OSHA Inspection: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL USA, LLC

Issued

Feb 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary conditions:    (a)  In the blasting area, floor surfaces around and behind the sandblaster(s) were not free from dust accumulating from sandblasting operations.      (b)  In the production department adjacent to the blasting area, extension cords were left lying on the floor in aisleways where employees walk.

Issued

Feb 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective eye equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment:    (a)  In the production area, such as but not limited to the injection molding and sandblasting areas, eye protection was not required and utilized when working with machinery that generated flying particles.

Issued

Feb 11, 2014

Abate by

Mar 3, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):  (a)  The employer has not performed and certified a written hazard assessment to determine which hazards will require the use of personal protective equipment, such as but not limited to safety glasses.

Issued

Feb 11, 2014

Abate by

Mar 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $4,000 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 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:    (a)  The employer did not develop a program to address the control of hazardous energy when performing maintenance and/or servicing work (e.g. changing dies in injection molding machines).

Issued

Feb 11, 2014

Abate by

Apr 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:    (a)  The employer did not develop and document lockout/tagout procedures to control hazardous energy when performing maintenance and/or servicing work (e.g. changing dies in injection molding machines).

Issued

Feb 11, 2014

Abate by

Mar 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $0 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:    (a)  The employer did not provide lockout/tagout training to ensure that employees understood their specific responsibilities during maintenance and/or servicing activities (e.g. setup and die changes in the injection molding machinery).

Issued

Feb 11, 2014

Abate by

Feb 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4): Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation of powered industrial truck were performed by the employer without the manufacturer's prior written approval:    (a)  In the back mold room, the stand-up Raymond electric fork truck had 1 inch holes in the forks. A written approval from the manufacturer was not obtained prior to placing chains and hooks through these holes to move molds and dies.

Issued

Feb 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1): Electrical equipment was not free from recognized hazards that were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:    (a)  In the molding room on the Cincinnati Milacron injection molding machine, a metallic outlet box had a plug prong broken off in it, exposing energized parts to employees working in the area.    (b) In the sandblasting area, temporary wiring was used in lieu of permanent wiring. The Maxess floor fan and an mp3 player cord were plugged into an extension cord powered by another extension cord plugged into a metallic utility box.

Issued

Feb 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $1,500 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)  The employer did not develop and implement a hazard communication program for employees to understand chemical hazards in the workplace. Employees work with chemicals such as but not limited to brown aluminum oxide which contains crystalline silica.

Issued

Feb 11, 2014

Abate by

Mar 3, 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)  The employer did not provide information and training on the hazards of chemicals in the workplace. Employees work with chemicals, such as but not limited to brown aluminum oxide as sandblasting media.

Issued

Feb 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(4): Safeguard(s) designed to protect employees during an emergency (e.g., sprinkler systems, alarm systems, fire doors, exit lighting), were not in proper working order at all times:  (a) In the back molding room, the emergency lights near the overhead crane were damaged and not functional. The employer did not ensure they were repaired after being struck by the overhead crane.

Issued

Feb 11, 2014

Abate by

Mar 3, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  (a)  The employer did not provide training on the information contained in Appendix D of the Respiratory Protection Standard to those employees who voluntarily used N-95 particulate masks to clean sandblasting equipment.

Issued

Feb 11, 2014

Abate by

Mar 3, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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):  (a)  A certification of fork truck operator training had not been performed prior to the completion of the program.