OSHA Inspection: IDSI PRODUCTS OF GEORGIA, INC.

Issued

Oct 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $867 · Current $520 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2):     Each exit must be clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit."    a)  In the rear grinding room, on or about and at times prior to May 18, 2012, the employer did not ensure an exit doorway that was used by employees to exit the facility was marked by a sign reading "EXIT," exposing employees to the hazards associated with smoke inhalation and minor burns.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED

Issued

Oct 10, 2012

Abate by

Jan 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,020 Reduced

Hazardous substances 81108111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1):     The employer shall administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program, as described in paragraphs (c) through (o) of this section, whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (TWA) of 85 decibels measured on the A scale (slow response) or, equivalently, a dose of fifty percent. For purposes of the hearing conservation program, employee noise exposures shall be computed in accordance with appendix A and Table G-16a, and without regard to any attenuation provided by the use of personal protective equipment.    a) In the rear grinding room, an employee operating a gringer was exposed to an Action Level Dose of 61.22% or an equivalent dBA (decibels on the "A" scale) of 86.4, which was capable of causing hearing loss.  The sampling was performed for 441 minutes during one shift on May 18, 2012.    b) In the grinding area, an employee operating a grinder was exposed to an to an Action Level Dose of 180% or an equivalent dBA (decibels on the "A" scale) of 94.2 which was capable of causing hearing loss.  The sampling was performed for 463 minutes during one shift on May 31, 2012.    c) In the rear grinding room, an employee operating a grinder was exposed to an Action Level Dose of 94.71% or an equivalent dBA (decibels on the "A" scale) of 89.6, which was capable of causing hearing loss.  The sampling was performed for 331 minutes during one shift on May 31, 2012.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED

Issued

Oct 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,156 · Current $694 Reduced

General-duty citation text

. 29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii):     "Grounding." Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 F (37.8 C), shall not be dispensed into containers unless the nozzle and container are electrically interconnected. Where the metallic floorplate on which the container stands while filling is electrically connected to the fill stem or where the fill stem is bonded to the container during filling operations by means of a bond wire, the provisions of this section shall be deemed to have been complied with.    a) In the grinding and winding areas, on or about and at times prior to May 17, 2012, the employer did not ensure two 55 gallon, steel drums containing xylene, a flammable liquid with a flashpoint of 26.66 degrees Celsius, were grounded and bonded, exposing employees to the hazards associated with burns, smoke inhalation, and fire.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED

Issued

Oct 10, 2012

Abate by

Oct 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $612 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i):     Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.     a) In the winding area, on or your about and at times prior to May 17, 2012, the employer did not develop and implement written lockout tagout procedures for equipment that was maintained by the maintenance department, exposing employees to the hazards associated with pneumonic and electrical energy release.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED

Issued

Oct 10, 2012

Abate by

Oct 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(ii)(D):     Each authorized employee shall affix a personal lockout or tagout device to the group lockout device, group lockbox, or comparable mechanism when he or she begins work, and shall remove those devices when he or she stops working on the machine or equipment being serviced or maintained.    a)  In the winding area, on or about and at times prior to May 17, 2012, the employer did not ensure the use of two lockout tagout devices, one by the maintenance supervisor and one by the maintenance worker to safeguard employees from the hazards associated with electrical and pneumonic energy release.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED