OSHA Inspection: SUPERIOR INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES

Issued

Mar 11, 2013

Abate by

Apr 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(b):  An emergency action plan was not in writing, kept in the workplace, and available to employees for review:    a)  Throughout the facility, the employer did not ensure that a written emergency action plan was in place in the event of a fire, exposing employees to smoke inhalation.

Issued

Mar 11, 2013

Abate by

Apr 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,000 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 1910.9(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)  The employee operating the CNC/Router was exposed to noise levels at 66.22% of the action level dose (8-hour time weighted average sound level of 85 decibels) or an equivalent sound level of 87.03 dBA during 404 minute sampling period on October 24, 2012, that employee could be exposed to ringing of the ears.

Issued

Mar 11, 2013

Abate by

Apr 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1):  The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:    a)  The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if permit-required confined spaces were present on the job site.  Employees enter the 7 foot and 11 foot circular tube mold to apply Frektoe PMC mold cleaner (containing toluene and methyl ethyl ketone) without it being identified as a permit required confined space, exposing employees to central nervous system depression, respiratory tract irritations, skin irritations, eye irritations, and possibly death.

Issued

Mar 11, 2013

Abate by

Apr 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 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 energizing, 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)  The employer did not develop and utilize a Lockout/Tagout Program with machine specific procedures for the control of potentially hazardous energy sources when employees were engaged in machine servicing or maintenance.  Employees perform maintenance on equipment, such as, clam shell oven and rotational molding machines without a program in place to ensure that all energy sources were de-energized and isolated, exposing employees to electric shock, electrocution, lacerations, and amputation.

Issued

Mar 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3):  Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven -7 feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed:    a)  The rotational molding machine had sprocket wheels and chains that were not enclosed, exposing employees to an amputation hazard.

Issued

Mar 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):  The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    a)  Throughout the facility - Employees were required to work with chemicals, such as but not limited to: propane and Frekote PMC mold cleaner (containing methyl ethyl ketone).  A written hazard communication program had not been established or implemented to discuss how the employer plans to address the labeling of chemicals, safety data sheets, and employee training, exposing employees to severe frost burns, central nervous system depression, respiratory tract, skin, and eye irritations.

Issued

Mar 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i):  The employer did not compile a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that was referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet:    a)  Throughout the facility - Employees were required to work with chemicals, such as but not limited to: propane and Frekote PMC mold cleaner (containing methyl ethyl ketone).  The company did not create or maintain a chemical inventory list for all hazardous chemicals the company provided, exposing employees to severe frost burns, central nervous system depression, respiratory tract, skin, and eye irritations.

Issued

Mar 11, 2013

Abate by

Apr 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1):  A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:     a)  The employer did not established or implemented a site specific respiratory protection program for the employees required to wear a Bullard forced air respirator while entering the circular molds to apply a releasing or cleaning agent, exposing employees to central nervous system depression, respiratory tract, skin, and eye irritations.