OSHA Inspection: NORTHWEST ELECTROPLATE, INC.

Issued

2013-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered.    a) Northwest Electroplate located in Wauseon, Ohio. On or about November 1, 2012, the employer did not ensure that employees were provided with the adequate personal protective equipment such as but not limited to aprons when exposed to hydrochloric acid, potassium hydroxide, zinc, and chromium.

Issued

2013-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective face equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment.    a) Northwest Electroplate located in Wauseon, Ohio. On or about November 1, 2012, the employer did not require that employees wore face shields to protect themselves from contact with hydrochloric acid, potassium hydroxide, zinc, and chromium while working at or near the electroplating line.

Issued

2013-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1820.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    a) Northwest Electroplate located in Wauseon, Ohio. On or about November 1, 2012 the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from moving parts, in that the moving shuttle on the plating line was not properly guarded, exposing employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

2013-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    a) Northwest Electroplate located in Wauseon, Ohio. On or about November 1, 2012, the employer did not ensure that employees were properly trained on elements of the written hazard communication program.

Issued

2013-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Northwest Electroplate located in Wauseon, Ohio. On or about November 1, 2012, the employer did not develope or implement a written hazard communication program.

Issued

2013-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminants, chemical state, and physical form.    a) Northwest Electroplate located in Wauseon, Ohio. On or about November 1, 2012, the employer failed to evaluate the workplace for respiratory hazards when employees were exposed to chemicals such as but not limited to hydrochloric acid, potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, and zinc chloride.