OSHA Inspection: SWANTON WELDING & MACHINING CO., INC.

Issued

Aug 29, 2013

Abate by

Sep 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $1,620 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(a): The employer did not establish a written emergency evacuation plan for employees expected to evacuate in the event of a fire or other emergency.  a) Production Area - The employer had not implemented a written emergency response plan (EAP) for the 36 non-union employees working in the facility.  The employer failed to communicate procedures to the employees in an event of a fire or other emergency evacuation.

Issued

Aug 29, 2013

Abate by

Sep 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $2,160 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(B): Affected employees were not instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure:  a) Production Area - The employer did not ensure that all affected employees were provided with lockout/tagout training before allowing them to operate on the equipment such as but not limited to the drill press, laser machine, robotic welder, press brake; and other equipment in the production area. Employees were exposed to an electrical hazard.

Issued

Aug 29, 2013

Abate by

Sep 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(i)(A): Helmets or hand shields were not used during all arc welding or arc cutting operations:  Production Area - The employer did not ensure the employees conducting mig and tig welding were wearing a face shield or helmets.  Employees were exposed to burns and flying particles to the face and eyes.

Issued

Aug 29, 2013

Abate by

Sep 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii): Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not protected from the rays by noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields:  a) Production Area - The employer did not provide welding screens while workers were performing mid and tact welding.  Employees working in adjacent areas in the production were exposed to ultraviolent radiation from the welding operations.

Issued

Aug 29, 2013

Abate by

Sep 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $1,620 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:  a) Production Area - All circuit breakers on the 208Y/120V and 480 voltages panel box were not marked for their intended purposes.

Issued

Aug 29, 2013

Abate by

Sep 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $1,620 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement and maintain at the workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g) and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met:  a) Production Area - The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program employees on the hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to propane, anti-spatter (Dimethyl Ether and White Mineral Oil), nitrogen, titanium dioxide, argon, diesel fuel, nozzle gel (Petrolatum).

Issued

Aug 29, 2013

Abate by

Sep 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  a) Production Area - The employer did not provide any training to the employees on the hazardous chemicals that were being used on site, such as but not limited to propane, anti-spatter (Dimethyl Ether and White Mineral Oil), nitrogen, titanium dioxide, argon, nozzle gel (Petrolatum).

Issued

Aug 29, 2013

Abate by

Sep 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The certification did not 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:  a) Production Area - The employer did not certify that all employees operating the forklift trucks were trained and evaluated.  The employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

Aug 29, 2013

Abate by

Sep 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein:  a) Production Area - The plastic spray bottle was not labeled to identify the content therein and warning hazards.  The Anti-spatter (Dimethyl Ether and White Mineral Oil) is used during welding operation.