OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN TORCH TIP COMPANY LTD.

Issued

Feb 26, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $1,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energing, 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)  where maintenance employees working at American Torch Tip Company LTD located at 6212 29th Street E Bradenton (FL) perform routine maintenance tasks such as oiling, set up and repairs to lathes, bar feeders, and automated machinery for creating the holes in the tips, on or about September 4, 2013.

Issued

Feb 26, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $1,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was 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) for employees working at American Torch Tip Company located at 6219 29th Street East Bradenton (FL) where employees were observed loading welding torch tip products,  as well as walking close proximity, to unguarded automatic drilling machinery, an automated torch tip inspecting machine, and loading and unloading robotic arm machinery, on or about September 4, 2013.

Issued

Feb 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,400 · Current $1,900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:    (a) for employees working at American Torch Tip Company LTD located at 6219 29th Street East Bradenton (FL) where employees were observed using compressed air for cleaning and drying off recently made welding torch tips with an attachment with a reading of 80 p.s.i., as observed on or about September 4, 2013.

Issued

Feb 26, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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:    (a) for employees working at American Torch Tip LTD located at 6212 29th Avenue E Bradenton (FL), where chemicals such as but not limited to "Orange Peel", "Soda Ash" and Epoxy are being used for fabrication of welding torch tips, on or about September 4, 2013.

Issued

Feb 26, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein:     (a) for welding torch tip washing chemicals that were poured into transfer containers and stored under a work bench at American Torch Tip Company LTD located at 6212 29th Avenue E Bradenton (FL), on or about September 4, 2013.    (b) for EccoCut 5591 DP chemical that were being stored outside the delivery area located at 6212 29th Avenue E Bradenton (FL), on or about September 4, 2013

Issued

Feb 26, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    a) for chemicals such as but not limited to; "Orange Peel", "Soda Ash", Eccocut 5591 and Epoxy that were being used by employees during the manufacturing process of welding torch tips at American Torch Tip Company LTD located at 6212 29th Avenue E Bradenton (FL), on or about September 4, 2013.

Issued

Feb 26, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): The employer did not select and have each affected employee use, the types of personal protective equipment that would protect the affected employee(s) from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment:     a)  for the establishment doing business as American Torch Tip Company LTD located at 6212 29th Avenue E Bradenton (FL) where employees that work in the wash area, mix chemicals and clean debris from the wash tanks were supplied with safety glasses and latex gloves, on or about September 4, 2013.       b)  for the establishment doing business as American Torch Tip Company LTD located at 6212 29th Avenue E Bradenton (FL) where employees that work in the de-neutralizing area while being provided with safety glasses and gloves, on or about September 4, 2013.

Issued

Feb 26, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(2): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used eye protection that provided side protection when there was a hazard from flying objects.    a) for the establishment doing business as American Torch Tip Company LTD located at 6219 29th Street East Bradenton (FL) where an employee who was wearing prescription glasses without side shields was using a drill press for de-burring torch tips, on or about September 4, 2013.

Issued

Feb 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4): Modifications or additions which affect capacity and safe operation of powered industrial truck were performed by the employer without the manufacturer's prior written approval:   (a) for employees using a Kalmar AC LP forklift while working at American Torch Tip Company Ltd. located at 6212 29th Street East Bradenton (FL).  Modifications such as a box fan being mounted to the overhead guard and a DC/AC inverter mounted to the side were observed on or about September 4, 2013.

Issued

Feb 26, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(c)(3)(i): All splices and joints and the free ends of the conductors were not covered with an insulation equivalent to that of the conductors or with an insulating device identified for the purpose.      a) for the the establishment doing business as American Torch Tip Company LTD located at 6212 29th Street East Bradenton (FL) where employees loaded torch tips into an automated drilling machinery with missing outter coverings to electrical wiring, as observed on or about September 04, 2013.