OSHA Inspection: THE MOUNTAIN CORP.

Issued

2012-10-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2295.00 · Current $1148.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1):     Open-sided floor(s) or platform(s) 4 feet or more above the adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded by standard railings (or the equivalent as specified in 29 CFR 1910.23(e)(3)(i) through (v)), on all open sides:         a.     DOS Room - Open sided platform 69 inches above the adjacent floor was not guarded by a standard railing in that there was no mid-rail approximately halfway between the top rail and the platform.

Issued

2012-10-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00 · Current $3150.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1):     The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.95(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:         a.     Development - Screen Reclaiming - On 8/3/12, employee noise exposure was measured at 100.1 decibels, which exceeded the 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 dBA, which was equivalent to 194.7% of the allowable dose, and the employer did not have a continuing, effective hearing conservation program.

Issued

2012-10-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3060.00 · Current $1530.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1):     The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:         a.     Establishment - Where employees perform servicing and/or maintenance on various machinery and equipment, including but not limited to the steam generator and the screen printing presses, the employer had not established a lockout/tagout program, including energy control procedures and employee training to prevent the unexpected energizing, start up, or release of stored energy.

Issued

2012-10-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3060.00 · Current $1530.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):     Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazard(s) created by in going nip points:         a.     Screen Printing Area - The ingoing nip points on the conveying                belts for the dryers were not guarded.

Issued

2012-10-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1951.00 · Current $976.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1)(i):     Safety of equipment was not determined using considerations for the suitability of installation and use in conformity with the provisions of this subdivision:         a.     Flat dye area -  A power strip, which was not designed for this type of use,               was nailed to a pillar in the dryer area to supply power for a floor fan.

Issued

2012-10-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1):     Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:         a.     Flat Dye Area - Electrical panels throughout the area were blocked               by items such as but not limited to, drums, barrels, pallets.