NEW HAVEN, CT —
OSHA Inspection: URETEK ARCHER, LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of URETEK ARCHER, LLC in PO BOX 326, NEW HAVEN, CT 06513 (NAICS 313320). OSHA activity number 335931986.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- URETEK ARCHER, LLC
- Site address
- PO BOX 326
- City
- NEW HAVEN
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06513
- Mailing
- PO BOX 326, NEW HAVEN, CT 06513
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 313320
- Employees
- 180
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.38 D
- Issued
- Nov 9, 2012
- Abate by
- Dec 31, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000 · Current $4,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.38(d): Employee alarm system. An employer must have and maintain an employee alarm system. The employee alarm system must use a distinctive signal for each purpose and comply with the requirements in 1910.165. WORKSHOP: The alarm system, installed to alert and warn fire and other emergency situations to employees in and arround the first floor/slitting and office departments was not kept in operable condition at all times.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4000
- — Z (S) $4000
1910.106 E06 I
- Issued
- Nov 9, 2012
- Abate by
- Dec 31, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000 · Current $4,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i): Adequate precautions were not taken to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors: WORKSHOP: The employer did not take adequate precautions to eliminate potential ignition sources, such as (but not limited to) fiction heat, static, mechanical sparks and spontaneous ignition while employees were manually cleaning the coating head of the M-10 machine with highly flammable solvent/toluene.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4000
- — Z (S) $4000
1910.106 E06 II
- Issued
- Nov 9, 2012
- Abate by
- Dec 31, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii): "Grounding." Class I liquids 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. WORKSHOP: The employer did not ensure through appropriate means that the drum of flammable solvent/toluene was electrically interconnected to the oating head of the M-10 machine.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.132 D01
- Issued
- Nov 9, 2012
- Abate by
- Dec 31, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE): WORKSHOP: The employer had not assessed the workplace to determine the necessitate and appropriate types of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the employees required to perform tasks, such as (but not limited to) cleaning of the coating head of the M-10 machine with flammable solvents.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3000
- — Z (S) $3000
1910.157 G02
- Issued
- Nov 9, 2012
- Abate by
- Dec 31, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): Where the employer had provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer did not provide the education program to familiarize employees with the general principles of the fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with the incipient srtage fire fighting: WORKSHOP: The employees, expected to use portable fire extinguishers to fight small and incipient stage fires were not provided with an education program and a training.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3000
- — Z (S) $3000
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Nov 9, 2012
- Abate by
- Dec 31, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $30,000 · Current $30,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: WORKSHOP: The employer's hazardous energy control procedures were generic and had not included the alternative methods for the employees performing maintenance activities, such as (but not limited to) cleaning the coating head of the M-10 Machine. Uretek Archer, LLC. was previously cited for a violation of 29 CFR 1910.147( c )(4)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection 109179226, Citation 01, Item 001a, issued on 09-11-2008 with a final order date of 10-06-2008, for a location at 30 Lenox Street, New Haven, CT, 06513.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $30000
- — Z (R) $30000
1910.147 C06 I
- Issued
- Nov 9, 2012
- Abate by
- Dec 31, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $30,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed: WORKSHOP: An annual or more frequent inspection of the energy control procedure was not conducted to ensure the procedure and the requirements of this standard were followed. Uretek Archer, LLC. was previously cited for a violation of 29 CFR 1910.147( c )(6)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection 109179226, Citation 01, Item 001b, issued on 09-11-2008 with a final order date of 10-06-2008, for a location at 30 Lenox Street, New Haven, CT, 06513.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $0
- — Z (R) $30000
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 335931986.
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