OSHA Inspection: ON DEMAND TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Issued

Mar 13, 2013

Abate by

Apr 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $272 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i):     The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    Employee(s) operating a fork truck and walking around the establishment were exposed to struck-by hazards due to no training / evaluation being performed to determine the competencies of the operators.

Issued

Mar 13, 2013

Abate by

Mar 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $340 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii):     Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:    Employee(s) working along the west side of the coating room near coater machine #2 were exposed to electrical hazards due to an unused opening on the west side of the junction box on the wall not being effectively closed.

Issued

Mar 13, 2013

Abate by

Mar 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $340 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i):     Pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers approved for the purpose:    Employee(s) working along the east wall of the coating room by the card finishing area were exposed to electrical hazards due to an open junction box with live wires not being provided a cover.

Issued

Mar 13, 2013

Abate by

Apr 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $340 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i):     Portable cord and plug connected equipment and flexible cord sets (extension cords) were not visually inspected before use on any shift for external defects (such as loose parts, deformed and missing pins, or damage to outer jacket or insulation) and for evidence of possible internal damage (such as pinched or crushed outer jacket):    Employee(s) using the pallet wrap machine on the east side of the shipping department were exposed to electrical hazards due to the power cord for the pallet wrap machine being frayed.  The outer jacket of the power cord were damaged approximately 4 inches in length, thus exposing the live conductors.

Issued

Mar 13, 2013

Abate by

Apr 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $204 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:      At the establishment a written hazard communication program had not been developed and implemented to inform employee(s) of the health hazards associated with hazardous chemical products such as Sulfuric Acid, Mobil Air Compressor Oil, Hydraulic Oil, and etc.

Issued

Mar 13, 2013

Abate by

Apr 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $204 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):     The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:    Employee(s) were exposed to health hazards of chemical exposure due to material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical used by the employee(s) such as, but not limited to, sulfuric acid, mobil air compressor oil, coastal premium hi-temp grease, and etc. were not obtained and available at the establishment.

Issued

Mar 13, 2013

Abate by

Apr 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $204 Reduced

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:    At the establishment employee(s) working with hazardous chemical products such as, but not limited to sulfuric acid, mobil air compressor oil, coastal premium hi-temp grease, and etc. were not trained to recognize and avoid unsafe conditions associated with chemical products.

Issued

Mar 13, 2013

Abate by

Apr 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 energing, 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 written lockout / tagout program had not been developed and implemented to inform employee(s) performing maintenance and preventive maintenance on hard wired equipment such as the Coater machines, the Blummer, and the Indigo machines.