OSHA Inspection: NEW ENGLAND LASER PROCESSING

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  a) Location - Production:  On or about June 5, 2013, employees working around lasers cutting stainless steel were not provided and required to wear eye protection to protect from the potential reflected laser energy.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $900.00 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:  a) Location - Production:  On or about June 5, 2013, the employer had not developed and documented procedures to be utilized during repair/ service or maintenance activities to protect from stored hazardous energy.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i): Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware were not provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources:  a) Location - Production: On or about June 5, 2013, the employer did not have necessary hardware for Lockout to be utilized during repair/ service or maintenance activities to protect from stored hazardous energy or accidental start-up.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i): Employees working in areas where there were potential electrical hazards were not provided with electrical protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body that needed to be protected and for the work being performed:  a) Location - Production:  On or about June 5, 2013, an employee performing electrical testing on equipment up to 480 volts associated with laser cutting machines did not have protective equipment such as, but not limited to:  arc faceshield, voltage rated gloves, protective clothing.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(2)(i): When working near exposed energized conductors or circuit parts, each employee did not use insulated tools or handling equipment when the tools or handling equipment might have made contact with such conductors or parts: a) Location - Production: On or about June 5, 2013, an employee performing electrical testing or repairs/servicing on equiipment up to 480 volts associated with laser cutting machines did not have voltage rated tools.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 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.  Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-handed tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.:  a) Location - Production:  On or about June 5, 2013, the electronic door interlock on the Trumph TLF-2600Turbo Laser were bypassed or non-functioning to shut-down the laser when the doors are opened.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:  a) Location - Establishment:  On or about June 5, 2013, the employer did not have available copies of the material safety data sheets for materials such asl, but not limited to:  stainless steel metal sheet.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

a) Location - Establishment: On or about June 5, 2013, the employer did not provide the required training for employees potentially exposed to hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to:  hexavalent chromium, nickel, manganese.   Employees are laser cutting various grades of stainless steel.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(2)(i): The employer using the scheduled monitoring option did not perform initial monitoring to determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure to chromium (VI) for each employee on the basis of a sufficient number of personal breathing zone air samples to accurately characterize full shift exposure on each shift, for each job classification, in each work area: a) Location- Production: On or about June 5, 2013, the employer had not conducted employee exposure determinations for laser cutting of stainless steel.