OSHA Inspection: NORTHLAND TOOL AND ELECTRONICS, INC.

Issued

2013-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $714.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i):     Adequate precautions were not taken to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors:         a.     Drum Rack Area - Containers of flammable liquids were not electrically interconnected prior to transferring.

Issued

2013-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1):     The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees' ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:         a.     Establishment - Employees wearing required-use respirators in the grinding room had not been medically evaluated to determine their ability to use a respirator.      Note:  The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.

Issued

2013-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1):     The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):         a.     Establishment - Employees wearing required-use respirators in the grinding room had not been fit tested for the tight-fitting respirators.

Issued

2013-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b):     Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:         a.     Grinding Room - Compressed air used for cleaning measured greater than 100 p.s.i.

Issued

2013-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii):     Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not protected from the rays by noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields:         a.     Production area - Screens or shields were not used during welding on 12/17/12 to protect other employees adjacent to the welding area from the welding rays.

Issued

2013-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.     Establishment - A written respirator program had not been developed and implemented for employees wearing required-use respirators in the grinding room.