OSHA Inspection: DELONG'S INC

Issued

Jan 16, 2013

Abate by

Feb 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,470 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(h)(3):     The outdoor exit route was not reasonably straight and have smooth, solid, substantially level walkways;    a) On, or at dates prior to, December 12, 2012, employees on the workroom floor were exposed to fire hazard as result of an outdoor exit route which was not substantially level because a platform outside the exit door required employees to step down to the ground surface.      Abatement Note: Abatement certification is not required for this item.

Issued

Jan 16, 2013

Abate by

Feb 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,625 · Current $1,838 Reduced

General-duty citation text

1910.179(j)(2)(iii):    Frequent Inspection: Monthly inspection of overhead crane load hooks, with a certification record which included the date of inspection, the signature of the person who performed the inspection and an identifier of the hook which was inspected, was not performed.     (a) On, or at dates prior to, December 12, 2012, employees in the main production building were exposed to a struck by hazard from possible failure of load hooks because monthly inspections for deformities or cracks were not accomplished or documented.    Abatement Note: Abatement certification is required for this item  use the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET for this purpose.

Issued

Jan 16, 2013

Abate by

Feb 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iv):     Monthly inspections of hoist chains, with a certification record which includes the date of inspection, the signature of the person who performed the inspection and an identifier of the chain which was inspected, were not performed:    (a) On, or at dates prior to, December 12, 2012, employees in the main production building were exposed to a struck by hazard from possible failure of hoist chains because monthly inspections for excessive wear, twists, or distorted links were not accomplished or documented.    Abatement Note: Abatement certification is required for this item use the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET for this purpose

Issued

Jan 16, 2013

Abate by

Feb 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,470 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(l)(3)(iii)(d):     Pendant control stations were not kept clean, and/or their function labels were not kept legible:    1910.179(l)(2)(iii)(d):  Pendant control stations were not kept clean and/or function labels were not legible.     (a) On, or at dates prior to, December 12, 2012, employees in the main production building were exposed to a struck by hazard because the buttons of the pendant of an overhead crane was not marked to identify proper function.    Abatement Note: Abatement certification is required for this item use the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET for this purpose.

Issued

Jan 16, 2013

Abate by

Feb 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,575 · Current $1,103 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2):     Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:    (a) On, or at dates prior to, December 12, 2012, employees in the job shop were exposed to a fire hazard because circuit breakers in an electrical panel were not identified.     Abatement Note: Abatement certification is not required for this item.

Issued

Jan 16, 2013

Abate by

Feb 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,575 · Current $1,103 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(f)(1)(viii) Circuit breakers used as switches in 120-volt and 277-volt, fluorescent lighting circuits were not listed and marked "SWD."    (a) On, or at dates prior to, December 12, 2012, employees in the job shop were exposed to electrical hazard from possible failure of non-switch duty circuit breakers which were used as on/off switches for facility lighting.    Abatement Note: Abatement certification is not required for this item.

Issued

Jan 16, 2013

Abate by

Feb 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,625 · Current $1,838 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(d)(2):     Panelboard enclosures. Panelboards shall be mounted in cabinets, cutout boxes, or enclosures designed for the purpose and shall be dead front. However, panelboards other than the dead front externally-operable type are permitted where accessible only to qualified persons.    (a) On, or at dates prior to, December 12, 2012, employees in the job shop were exposed to hazard of electrocution from open areas within an electrical panel which did not provide a protection from inadvertent contact with exposed live electrical connections.     Abatement Note: Abatement certification is required for this item  use the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET for this purpose