OSHA Inspection: DIMEX, LLC

Issued

May 18, 2012

Abate by

Jun 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $2,975

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.137(b)(2)(viii):     Electrical protective equipment shall be subjected to periodic electrical tests. Test voltages and the maximum intervals between tests shall be in accordance with Table I-5 and Table I-6.    a. At the workplace, the employer did not ensure that periodic electrical tests were completed on the electrical protective gloves used by maintenance employees.

Issued

May 18, 2012

Abate by

Jun 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $2,975

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 production department, ingoing nip points on the puller machines on lines 1, 2, 3, and 6 (Serial # 6-1908 ) were not guarded.

Issued

May 18, 2012

Abate by

Jun 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $2,975

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(a):     "General." Safety-related work practices shall be employed to prevent electric shock or other injuries resulting from either direct or indirect electrical contacts, when work is performed near or on equipment or circuits which are or may be energized.The specific safety-related work practices shall be consistent with the nature and extent of the associated electrical hazards.    a. At the workplace, for employees who routinely perform work on or near energized parts (230 VAC) such as testing, troubleshooting, voltage measuring, and other tasks in and around the screw oil heater, neither a flash hazard analysis was conducted to determine the proper protection required nor was a flash protection boundary established to protect employees from shock, arc flash, or arc blast.     ABATEMENT NOTE: One method of abatement, among others, includes conducting a flash hazard analysis in compliance with NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace to determine the flash protection boundary and the use of electrical protective equipment as necessary for the specific related hazards of each task.

Issued

May 18, 2012

Abate by

Jun 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(c)(2):     "Work on energized equipment." Only qualified persons may work on electric circuit parts or equipment that have not been deenergized under the procedures of paragraph (b) of this section. Such persons shall be capable of working safely on energized circuits and shall be familiar with the proper use of special precautionary techniques, personal protective equipment, insulating and shielding materials, and insulated tools.    a. At the workplace, for employees who routinely perform work on or near energized parts (230 VAC) such as testing, troubleshooting, voltage measuring, and other tasks in and around the screw oil heater, employees were not capable of working safely on energized circuits and were not familiar with the proper use of special precautionary techniques, personal protective equipment, and insulating and shielding materials to protect employees from shock, arc flash, or arc blast.