OSHA Inspection: DUEL PRODUCTS INC.

Issued

2014-01-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $480.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(3)(ii):  Storage cabinet(s) for flammable and combustible liquids were not designed or constructed to meet minimal fire resistance as required:     This violation was discovered on or about November 21, 2013, throughout the manufacturing, press brake and grinding areas; where the employer used a storage cabinet that was not designed or constructed to meet minimal fire resistance as required to store flammable and combustible substances, including denatured alcohol and acetone.

Issued

2014-01-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, 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, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment would be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.        This violation was discovered on or about November 21, 2013, where 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.

Issued

2014-01-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that operators of powered industrial trucks completed a training program that consisted of formal, practical and evaluation.       This violation was discovered on or about November 21, 2013, at the employer's work place located at 702 Cooper Drive, Wylie, TX 75098; where the employer had not ensured that operators of powered industrial trucks had completed a training program that consisted of formal, practical and evaluation.

Issued

2014-01-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):                                                                         This violation was discovered on or about November 21, 2013, at the press brake areas; where at least two (2) employees were exposed to point of operation hazards:      a. An Accurpress press brake, that was located in the press brake area;      b. An Amada press brake, that was located in the press brake area.

Issued

2014-01-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(3):  Bench and/or floor stand grinding machinery had angular exposure of the grinding wheel periphery and sides for safety guard(s) which exceeded 125 degrees where the work required contact with the wheel below the horizontal plane of the spindle:        This violation was discovered on or about November 21, 2013, in the fabrication areas; where employees operate stand mounted grinders that had a grinding wheel had an angular exposure of the grinding wheel periphery and sides that exceeded 125 degrees where the work required contact with the wheel below the horizontal plane of the spindle, in the following instances:     a. The stand mounted grinder that was located in the fabrication area, in front of the CNC machine;     b. The stand mounted grinder that was located in the fabrication area, in front of the grinding room.

Issued

2014-01-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b)(3) and (4) of this section was exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top exceeded one-fourth inch:       This violation was discovered on or about November 21, 2013, in the fabrication areas; where employees operated a stand mounted grinder that had the tongue guard missing.

Issued

2014-01-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $450.00 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.:       This violation was discovered on or about November 21, 2013, at the employer's work place located at 702 Cooper Drive, Wylie, TX 75098; where employees used compressed air for cleaning purposes, and the supply was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.

Issued

2014-01-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $450.00 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:       This violation was discovered on or about November 21, 2013, in the fabrication and grinding areas; where the employer did not develop, implement and/or maintain at the workplace, a written hazard communication program.

Issued

2014-01-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): A Log of all Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300), and/or the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, (OSHA Form 300-A), or the Injury and Illness Incident Report (OSHA Form 301) or equivalent forms were not kept by the establishment:                                                  This violation was discovered on or about November 21, 2013, at the employers work place;  where the employer did not keep a log of all Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300), or the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, (OSHA Form 300-A) or equivalent forms..

Issued

2014-01-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6):  The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of this section, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:        This violation was discovered on or about November 21, 2013, in the grinding room; where the employer provided N-95 particulate respirators for voluntary use, and the employer did not provide the information presented in 29 CFR 1910.134, Appendix D.