least semiannually:        a) Test area, on or about 5/17/12: The weight and pressure of refillable containers used in the dry chemical fire suppression sytem for seasoner # 1 was not inspected every six months. The last inspection was in November, 2008.    b) Test area, on or about 5/17/12: The weight and pressure of refillbale containers used in the dry chemical fire suppression sytem for seasoner # 2 was not inspected every six months. The last inspection was in November, 2008.

Issued

2012-09-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.161(b)(4):     The employer did not sample the dry chemical supply of all but stored pressure systems at least annually to assure that the supply  was free of moisture which could have caused the supply to cake or form lumps:      a) Test area, on or about 5/17/12: The moisture content of refillable containers used in the dry chemical fire suppression sytem for seasoner # 1 was not inspected annually. The last inspection was in November, 2008.    b) Test area, on or about 5/17/12: The moisture content of refillbale containers used in the dry chemical fire suppression sytem for seasoner # 2 was not inspected annually. The last inspection was in November, 2008.

Issued

2012-09-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $3000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1):     The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI):      a) Welding area, on or about 5/16/12: A determination of exposure was not made for employees welding and cutting stainless steel.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2012-09-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(ii)(B):     The employer did not ensure that training provided to employees with occupational exposure was conducted at least annually:    a) Throughout the facility, on or about 6/20/12: Employees required to respond to emergencies involving blood were not provided with annual training in bloodborne pathogens.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2012-09-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $4000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5):     The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity and appropriate hazard warnings regarding the chemicals contained therein:        a) BIL test area, on or about 5/17/12: A dip tank containing dielectron was not labeled as to contents.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

2012-09-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):     Employers did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area and chemical-specific information was not always available through labels and material safety data sheets    a) Test area, on or about 4/26/12: Employees working with hydrofluoric acid were not informed of nor trained on first aid requirements specific to this chemical such as the use of sodium gluconate to prevent further the spread of the chemical throughout the body.    b) Test area, on or about 4/26/12: Employees working with hydrofluoric acid were not informed of nor trained on the measures to be used against exposure such as using of a face shields.    c) Maintenance area, on or about 4/26/12: Employee welding on stainless steel was not informed of nor trained on the measures that provide protection against Chromium VI fume such as ventilation.    d) Department 314, on or about 5/16/12: Employees working with acids such as hydrochloric, sulfuric, nitric, acetic and phosphoric  were not informed of nor trained on the measures used to protect against exposure such as wearing gauntlet gloves.

Issued

2012-09-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $5000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(e)(1):     All Class I, II, and III asbestos work was not conducted within regulated areas:        a) Maintenance shop, on or about 6/14/12: No regulated area was set for employees removing 40 liniear feet of asbestos containing floor tile, Class II work.

Issued

2012-09-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(f)(2)(i):     The employer with a work operation covered by the asbestos standard did not ensure that a "competent person" conducted an exposure assessment immediately before or at the initiation of the operation to ascertain expected exposures during that operation or workplace:    a) Maintenance shop, on or about 6/14/12: No initial exposure assessment was provided for employees removing 40 liniear feet of asbestos containing floor tile.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item,

Issued

2012-09-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(h)(1)(iv):     Respirators were not used during all Class II and III asbestos jobs where the employer had not produced a negative-exposure assessment:    a) Maintenance shop, on or about 6/14/12: Respirators were not provided for employees removing 40 linear feet of asbestos containing floor tile, Class II work. No negative exposure assessment was performed.

Issued

2012-09-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(j)(2)(i):     The employer did not establish a decontamination room or area for employees and equipment, adjacent to the regulated area, consisting of an impermeable drop cloth on the floor or horizontal working surface, for employees engaged in Class I work involving less than 25 linear or 10 square feet of thermal system insulation or surfacing asbestos containing material and for Class II and Class III asbestos work operations where exposures exceed a permissible exposure limit or where there was not negative exposure assessment produced before the operation:        a) Maintenance shop, on or about 6/14/12: No deecontamination area was set for employees removing 40 liniear feet of asbestos containing floor tile, Class II work. No negative exposure assessment was performed.

Issued

2012-09-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $5000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(8)(vii):     After the building owner or employer identified previously installed presumed asbestos containing material (PACM) and/or asbestos containing material (ACM), labels or signs were not affixed or posted so that employees would be notified of what materials contain PACM and/or ACM, and/or the employer did not post signs in lieu of labels, and/or ensure, to the extent feasible, that employees who come in contact with these signs or labels could comprehend them:    a) Maintenance shop, on or about 6/14/12: Signs were not posted in maintenance area to notify employees that floor tile contained asbestos.     Abatement certification must be submitted for this item,

Issued

2012-09-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(iv)(A):     For work with asbestos containing roofing materials, flooring materials, siding materials, ceiling tiles, or transite panels, training did not include at a minimum all the elements included in paragraph (k)(9)(viii) of this section and in addition, the specific work practices and engineering controls set forth in paragraph (g) of this section which specifically related to that category:        a) Maintenance shop, on or about 6/14/12: Suitable training on Class II asbestos removal operations was not provided for employees removing 40 linear feet of asbestos containing floor tile. Training did not cover controls mentioned in paragraph (g) of this section, did not include a "hands-on" component, and did not take at least 8 hours.     Abatement certification must be submitted for this item,