OSHA Inspection: E&T PLASTICS

Issued

2013-03-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1):     The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:    a) Production area: The employer did not ensure that employees using compressed air to clean wore safety glasses, on or about 1/17/13.

Issued

2013-03-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b):     Compressed air, that was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i., was used for cleaning purposes without effective chip guarding and personal protective equipment.    a) Production area: Employees used compressed air set above 120 psi to clean the panel saw. The air gun nozzle did not have a reducer attached to reduce the air to 30 psi and use of safety glasses was not mandatory, on or about 1/17/13.

Issued

2013-03-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i):     The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    a) Production area: The employer did not evaluate the employees competency to operate the Komatsu FG25S model FG25S-4 type G serial 172791 and a Yale GLC050GNUAE082 serial E187V10265W forklifts, on or about 1/17/13.

Issued

2013-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i):     Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:(a)(LOCATION)(IDENTIFY SPECIFIC OPERATIONS AND/OR CONDITIONS)(IDENTIFY MACHINERY OR EQUIPMENT)(THIS INCLUDES ENFORCEMENT OF PROCEDURES)    a) Production area: The employer did not develop and implement a lockout tagout program for employees when conducting maintenance and repair activities on the Schelling panel saw, such as, but not limited to, changing the saw blade, applying lubricant to the hydraulics and feeder wheels, cleaning the carriage and chains and repairing cables, on or about 1/17/13.

Issued

2013-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2):     The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter:      a) Production area: employer did not provide training to employees required to use fire extinguishers  that familiarized them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting initially and annually thereafter, on or about 1/17/13.