OSHA Inspection: STEEL CEILINGS

Issued

2013-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1):  The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:   29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i):  Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment:  a. At the worksite located at 451 East Coshocton Street, the employer had created a PPE Hazard assessment that did not specifically state when or where employees, working around the perforator, should don ear plugs.

Issued

2013-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $3500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.  Note: Exception: The employer need not document the required procedure for a particular machine or equipment, when all of the following elements exist: (1) The machine or equipment has no potential for stored or residual energy or reaccumulation of stored energy after shut down which could endanger employees; (2) the machine or equipment has a single energy source which can be readily identified and isolated; (3) the isolation and locking out of that energy source will completely deenergize and deactivate the machine or equipment; (4) the machine or equipment is isolated from that energy source and locked out during servicing or maintenance; (5) a single lockout device will achieve a locker-out condition; (6) the lockout device is under the exclusive control of the authorized employee performing the servicing or maintenance; (7) the servicing or maintenance does not create hazards for other employees; and (8) the employer, in utilizing this exception, has had no accidents involving the unexpected activation or reenergization of the machine or equipment during servicing or maintenance.  a. At the worksite located at 451 East Coshocton Street the employer did not develop an adequate energy control procedure for the die change procedures in that the employer did not address the hazard of gravity from the weight of the press ram while employees hands were in the machine while removing and installing dies on the press 47-11.  b. At the worksite located at 451 East Coshocton Street the employer did not develop an adequate energy control procedure for the die change procedures in that the employer did not address the hazard of gravity from the weight of the press ram while employees hands were in the machine while removing and installing dies on the perforator.  c. At the worksite located at 451 East Coshocton Street the employer did not develop an adequate energy control procedure for the die change procedures in that the employer did not address the hazard of gravity from the weight of the press ram while employees hands were in the machine while removing and installing dies on the Rosell Press.  d. At the worksite located at 451 East Coshocton Street the employer did not develop an adequate energy control procedure for the die change procedures in that the employer did not address the hazard of gravity from the weight of the press ram while employees hands were in the machine while removing and installing dies on the Wysong press.

Issued

2013-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $3500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.  a. At the worksite located at 451 East Coshocton Road the employer did not perform periodic inspections of their energy control procedures developed for the employees that performed lockout/tagout on metal forming equipment such as, but not limited to press brakes, mechanical power presses, and panel benders.

Issued

2013-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $3500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees. The training shall include the following:  a. At the worksite located at 451 East Coshocton Street the employer had employees that performed lockout / tagout tasks that had not received lockout tagout training from the company.

Issued

2013-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $3500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(a): The employer shall ensure the ready availability of medical personnel for advice and consultation on matters of plant health.  a. On or about May 8, 2013, the employer did not provide prompt first aid services to an employee when fingers on both hands were amputated.  The employer transported the employee in a private vehicle and stopped at a fire station for him to receive treatment.

Issued

2013-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $3500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.    a. At the worksite located at 451 East Coshocton Street the employer had a Chicago press brake (model 1012-B, serial # L-18158) that did not have adequate guarding.  On or about May 8, 2013 an employee amputated fingers on both hands while making 90 degree bends in small brackets and using a foot pedal to activate the press.    b. At the worksite located at 451 East Coshocton Street the employer had a Cincinnati press brake that did not have adequate guarding of the point of operation, which was operated with a foot pedal.

Issued

2013-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv): The Exposure Control Plan shall be reviewed and updated at least annually and whenever necessary to reflect new or modified tasks and procedures which affect occupational exposure and to reflect new or revised employee positions with occupational exposure. The review and update of such plans shall also:  a. At the worksite located at 451 East Coshocton Street the employer failed to perform their annual evaluation of their exposure control plan.   There had been no annual evaluation since the plan was created in March, 2005.

Issued

2013-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(2)(i): Each employer who has an employee(s) with occupational exposure as defined by paragraph (b) of this section shall prepare an exposure determination. This exposure determination shall contain the following:   A list of all job classifications in which all employees in those job classifications have occupational exposure.  a. At the worksite located at 451 East Coshocton Street the employer had not prepared an adequate exposure determination in their exposure control plan in that the employer had not named who was part of the emergency response team that was outlined as having occupational exposure in the control plan.

Issued

2013-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(1)(i): The employer shall make available the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccination series to all employees who have occupational exposure, and post-exposure evaluation and follow-up to all employees who have had an exposure incident.   a. At the worksite located at 451 East Coshocton Street the employer had not made the hepatitis B vaccine available to its employees that had anticipated occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens or to the employees that had occupational exposure during clean-up of blood on or about May 8, 2013 after a workplace amputation.

Issued

2013-09-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2)(iv): The employer shall assure that employees who decline to accept hepatitis B vaccination offered by the employer sign the statement in Appendix A.   a. At the worksite located at 451 East Coshocton Street the employer had a declination form specific to women in their Bloodborne Pathogens Program that was not consistent with the statement in Appendix A.