OSHA Inspection: THE DYSON CORPORATION

Issued

Aug 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,925 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(i): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not evaluate permit space conditions when entry operations were conducted by testing conditions in the permit space to determine conditions.    On or about March 23, 2013, the employer did not test for atmospheric hazards before having an employee enter the gas fired belt furnace to perform work.  The belt furnace is a designated permit required confined space per the company's permit-required confined space entry program.

Issued

Aug 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(8): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not designate the persons who were to have active roles in entry operations, identify the duties of each such employee, and did not designate an entry supervisor.  On or about March 23, 2013, the employer did not identify specific duties or roles(authorized entrants, attendants, entry supervisors, or persons who test or monitor the atmosphere in a permit space),  of the employees involved with working on and inside the belt furnace.

Issued

Aug 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1): Before entry was authorized, the employer did not document the completion of measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) by preparing an entry permit.  Note:  Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.146 presents examples of permits whose elements are considered to comply with these requirements.   On or about March 23, 2013, the employer did prepare an entry permit before having an employee perform work in a permit required confined space (belt furnace).

Issued

Aug 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(k)(3)(i): Each authorized entrant did not use a chest or full body harness, with a retrieval line attached at the center of the entrant's back near shoulder level, or above the entrant's head.   Wristlets may be used in lieu of the chest or full body harness if the employer can demonstrate that the use of a chest or full body harness is infeasible or creates a greater hazard and that the use of wristlets is the safest and most effective alternative.   On or about March 23, 2013, the employer did not provide the entrant employee, performing work in a permit required confined space (belt furnace), with a chest or full body harness and a retrieval line.

Issued

Aug 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(c)(4)(i): All welding and cutting operations carried on in confined spaces were not adequately ventilated to prevent the accumulation of toxic materials or possible oxygen deficiency.  On or about March 23, 2013, the employer did not provide adequate ventilation while an employee was performing oxygen/acetylene torch cutting work in a permit required confined space (belt furnace).

Issued

Aug 19, 2013

Abate by

Sep 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,925 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 March 23, 2013, the employer did not ensure that group lockout tagout was performed prior to employees performing maintenance on the belt furnace.

Issued

Aug 19, 2013

Abate by

Oct 21, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,695 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 point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    a)  On or about May 21, 2013, the employer did not protect the operators of the Tesker Model 645 Cylindrical Die Roll Threading machine T1, at the point of operation, from ingoing nip points and rotating parts through adequate machine guarding.       b)  On or about May 21, 2013, the employer did not protect the operators of the Tesker Model 645 Cylindrical Die Roll Threading machine T2, at the point of operation, from ingoing nip points and rotating parts through adequate machine guarding.     c)  On or about May 21, 2013, the employer did not protect the operators of the Tesker Model 645 Cylindrical Die Roll Threading machine T3, at the point of operation, from ingoing nip points and rotating parts through adequate machine guarding.     d)  On or about May 21, 2013, the employer did not protect the operators of the Tesker Model 635 Cylindrical Die Roll Threading machine T4, at the point of operation, from ingoing nip points and rotating parts through adequate machine guarding.

Issued

Aug 19, 2013

Abate by

Sep 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,600 · Current $3,080 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.    On or about March 23, 2013, the employer did not develop or utilize machine specific hazardous energy control procedures prior to performing lockout tagout on the belt furnace.     The Dyson Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 147(c)(4)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 315443630, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on October 27, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 53 Freedom Dr.; Painesville, OH 44077.

Issued

Aug 19, 2013

Abate by

Sep 21, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,310 Reduced

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:      As of May 21, 2013 portable fire extinguishers were available for employees to use, but initial and annual training were not provided to all employees including temporary workers.     Note the employer may exercise one of the following options:     1. Provide portable fire extinguishers as specified in 29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1), meet the distribution requirements per 29 CFR 1910.157(d) (75 to the nearest extinguisher for Class A fires and 50 to the nearest unit for Class B fires), and provide training and education for all employees in the use of such equipment and the hazards associated with incipient stage fire fighting as specified in 29 CFR 1910.157(g).  The other sections of 29 CFR also apply.     2. Provide extinguishers as specified in 29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1), designate certain employees to be the only employees authorized to use such equipment and require all other employees to immediately evacuate upon the sound of the fire alarm, establish this in writing in an emergency action plan as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.38(a) and train/educate designated employees per 1910.157(g).  Utilizing this option exempts the employer from distribution requirements of 29 CFR 1910.157(d).     3. Establish a written fire safety policy which requires the immediate and total evacuation of employees from the workplace upon the sounding of a fire alarm signal.  This policy shall include an emergency action plan and a fire prevention plan as specified in 29 CFR 1910.38(a) and 29 CFR 1910.39(a).  Utilizing this option exempts the employer from the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.157 to include the need for providing portable fire equipment unless a specific standard requires that a portable fire extinguisher be provided (such as those requirements in 29 CFR 1910.106/107 related to the use/storage of flammable/combustible liquids).  If extinguishers are provided, but not intended for employee use, 29 CFR 1910.157(e) and (f) are still applicable (inspection, maintenance, and testing of equipment).    The Dyson Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 315443630, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on October 27, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 53 Freedom Dr.; Painesville, OH 44077.