OSHA Inspection: PORT CITY TARPAULIN & SUPPLY, INC.

Issued

2013-11-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $816.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.36(d): An exit door was not unlocked:     The employer does not ensure that exit doors are unlocked.  This violation occurred when the exit door from the grommet / ground welder area was locked from the inside.

Issued

2013-11-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2040.00 · Current $1224.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit routes were not free and unobstructed by materials or equipment, either permanently or temporarily, within the exit route:       The employer does not ensure that exit routes are free and unobstructed.  This violation occurred when the exit route at the ground welder and grommet area was obstructed by folded tarp material.

Issued

2013-11-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $1020.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): On offhand grinding machines, work rests were not kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage:        a. The employer does not ensure that the work rest on a grinder was kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth of an inch.  This violation occurred when the work rest on a Dayton bench grinder with six (6) inch wheel, in the welding area, was adjusted to one-half (1/2) inch.       b. The employer does not ensure that the work rest on a grinder was kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth of an inch.  This violation occurred when the work rest on a Dayton bench grinder with six (6) inch wheel, in the welding area, was adjusted to one and three-fourths (1 - 3/4) inches.

Issued

2013-11-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): Safety guards of the types described in Subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, were not adjusted so that the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top does not exceed one-fourth inch:      The employer does not ensure that the adjustable tongue guards on the bench grinder does not exceed one-fourth inch.  This violation occurred with the left tongue guard on a dual bench grinder (Dayton grinder with two six (6) inch wheels) in the welding area was to one and a half (1.5) inches.

Issued

2013-11-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $1020.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour:       The employer does not ensure that oxygen cylinders in storage are separated from fuel-gas cylinders by twenty (20) feet or a noncombustible barrier at least five (5) feet high with a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour.  This violation occurred when the employer stored oxygen and acetylene cylinders on a cart, together, without any barrier.

Issued

2013-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.305(d)(2):  Panelboards mounted in cabinets, cutout boxes, or enclosures designed for the purpose were not dead front:       The employer does not ensure that panelboards are dead front.  This violation occurred when the circuit breaker panelboard was missing covers for un-used breaker openings exposing live energized parts.

Issued

2013-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $1020.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i): Portable cord and plug connected equipment and flexible cord sets (extension cords) were not visually inspected before use on any shift for external defects (such as loose parts, deformed and missing pins, or damage to outer jacket or insulation) and for evidence of possible internal damage (such as pinched or crushed outer jacket):        a.     The employer does not ensure that flexible cord sets (extension cords) are visually inspected for external defects and evidence of possible internal damage. This violation occurred when the employer did not inspect an extension cord being used in the installation area that had signs of internal damage from heat and/or overcurrent.           b.    The employer does not ensure that flexible cord sets (extension cords) are visually inspected for external defects and evidence of possible internal damage. This violation occurred when the employer did not inspect an extension cord being used in the installation area that had external defects in the outer insulation.

Issued

2013-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.29(f)(4)(i): Units having more than five (5) steps or 60 inches vertical height to the top step are not equipped with handrails:    The employer does not ensure that the integral stairs to mobile work platforms are equipped with handrails.  This violation occurred when the mobile platforms in the tarp installation area were not equipped with both handrails.

Issued

2013-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.37(b)(6): Each exit sign was not illuminated:     The employer does not ensure that exit signs are illuminated.  This violation occurred when the exit signs denoting the door in the grommet and ground welder area was not illuminated.

Issued

2013-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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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, unless located and arranged so the purpose is evident:   The employer does not ensure that the branch circuits, circuit breakers were legibly marked to indicate the purpose.  This violation occurred when the breaker panel in the sewing area was not legibly marked with the purpose of each breaker.

Issued

2013-11-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $240.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.305(a)(2)(v)(A): Branch circuits did not originate in an approved power outlet or panelboard:     The employer does not ensure that branch circuits originate in an approved power outlet or panelboard.  This violation occurred when two flexible cord sets (extension cords) were plugged together to provide power in the tarp installation area outside.  One extension cord was on a reel extended from the ceiling and the connecting one was on the ground and used to power tools.