OSHA Inspection: EXTRUDEX ALUMINUM INC.

Issued

Apr 23, 2013

Abate by

May 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $6,000 · Current $6,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a):     Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:     On or about October 30, 2012, the employer failed to provide protective equipment such as jackets, pants, and/or armguards, to protect employees from heat related injuries when they performed operations in the hot ovens, including but not limited to, unloading hot aluminum from Ovens #1 and #2.

Issued

Apr 23, 2013

Abate by

May 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2):     The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:    On or about October 30, 2012, no written workplace hazard assessment had been completed by the employer for all of their operations including, but not limited to, unloading hot aluminum from Ovens #1 and #2.

Issued

Apr 23, 2013

Abate by

May 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i):     Procedures were not utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:    On or about October 26, 2012 and on October 30, 2012, the employer failed to ensure that the lockout procedure for Oven #1 was used to lockout the oven before employees performed servicing and maintenance operations including but not limited to unjamming racks loaded with aluminum product and removing aluminum product from the oven out of racks that cannot be moved.

Issued

Apr 23, 2013

Abate by

May 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d): The established procedure for the application of energy control (the energy control procedure) was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(6):    On or about October 26, 2012 and on October 30, 2012, the employer failed to ensure that Oven #1 was locked out, including but not limited to locking out the electrical system and the gas line, before employees performed servicing and maintenance operations such as, but not limited to, unjamming racks loaded with aluminum product and removing aluminum product from the oven out of racks that cannot be moved.

Issued

Apr 23, 2013

Abate by

May 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(i):     A procedure was not utilized to afford the employees a level of protection equivalent to that provided by the implementation of a personal lockout or tagout device when servicing and/or maintenance was performed by a crew:    On or about October 26, 2012 and on October 30, 2012, employees conducting service and maintenance activities in Oven #1 including but not limited to unjamming racks loaded with aluminum product and removing aluminum product from the oven out of racks that cannot be moved, did not utilize a procedure to afford each person the level of protection provided by applying a personal lockout or tagout device.

Issued

Apr 23, 2013

Abate by

May 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B):     The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy:    Specific Energy Control Procedures for Extrusion Press #1 and Age Oven #1, did not address the procedural steps to dissipate stored thermal energy to a safe level.

Issued

Apr 23, 2013

Abate by

May 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

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:    The employer failed to ensure that the periodic inspections of their energy control procedures, including but not limited to the procedures used to lockout Oven #1 and Extrusion Press #1, were conducted and certified.

Issued

Apr 23, 2013

Abate by

May 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(b):     There was neither an infirmary, clinic, or hospital used for the treatment of all injured employees in near proximity to the workplace nor a person or persons adequately trained to render first aid:    The employer failed to have adequately trained personnel to act as first aid responders.  On October 30, 2012, after the incident occurred in Oven #1, it took 6 minutes for the first ambulance to arrive at the company and it took 7 minutes for the second ambulance to arrive at the company.

Issued

Apr 23, 2013

Abate by

May 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(iv): There were damaged parts that adversely affected safe operation or mechanical strength of the equipment, such as parts that were broken, bent, cut, or deteriorated by corrosion, chemical action, or overheating:    On or about October 30, 2012, on Oven #1 the electrical emergency stop button for the door closest to the extrusion press was broken off.

Issued

Apr 23, 2013

Abate by

May 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $70,000 · Current $7,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):     Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The employer failed to furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm, in that employees were exposed to being struck by and burned by hot metal racks and hot aluminum product, which can weigh up to 8,000 lbs., when the racks ride off the flanged rollers of the roller/rack conveyor causing the racks to tip over onto employees.      On October 30, 2012, three employees were pushing two hot metal racks stacked one on top of the other, loaded with hot pieces of aluminum and weighing an estimated 4,000-5,000 lbs. through Oven #1 on the roller/rack conveyor.  The rack came off the conveyor rollers and the rack and aluminum product crushed and burned two employees.

Issued

Apr 23, 2013

Abate by

May 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $70,000 · Current $70,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(b)(1):     Where mechanical handling equipment was used, sufficient safe clearances were not allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways and wherever turns or passage had to be made.  Aisle(s) and passageway(s) were not kept clear and in good repair with no obstruction across or in aisles that could create a hazard:    On or about October 30, 2012, the employer failed to provide sufficient safe clearances for employees manually moving racks of aluminum extrusions into and out of Oven #1 and Oven #2 on the conveyor's rollers.