OSHA Inspection: TASCON INDUSTRIES, INC.

Issued

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $2520.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(a)(8): Every floor hole into which persons can accidentally walk were not guarded:    The employer does not guard floor holes into which persons can accidentally walk. This violation was observed on or about February 20, 2013, on the northwest corner of the Production Area at the dye mixture tanks where employees were exposed to a fall/tripping hazard when filling tanks without two floor holes being covered or guarded.    Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that every floor hole into which persons can accidentally walk are covered or guarded.

Issued

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) and toeboards:    The employer does not guard all open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level with standard railing. This violation was observed on or about February 20, 2013, on the northwest corner of the Production Area at the dye mixture tanks where employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 7 feet when filling tanks from a platform that was not protected on all sides by standard railing.    Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that all open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level are guarded with standard railing.

Issued

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:    The employer does not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces are permit-required confined spaces. This violation occurred on or about February 20, 2013, on the northwest corner of the exterior production area where employees were exposed to an engulfment/entrapment hazard when entering to 500 gallon water-dye mixture tanks without the tanks being evaluated as a permit required confined space.     Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that the workplace is evalutated to determine if any spaces are permit-required confined spaces.

Issued

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

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:    The employer does not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee perform any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury. This violation occurred on or about February 20, 2013, throughout the facility where employees were exposed to a struck-by and caught-in hazard when they were required to perform service and/or maintenance on locally manufactured industrial machinery without a program consisting of hazardous energy control procedures, training and periodic inspections.     Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee perform any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury is established and the machine or equipment is isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.

Issued

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $2520.00 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:    The employer does not provide suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body where employees are exposed to injurious corrosive materials. This hazard was observed on or about February 20, 2013, on the exterior west side of the Production area where employees were exposed to a chemical hazard when transferring corrosive green dye from a supply container to the mixture tanks without an emergency eyewash/shower available for immediate use.     Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body are provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.

Issued

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $700.00 · Current $480.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(b)(6): The Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300A or equivalent) for the previous year was not posted between February 1 and April 30.    The employer does not post a Summary of Work-Related injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300A or equivalent) for the previous year between February 1 and April 30. This violation occurred on or about February 20, 2013, in the office where the company official stated that an OSHA 300A or its equivalent was not posted.     Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that OSHA form 300A is posted from February 1 to April 30.

Issued

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):    The employer does not ensure each operator has been trained and evaluated by certification. This violation occurred on or about February 20, 2013, throughout the facility where employees were allowed to operate forklifts without being certified.    Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that each operator has been  trained and evaluated by certification to include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation.