OSHA Inspection: M P INDUSTRIES, INC.

Issued

Jun 25, 2013

Abate by

Jul 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1):  In every building or other structure, or part thereof, used for mercantile, business, industrial, or storage purposes, the loads approved by the building official were not marked on plates of approved design:       This violation most recently occurred on February 13, 2013, at an establishment located at 4939 Profit Drive, Tyler, Texas 75707; where the employer did not post the floor load capacity:    Instance 1:  Over the maintenance office/tool shop in the production room; and    Instance 2:  Over the supervisors office in the stock/rubber preparation room.

Issued

Jun 25, 2013

Abate by

Jul 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1):  Every open-sided floor or platform 4 feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level was not guarded by a standard railing (or the equivalent as specified in paragraph (e)(3) of this section) on all open sides except where there is entrance to a ramp, stairway, or fixed ladder:     This violation most recently occurred on February 13, 2013; at the establishment located at 4939 Profit Drive , Tyler, Texas 75707; where employees were exposed to fall hazards while placing storage on top of work areas.    Instance 1:  Over the maintenance office/tool shop in the production room; and    Instance 2:  Over the supervisors office in the stock/rubber preparation room.

Issued

Jun 25, 2013

Abate by

Jul 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures:     This violation most recently occurred on February 13, 2013, at the establishment located at 4939 Profit Drive, Tyler, Texas 75707; where the employer did not develop and implement a respiratory program for employee's required to wear half face tight fitting respirators.

Issued

Jun 25, 2013

Abate by

Jul 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1):  The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:     This violation most recently occurred on February 13, 2013, at an establishment located at 4939 Profit Drive, Tyler, Texas 75707; the employer did not determine if an employee was medically fit to wear a half mask respirator.

Issued

Jun 25, 2013

Abate by

Jul 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment will be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    This violation most recently occurred on February 13, 2013, at the establishment located at 4939 Profit Drive, Tyler, Texas 75707; where employees in the machine shop, shipping, receiving, and storage departments who perform service and maintenance on equipment and machinery were not protected from unexpected energizing, start up or relase of stored energy.

Issued

Jun 25, 2013

Abate by

Jul 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 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):    This violation most recently occurred on February 13, 2013, at the establishment located at 4939 Profit Drive, Tyler, Texas 75707; where employees were exposed to struck-by and crushed-by hazards while operating powered industrial trucks and had not been trained in their safe operating procedures.

Issued

Jun 25, 2013

Abate by

Jul 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):  One or more methods of machine guarding was not provide to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    This violation most recently occurred on February 13, 2013, at an establishment located at 4939 Profit Drive, Tyler, Texas 75707; where employees use two Bridgport drill presses that were not equipped with guards.

Issued

Jun 25, 2013

Abate by

Jul 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i):  Where both runs of horizontal belts are seven (7) feet or less from the floor level, the guard did not extend to at least fifteen (15) inches above the belt or to a standard height, except that where both runs of a horizontal belt are 42 inches or less from the floor, the belt was not fully enclosed in accordance with paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section:  This violation most recenlty occurred on February 13, 2013; at the establishment located at 4939 Profit Drive, Tyler, Texas 75707; where employees were using an Atlas spinning machine without the guard attached.