OSHA Inspection: NYLO METAL FINISHING LLC

Issued

2013-12-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(3): Floors, working places, and passageways were not kept free from protruding nails, splnters, holes, or loose boards.    Location: 730 North Main Street, Waterbury, CT.    The employer did not keep the floor surface, where the employees stand, between the left and right dipping and coating tank lines free from loose boards in that the access to this working surface is made from uneven wooden pallets.

Issued

2013-12-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed.    Location: 730 North Main Street, Waterbury, CT.    The exit door in the rear of the production area was blocked by a solid object lying on the floor.

Issued

2013-12-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit".  Location: 730 North Main Street, Waterbury, CT.  There was no Exit sign posted on the designated exit door in the rear of the production area.

Issued

2013-12-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.101(b): The in-plant handling, storage, and utilization of all compressed gases in cylinders, portable tanks, rail tankcars, or motor vehicle cargo tanks were not in accordance with Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet P-1-1965, which is incorporated by reference as specified in CFR 1910.6.    Location: 730 North Main Street, Waterbury, CT.    The employer did not secure a portable propane cylinder, causing a struck by hazard, that was used as the fuel supply to heat a pot of water at the floor level.

Issued

2013-12-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.124(f): Employees were not knowledgeable of the proper first-aid procedures appropriate to the dipping or coating hazards to which they were exposed.    Location: 730 North Main Street, Waterbury, CT.    The employer did not provide specific information and training to their employees on the specific first-aid procedures relating to their dipping and coating operations.

Issued

2013-12-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment.    Location: 730 North Main Street, Waterbury, CT.    The employer did not conduct a formal assessment of the workplace by either job task or department to determine the specific types of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that would be required to be worn by their employees.

Issued

2013-12-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1800.00 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.    Location: 730 North Main Street, Waterbury, CT.     The employer did not have an operational eye wash for employees to use to flush chemicals, such as but not limited to, hydrochloric acid when a splash to the eyes took place.

Issued

2013-12-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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.    Location: 730 North Main Street, Waterbury, CT.    The employer did not evaluate the competency of an employee to successfully operate a powered industrial truck according to the requirements of this standard prior to use of the fork truck.

Issued

2013-12-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met.    Location: 730 North Main Street, Waterbury, CT.    The employer did not develop a written hazard communication program for employees to use and reference that describes how the program elements of sections (f), (g) and (h) of this standard will be accomplished when using hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to, hydrochloric acid and zinc phosphate.

Issued

2013-12-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity and appropriate hazard warnings regarding the chemicals contained therein.   Location: 730 North Main Street, Waterbury, CT.   The employer did not ensure that each container holding contents that has hazardous properties was properly labeled and identified with the specific chemicals contained within.

Issued

2013-12-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.  Location: 730 North Main Street, Waterbury, CT.  The employer did not provide initial training for their employees who work with hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to hydrochloric acid and zinc phosphate, at the time of their hire or whenever a new hazardous substance was introduced into the workplace.