OSHA Inspection: VINCENT CORPORATION

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Nov 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii):     Procedures did not 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, 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(A), (c)(4)(ii)(B), (c)(4)(ii)(C) and (c)(4)(ii)(D)    a) Plant - Maintenance Department  The lockout/tagout program did not list specific procedural steps for the shutting down, isolating, blocking, and the securing of specific machines and equipment such as but not limited to cranes, lathes, press brake, shear, etc; in order to control hazardous energy, on or about, 08/03/12.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Nov 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii):     An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operators performance was not conducted at least once every 3 years     a) Plant - Forklifts operators were not evaluated following their initial training on 04/16/09, on or about, 08/03/12.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Sep 28, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7):     Forklift examinations were not made at least daily.    a) Plant - Yale LPG Forklift - Serial# E187V12288X  Forklifts were not inspected on a daily basis as required by the standard, on or about, 08/03/12.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Nov 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1):     Where powered industrial trucks were found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe, the trucks were not taken out of service until they had been restored to safe operating condition    a) Plant - Yale LPG Forklift - Serial # E187V12288X  The forklift was not removed from servicce despite the presence of badly worn rear tires and defective lights, on or about, 05/11/12.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Sep 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(b)(5):     The rated load of crane(s) was not plainly marked on each side of the crane:    a) Throughout Plant - Jib Cranes N1, N7, S-1, S-2 & W-2/Overhead Cranes 2&5 Ton  Rated load markings were not provided on both sides of the Jib cranes, and the load ratings on the overhead cranes were not legible from the workfloor, on or about, 05/11/12.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Nov 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iii):     A certification record which includes the date of inspection, the signature of the person who performed the inspection and the serial number, or other identifier, of the hook inspected, was not maintained:    a) Plant - Overhead & Gantry Cranes  Monthly inspections of the crane's hoist hooks with a certification record which included the date of the inspection, signature of the inspector, and the serial number or other identifier of the hook inspected was not performed, on or about, 05/11/12.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Nov 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iv):     Monthly inspections of hoist chains, with a certification record which includes the date of inspection, the signature of the person who performed the inspection and an identifier of the chain which was inspected, were not performed:    a) Plant - Overhead & Gantry Cranes  Monthly inspections of hoist chains with a certificate record which includes the date of the inspection, the signature of the inspector, and an identifier of the chain were not performed, on or about, 05/11/12.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Nov 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(3):     Complete inspections of the crane was not being performed at intervals as generally defined in paragraph (j)(1)(ii)(b) of this section:    a) Plant - Overhead & Gantry Cranes  Complete inspections of the cranes were not performed on a monthly basis, on or about, 05/11/12.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Nov 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(m)(1):     A certification record which includes the date of inspection, the signature of the person who performed the inspection and an identifier for the ropes which were inspected were not being kept on file where readily available to appointed personnel:    a) Plant - Overhead & Gantry Cranes  Monthly inspections of the crane's wire rope with a certification record which included the date of the inspection, signature of the inspector, and an identifier of the rope were not performed, on or about, 05/11/12.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Nov 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(l)(3)(i):     Unsafe condition(s) disclosed during the frequent or periodic inspection(s) required by 29 CFR 1910.179(j) were not corrected before operation of the crane(s) was resumed:    a) Plant - NW 3 Ton Overhead Crane & SW 5 Ton Overhead Crane  Cranes in operation with bows in the bridge section, on or about, 05/11/12.    b) Plant - P&H 3 Ton Crane / Harrington 1 Ton Gantry Crane - Serial # 115607 / Harrington I Ton Gantry Crane - Serial # 195870  Cranes in operation with cracked control pendants, on or about, 05/11/12.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Nov 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii):     The  point of operation of machines whose operation exposed an employee to injury, was not guarded:    a) Lathe Department - Monarch Lathe - Inadequately guarded chuck and cutting device, on or about, 06/26/12.    b) Fabrication Area - HTC Press Brake - Unguarded point of operation on press brake, on or about, 06/26/12.    c) Lathe Department - Bridgeport/Acra Mills - Unguarded screw drill devices, on or about, 08/03/12.    d) Lathe Department - Leblond Lathe - Inadequately guarded point of operation on lathe, on or about, 08/03/12.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Nov 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):     The employer 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    a) Throughout Shop - Employees were trained in accordance with the standard despite the use of Xylene thinner, gear oil, propane, oxygen, acetylene etc; on or about, 08/03/12.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Oct 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(g)(1)(v):     Pendant control box(es) were not clearly marked for identification of functions:    a) Plant - Jib Cranes N-1, N-7, S-1, & S-2  Pendant control boxe's operational functions were not clearly marked, on or about, 05/11/12.