OSHA Inspection: ELCAN INDUSTRIES INC.

Issued

Jun 4, 2013

Abate by

Jun 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition:        Location:  Aluminum Particle Loading Station   a) Two nitrogen gas lines were present on the elevated work platform. The employer did not keep the area free of tripping hazards; on or about May 7, 2013.

Issued

Jun 4, 2013

Abate by

Jun 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(a)(8)(ii): Every floor hole into which persons could accidentally walk was not guarded by a floor hole cover of standard strength and construction:       Location:  Aluminum Particle Loading Station    a) A floor hole of about four inches in diameter was not covered; on or about May 7, 2013.

Issued

Jun 4, 2013

Abate by

Jul 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $1,020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:    Location: Establishment   a) Employees were allowed to wear Sperry half-face and full-face respirators when exposed to hazardous dust. The employer did not develop and implement a respiratory program for the worksite; on or about May 7, 2013.

Issued

Jun 4, 2013

Abate by

Jun 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $680 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):       Location: Establishment     a) The employer did not ensure the employee is competent to operate Advance Model 3800 floor cleaner; on or about May 8, 2013.     b) The employer did not ensure that employees are competent to operate the Yale Model GLP050RDNUAE086, Clark Model CGC25, and Toyota Model TFGU25 forklifts; on or about May 8, 2013.