OSHA Inspection: BURTCO ENTERPRISES, INC.

Issued

2013-12-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.     a) Plant- Throughout the plant: Employees are exposed to caught-in and shock hazards while servicing machinery such as Tufting Machines, Yarn Machines as well as change-out of electrical panels without a hazardous energy control program.

Issued

2013-12-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4): Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation shall not be performed by the customer or user without manufacturers prior written approval. Capacity, operation, and maintenance instruction plates, tags, or decals shall be changed accordingly.     a) Plant - Backing Department: Employees were exposed to crush hazards while free rigging using two 2 inch wide rubber drive belts in conjunction with forklifts to hoist backing on backing bar into place during change out. The backing weighs 800 lbs and the bars are between 35 to 70 lbs. The belts are not rated for lifting loads and no manufacturers approval has been provided to perform free rigging.

Issued

2013-12-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(5): Exposure of blades. When the periphery of the blades of a fan is less than seven (7) feet above the floor or working level, the blades shall be guarded. The guard shall have openings no larger than one-half (1/2) inch.     Employees were exposed to rotating fan blades due to the rear baffles of the floor fans being removed.

Issued

2013-12-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each 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, and which also includes the following:     a) Plant: Employees were exposed to hazardous substances such as, but not limited to,Waste Oil, DuPont SUVA 404A refrigerant, Nitrogen, and LPG gas and the employer did not develop, implement, and maintain a written hazard communication program.

Issued

2013-12-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): The date of the annual maintenance check of portable fire extinguishers was not recorded:(a)(LOCATION)(IDENTIFY OPERATION(S) AND CONDITION(S))(DESCRIBE HAZARD(S))NOTE: APPLIES TO ANY EXTINGUISHERS PROVIDED IN THE WORKPLACE   a) Plant - Throughout the plant: The employer did not maintain an updated annual maintenance record on their portable ABC dry chemical fire extinguishers. The certification record on all extinguishers showed they were last inspected in February 2011.

Issued

2013-12-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): Certification. The employer shall certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l). The certification shall 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) Plant- Throughout the plant: The employer was not providing certification for all forklift operators.