OSHA Inspection: WEST PARIS METALS

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment in a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees as employees were exposed to fall hazards:     Outside, Car Stacking Area - Employees were exposed to falls from heights in excess of four feet while standing on piles of stacked cars and detaching the rigging.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.22(a): 29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1):  Place(s) of employment were not kept clean and orderly, or in a sanitary condition:     Main Building/Shop - Throughout the shop, the work areas are not kept clean or orderly.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.106(b)(6): In locations where flammable vapors may be present, precautions were not taken to prevent ignition by eliminating or controlling sources of ignition.  Sources of ignition may include open flames, lightning, smoking, hot surfaces, frictional heat, sparks (static, electrical, and mechanical), spontaneous ignition, chemical and physical-chemical reactions, and radiant heat:     At the Facility - Precautions were not taken to eliminate ignition sources from sparks during the draining of vehicles' gas tanks when the procedure is to initially puncture them with a metal pick axe.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(c)(1)(i): Toilet facilities were not provided in accordance with TABLE J-1 of this Section:     At the Facility - There were no toilets at the facility.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(i): Lavatory(s), which should contain hot and cold running water, hand soap or similar agents, and paper or cloth hand towels or air blowers, were not made available:     At the Facility - There was no lavatory nor any place where hands could be washed as there was no running water.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 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:     Shop or Main Building - There were no eye washing facilities were employees were potentially exposed to battery acid, a corrosive material.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace:     At the Facility - None of the operators of the fork trucks had received the required training as they had not had any type of formal instruction.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):     At the Facility - The employer did not certify that each operator of powered industrial trucks had been trained and evaluated to operate them.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(e)(1): Alloy steel sling(s) did not have permanently affixed durable identification stating size, grade, rated capacity, and reach:     At the Facility - The chain sling used for lifting cars in conjunction with the excavator did not have an affixed identification label indicating, among other things, the rated capacity.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(d): Sling(s) and fastenings were not inspected each day or during use and were not removed from service when damaged or defective:     At the Facility - The chain sling used for lifting vehicles was not inspected daily nor was it taken out of service when damaged or defective.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(e)(2)(ii): Makeshift link(s) or fastener(s) formed from bolts, or other such attachment(s) were used to connect links or fastenings on alloy steel chain sling(s):   At the Facility - A bolt had been used to attach two sections of chain on the sling used for lifting vehicles.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 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:     Shop - In the following instances machine guarding was not provided on the baler to prevent employees from exposure to hazards created from the ram or the ram and the materials being compacted:         a)    The loading chamber did not have a closure to prevent exposure to the moving ram and the baler.       b)    The bale chamber door was not interlocked with the ram movement to prevent exposure to the ram and to the               materials being compacted.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by approved cabinets of other forms of approved enclosures, or other means listed under this provision:    Shop or Main Building - In the following instances live electrical parts were not guarded against accidental contact:        a)    The two electrical circuit breaker panels.      b)    The control panel for the baler's hydraulics.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(6)(vi)(C)(8): Exposed noncurrent-carrying metal parts of portable hand lamp that may become energized were not grounded:     Shop - The portable lamp providing light to the shear was not grounded.

Issued

2013-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:     Shop - The outlet box on the outside of the office wall did not have a cover or faceplate.