OSHA Inspection: EPOCH CORPORATION

Issued

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck-by hazards.    (a) Shop - Employees were exposed to the hazard of being struck by fallen material while using a below the hook lifting device (spreader bar) for lifting walls that was not labeled as to its capcity.

Issued

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent).    (a) Mezzadine - The railings were at 48" high.    (b) Wall Assembly Platform - The guardrails were at 30" high.

Issued

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1)(v): Employee(s) required to use PPE by this section were not trained to know the proper care, maintenance, useful life, and disposal of the PPE:    (a) Mezzadine - Employees were not trained in the proper inspection and maintenance of the fall protection equipment.

Issued

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1): The authorized employee did not have knowledge of the type and magnitude of the energy, the hazards of the energy to be controlled, and the method or means to control the energy before the authorized or affected employee turned off.    (a) Shop - Eletrical disconnect was locked out by an unauthorized employee.    (b) Shop - Electrical circuit breaker was locked on by an unauthorized employee.

Issued

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Shop - Electrical panels were not labeled.

Issued

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    (a) Shop - No eye wash station was located in the spray foam application area.

Issued

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4): Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation of powered industrial truck were performed by the employer without the manufacturer's prior written approval:    (a) Shop - The man made lift basket was not approved by the fork lift manufactorer.

Issued

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1): Electrical equipment was not free from recognized hazards that were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:    (a) Shop - Electrical equipment was covered with saw dust creating a fire hazard.

Issued

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment.    (a) Shop - The Beam Press electrical box had an unguarded opening.