OSHA Inspection: IPS BALERS MANUFACTURING, INC.

Issued

Sep 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,575 · Current $1,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:    a)    On April 30, 2013, and times prior thereto, at the industrial worksite in Baxley, GA, the employer failed to ensure that a pedestrian EXIT door located next to a bay door on the south side of the facility was unlocked, exposing employees to fire-related hazards during emergency egress.     ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

Issued

Sep 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent:    a)    On April 30, 2013, and times prior thereto, at the industrial worksite in Baxley, GA, the employer failed to ensure that a pedestrian door entering the break room on the west side of the building included an EXIT access sign to direct pedestrian traffic out another door to the left/south side, exposing employees to fire-related hazards during emergency egress.    b)    On April 30, 2013, and times prior thereto, at the industrial worksite in Baxley, GA, the employer failed to ensure that a pedestrian door accessing the stock room included an EXIT sign to direct pedestrian traffic out to the west side, exposing employees to fire-related hazards during emergency egress.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

Issued

Sep 5, 2013

Abate by

Oct 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,625 · Current $1,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(1): Spraying of flammable and combustible liquids shall not be conducted outside of predetermined spraying areas.    a)    On April 30, 2013, and times prior thereto, at the industrial worksite in Baxley, GA, the employer allowed spray finishing using oil-based paints to be conducted outside the designated spray booth, exposing employees to fire-related hazards.     ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.

Issued

Sep 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.107(g)(7): "No smoking" signs in large letters on contrasting color backgrounds were not conspicuously posted at all spraying areas and the paint storage rooms:     a)    On April 30, 2013, and times prior thereto, at the industrial worksite in Baxley, GA, the employer failed to post conspicuous NO SMOKING signs outside the spray booth entrance, exposing employees to fire-related hazards.    b)    On April 30, 2013, and times prior thereto, at the industrial worksite in Baxley, GA, the employer failed to post conspicuous NO SMOKING signs on an indoor paint-storage locker, exposing employees to fire-related hazards.    c)     On April 30, 2013, and times prior thereto, at the industrial worksite in Baxley, GA, the employer failed to post conspicuous NO SMOKING signs on an outdoor paint-storage shed, exposing employees to fire-related hazards.     ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

Issued

Sep 5, 2013

Abate by

Oct 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i): Visible gauges or audible alarm or pressure activated devices were not installed to indicate or insure that the required air velocity is maintained. Filter rolls were not inspected to insure proper replacement of filter media:    a)    On April 30, 2013, and times prior thereto, at the industrial worksite in Baxley, GA, the employer failed to inspect and replace exhaust-air-filter pads located on the front doors, west face, and the rear panels of the spray-finishing booth, exposing employees to respiratory hazards resulting from compromised air circulation.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.

Issued

Sep 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,678 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch:    a)    On April 30, 2013, and times prior thereto, at the industrial worksite in Baxley, GA, the employer allowed a DeWalt bench grinders tool rest to be 9/16 inches from the wheel, exposing employees to injuries not limited to lacerations and skin abrasions following trapped metal pulling the operators hand into the rotating wheel.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

Issued

Sep 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,500 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(9): The employer did not ensure that labels or other forms of warning were legible, in English, and prominently displayed on the container, or readily available in the work area throughout each work shift:    a)    On April 30, 2013, and times prior thereto, at the industrial worksite in Baxley, GA, the employer allowed a 500-gallon above-ground storage tank containing a diesel fuel to display a worn-out '1993' placard with no color, and an poor-contrasting stencil of 'Property of Murray Oil' to function as warning labels, exposing employees to fire and explosion hazards.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

Issued

Sep 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check:  a)    On April 30, 2013, and times prior thereto, at the industrial worksite in Baxley, GA, the employer failed to ensure that an ABC portable fire extinguisher on a Caterpillar #7 LPG-powered forklift was subjected to an annual inspection, exposing employees to fire-related hazards.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

Issued

Sep 5, 2013

Abate by

Oct 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:  a)    On April 30, 2013, and times prior thereto, at the industrial worksite in Baxley, GA, the employer allowed at least one forklift operator to continue operating the CAT #7 after last training and evaluation was documented in October 2009, exposing employees to potential less-than-serious hazards.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.