OSHA Inspection: FIVE STAR SURGICAL, INC.

Issued

Oct 31, 2013

Abate by

Dec 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,060 · Current $1,530 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  Ultrasonic cleaning area:  Employees are exposed to skin burns and eye damage while dispensing, carrying, and pouring Chem-Crest 75A, a corrosive liquid, where there was no eyewash or other suitable means for flushing of the eyes.

Issued

Oct 31, 2013

Abate by

Dec 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,825 · Current $1,913 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazard(s) created by rotating parts:  Employees were exposed to laceration and amputation hazards while operating the following machinery that was not adequately guarded:  a)  Grinding/Polishing Room: The Baldor buffing machines S6, S7, S8, and S9, where the rotating shafts and arbor nuts were not guarded;  b)  Special Notifications Department:  The Baldor buffing machines S15 and S27, where the rotating shafts and arbor nuts were not guarded.

Issued

Oct 31, 2013

Abate by

Dec 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,295 · Current $1,148 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Grinding machinery was not used with work rest(s) to support offhand grinding work:  Grinding Area:  The Baldor pedestal grinders S22 and S23 were not equipped with work rests on either one of the abrasive wheels on either machine.

Issued

Oct 31, 2013

Abate by

Dec 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): Guard for abrasive wheel machine where the operator stands in front of the machine was not constructed so that the peripheral protecting member could be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel:  Grinding area:  Employees were exposed to laceration hazards while operating the Baldor pedestal grinders S22 and S23 which were not equipped with adjustable tongue guards.    The distance between the top of the safety guard and the abrasive wheel for grinder S22 was approximately 2-inches on the right wheel and 1 1/8-inches on the left wheel.    The distance between the top of the safety guard and the abrasive wheel for grinder S23 was approximately 1 1/4-inches on the right wheel and 1/2-inches on the left wheel.