PENDERGRASS, GA —
OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN SYNTHETIC FIBER, LLC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of AMERICAN SYNTHETIC FIBER, LLC in 312 SOUTH HOLLAND DRIVE, PENDERGRASS, GA 30567 (NAICS 313221). OSHA activity number 338599244.
What this inspection record means
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- AMERICAN SYNTHETIC FIBER, LLC
- Site address
- 312 SOUTH HOLLAND DRIVE
- City
- PENDERGRASS
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30567
- Mailing
- 312 SOUTH HOLLAND DRIVE, PENDERGRASS, GA 30567
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 313221
- Employees
- 63
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
9 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.37 B02
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,518 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible: On or about 1/31/2013 at 312 South Holland Drive Pendergrass, GA; employees working in the EREMA room were exposed to smoke inhalation and burn hazards where the emergency exit signs were being blocked by stored bales of Tow material.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $1518
1910.147 C02 I
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2013
- Abate by
- Apr 19, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,975 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(2)(i): Where an energy isolating device was not capable of being locked out, the employer's energy control program under 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) did not utilize a tagout system: On or about 1/31/2013 at 312 South Holland Drive Pendergrass, Ga; where an employee was observed pulling the fibrous material from the forklift onto the #1 conveyor in the EREMA room. The conveyor was not able to be locked out and the employee did not tag out the machine prior to getting onto the conveyor.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2975
1910.147 C04 II
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2013
- Abate by
- May 18, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): Procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(A), (c)(4)(ii)(B), (c)(4)(ii)(C) and (c)(4)(ii)(D): On or about 31 January, 2013 at 312 South Holland Drive Pendergrass, GA: employees performing lockout/tagout were not provided adequate specific procedures. The procedures did not provide: (A) A specific statement of the intended use of the procedure; (B) Specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy; (C) Specific procedural steps for the placement, removal and transfer of lockout devices or tagout devices and the responsibility for them; and (D) Specific requirements for testing a machine or equipment to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices, and other energy control measures.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4900
1910.147 F03 II D
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2013
- Abate by
- May 18, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(ii)(D): Each authorized employee did not affix a personal lockout or tagout device to the group lockout device before working on the machine or equipment: On or about 31 January, 2013 at 312 South Holland Drive Pendergrass, GA: employees performing preventative maintenance on equipment including but not limited to the FARE-1 line, containing multiple energy sources including but not limited to electrical, thermal, and pneumatic energy sources were exposed to potential struck-by and caught-in hazards where each employee did not positively control the energy sources. One lock was used to protect multiple employees.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4900
1910.157 C01
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,518 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries: On or about 1/31/2013 at 312 South Holland Drive Pendergrass, GA; the locations of the fire extinguishers were not readily visible due to obstruction by stored materials.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $1518
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2013
- Abate by
- May 18, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $3,500 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 ingoing nip points and rotating parts: On or about 1/31/2013 at 312 South Holland Drive Pendergrass, GA; employees were exposed to caught-in and amputation hazards where machine guarding was not installed on: C. The Actuating lay device drive arm on the FARE-1crimper box; D. The Actuating lay device drive arm on the FARE-2 crimper box; and E. an employee was observed being exposed to amputation hazard while cutting a 1/2" tubing on a horizontal bandsaw without closing the guard. The blade had 4" of exposed blade that could not be covered by the guard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3500
- — Z (S) $4900
1910.212 B
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,023 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(b): Machine(s) designed for fixed location(s) were not securely anchored to prevent walking or moving: On or about 1/31/2013 at 312 South Holland Drive Pendergrass, GA; the employer failed to ensure that the drill presses in the machine shop were permanently affixed to the floor exposing the employees to a struck-by hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500
- — Z (S) $2023
1910.219 C02 I
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2013
- Abate by
- May 31, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,975 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform were not protected by stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s) enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting: On or about 1/31/2013 at 312 South Holland Drive Pendergrass, GA; employees were exposed to potential caught-in hazards while performing inspection operations on; A. FARE-1; and B. FARE-2 lines at the lay device areas where a horizontal rotating shaft, 58" above the floor was unguarded on each line.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $2975
1910.242 B
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,518 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 PSI: On or about 1/31/2013 at 312 South Holland Drive Pendergrass, GA; compressed air used to perform cleaning operations in the EREMA room was measured at 40 PSI.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $1518
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 338599244.
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