OSHA Inspection: SCREW MACHINE CO OF ELKHORN

Issued

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2700.00 · Current $1080.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, Were not provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.                  On or about October 24, 2013, employees were not provided wiith a faceshield and apron while adding water to the  battery cells of a fork truck.

Issued

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00 · Current $3150.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): Energy control program. The employer did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, 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.                    On or before October 24, 2013, employees operating and maintaining equipment had not received energy control training prior to operating and maintaining equipment.

Issued

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees. The training shall include the following:                        On or about October 24, 2013, employees operating and maintaining manual screw machines were not provided with energy control training.

Issued

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2700.00 · Current $1530.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where the eyes or body of any person may be 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.                        On or about October 1, 2013, an employee was exposed to corrosives when manually adding water to battery cells of the fork truck and there was no eye wash station in the work area for immediate emergency use.

Issued

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): Training did not consist 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.                        On or before October24, 2013, employees operating fork trucks had not received a combination of formal instruction and practical training prior to operating the fork truck.

Issued

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not conducted at least once every three years.                        On or about October 24, 2013, employees operating the fork truck had not received a retraining at least once every three years.

Issued

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning. Compressed air shall not be used for cleaning purposes except where reduced to less than 30 p.s.i. and then only with effective chip guarding and personal protective equipment.                        On or about October 24, 2013, employees were using compressed air gun, greater than 30 p.s.i., to clean off finished screw machine products.

Issued

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(a)(2): Polarity of connections. No grounded conductor may be attached to any terminal or lead so as to reverse designated polarity.                          On or about October 24, 2013, employees were operating a hoist using the attached pendant and the pendants up and down buttons were reversed.

Issued

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i): Employees working in areas where there are potential electrical hazards were not provided with, and shall use, electrical protective equipment that is appropriate for the specific parts of the body to be protected and for the work to be performed.   Note: Personal protective equipment requirements are contained in subpart I of this part.                        On or about November 2013, employees were exposed to electrical hazards and were not provided with electrical personal protective equipment.

Issued

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2700.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers did not develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:                      On or about October 24, 2013, employees were handling gallons of oil and coolant for the screw machines and a hazardous communication program had not been developed and implemented by the company.

Issued

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2700.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.                      On or about October 24, 2013, employees were handling screw machine oils and coolant and the company had not provided hazardous communication training to employees prior to handling the chemicals.

Issued

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.                        On or about October 24, 2013, employees were exposed to hazards and the employer had not verified through a written certification that a hazard assessment of the workplace had been performed.