OSHA Inspection: THE LIGHTSHIP GROUP LLC

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Abate by

Jun 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,530 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Every open-sided floor or platform 4 feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level was not guarded by a standard railing (or the equivalent as specified in paragraph (e)(3) of this section) on all open sides and railings were not provided with a toeboard where required:      (a) Press Brake Area:  On or about August 29, 2013, the working surface on top of the Pacific Press Brake, where an employee performs maintenance and repair, was not provided with standard guard rails or equivalent fall protection.

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Abate by

Jan 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,520 · Current $0 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i): Visible gauges or audible alarms or pressure activated devices were not installed to indicate or insure that the required air velocity is maintained:     (a) Spray Painting Booth:  On or about  August 29, 2013 the employer did not have a visible gauge, such as but not limited to a manometer, an audible alarm or pressure activated device, in the enclosed spray painting room.

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Abate by

Jun 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,530 · Current $765 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.125(e)(1)(i): All electrical wiring and equipment in each vapor area and any adjacent area did not conform to the applicable hazardous (classified)-area requirements of subpart S of this part (except as specifically permitted in paragraph (g):     (a) Adjacent to Machine Shop: On or about August 29, 2013 the parts washer had electrical wiring such as, but not limited to, an added junction box with an on/off snap switch and flexible cord and plug which was not rated for use where the flammable chemical mineral spirits was used for cleaning of parts.

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Abate by

Jun 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.125(f)(2)(ii): Vapor area(s) were not provided with an automatic fire-extinguishing system that conformed to the requirements of subpart L of this part:   (a) Adjacent to Machine Shop Area:  On or about August 29, 2013, the vapor area of the parts washer, which utilizes mineral spirits, was not provided with an automatic fire-extinguishing system.    Abatement Note: You may substitute a cover that is closed by an approved automatic device for the automatic fire-extinguishing system.

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,520 · Current $1,260 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(1): Any power-operated industrial truck not in safe operating condition was not taken out of service, and/or repairs were not made by authorized personnel:      (a) Throughout the Establishment: The Komatsu 45 powered industrial truck was not removed from service and/or repaired when it was found to have inoperable directional lights and inoperable rear running lights.        (b)Throughout the Establishment: The Komatsu 25 powered industrial truck was not removed from service and/or repaired when it was found to have an inoperable hand brake and damaged seat.

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service:   (a)Throughout the Establishment: The two Komatsu powered industrial trucks were being operated by employees and were not inspected before being placed in service.

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Abate by

Jun 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,530 · Current $0 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck:     (a) Throughout the Establishment: Training was not provided by the employer prior to allowing an employee to operate the two powered industrial trucks.

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,520 · Current $1,260 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.184(i)(1): Synthetic web sling(s) were not marked or coded to show rated capacities for each type of hitch and type of synthetic web material:      (a) Fabrication Area:  On or about August 29, 2013, employees were using web slings which had illegible identification markings.

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.184(i)(9): Synthetic web sling was not immediately removed from service for having snags, cuts and tears.   (a) Fabrication Area:  On or about August 29, 2013, employees were using synthetic web slings that had frays and cuts.

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Abate by

Jun 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,520 · Current $1,260 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding were 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:     (a) Machine Shop Area: The Summit milling equipment was not provided with an adequate point of operation guard.     (b) Machine Shop Area: The Jet milling equipment was not provided with an adequate point of operation guard.     (c) Machine Shop Area: The Bridgeport milling equipment was not provided with an adequate point of operation guard.     (d) Fabrication Area: The DOALL horizontal band saw was not provided with an adequate point of operation guard on the exposed unused portion of the saw blade.        (e) Plasma Cutting Area: The Plasma Cutter was not provided with an adequate point of operation guard or guarding device.

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Abate by

Jan 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,520 · Current $1,260 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point of operation guards were not designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of their body in the danger zone during the operating cycle:       (a) Press Brake Area: The Press Brake was not provided with an adequate point of operation guard in that the employees were provided with fixed length restraints which could not be adjusted for each employee and allowed their hands to reach the point of operation.         Abatement Note:  ANSI B11.3-1982 is the applicable standard describing point-of-operation safeguarding equipment and procedures necessary to safeguard employees who operate power press brakes.

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,530 · Current $765 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.213(h)(3): Radial saw(s) were not provided with an adjustable stop to prevent the forward travel of the blade beyond the position necessary to complete the cut in repetitive operations:     (a) Production Area: The Craftsman radial arm saw was not provided with an adjustable stop to prevent the blade from extending beyond the edge of the table when completing a cut.

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.213(h)(4): Radial saw(s) were not installed in a manner so as to cause the cutting head to return gently to the starting position when released by the operator:   (a) Production Area: The Craftsman radial arm saw was not installed in a manner so that the saw's cutting head returned to the starting position when released.

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,224 · Current $612 Reduced

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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) Welding Area:  On or about August 29, 2013, an employee was welding without the use of adequate welding screens or shields in that only one welding screen was being used leaving 3 sides exposed, when employees were working and walking adjacent to the welding area.

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Abate by

Jan 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,836 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(3): Employees exposed to the hazards created by welding, cutting, or brazing operations were not protected by personal protective equipment in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.132:     (a) welding Area:  On or about August 29, 2013, an employee was performing welding and was not protected by adequate personal protective equipment such as but not limited to, welding jacket or welding apron, welding shirt and gloves with gauntlets.

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,520 · Current $1,260 Reduced

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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) Throughout the Establishment:  The electrical disconnect panels and other electrical disconnecting means in the machine shop, adjacent to the camo foam cutter, and in the fabrication area were not legibly marked and/or not marked at all to indicate the purpose when it was not evident what the purpose was.

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,530 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by this standard, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the following means:     (a) Machine Shop Area: The Summit milling machine did not have an adequate access panel cover exposing employees to live electrical parts.     (b) Machine Shop Area:  The Jet TRD-700 milling machine did not have an adequate access panel cover exposing employees to live electrical parts.

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Abate by

Jun 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): On every building or other structure, or part thereof, used for mercantile, business, industrial or storage purposes, the loads approved by the building official were not marked on plates of approved design and securely affixed in a conspicuous place in each space to which they relate:   (a) Tool Room Area: On or about  August 29, 2013 the mezzanine above the tool room used for storage of material was not marked with the approved load capacity.   (b) Office Area: On or about August 29, 2013 the roof of the office area used for storage of materials was not marked with the approved load capacity.

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Abate by

Jun 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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:    (a) Paint Spray Room: The employees had worked with hydrochloric acid within the paint booth and were not provided with an adequate eyewash in that the only quick drenching or flushing facility was approximately 150 feet away.    Abatement Note:  Providing a quick drenching or flushing system an adequate distance from the exposures in accordance with ANSI Z358.1 would provide adequate abatement.

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly:   (a) Throughout the Establishment: All of the portable fire extinguishers provided for the fighting of incipient fires were not inspected monthly in that they had not been inspected since November 2012.

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Abate by

Jan 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(b): Storage of material created a hazard:  (a) Press Brake Area:  Employees were exposed to storage hazards at the rear of the press brake when getting the stored metal parts which caused a tripping hazard, from the back side of the Hydraulic Press Brake .

Issued

Dec 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(a)(2)(i)(B): Temporary wiring was used for a period exceeding 90 days.   (a) Truck and Engine Repair Area: A power strip was being used as temporary wiring to power a fixed overhead light for more than 90 days.   (b) Blast Booth: Overhead temporary string-o-lights were being used for overhead lights in the blast booth for more than 90 days.