OSHA Inspection: AIM PRODUCTS LLC

Issued

Jan 10, 2014

Abate by

Jan 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iv)(d): Flammable or combustible liquids were not drawn from or transferred into vessels, containers, or portable tanks within a building only through a closed piping system, from safety cans, by means of a device drawing through the top, or from a container or portable tanks by gravity through an approved self-closing valve:    (a) Indium room: An employee using Dow Corning OS-10, a flammable liquid, to clean metal was drawing the flammable liquid from a plastic spray bottle and a plastic laboratory wash bottle, which are not approved safety cans, on or about 11/19/13.

Issued

Jan 10, 2014

Abate by

Jan 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i): Adequate precautions were not taken to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors:    (a) Indium room: An employee was using Dow Corning OS-10, a flammable liquid, to clean metal and the employer did not take adequate precautions to prevent the ignition of  flammable vapors, such as but not limited to static, electrical, and mechanical sparks; and spontaneous ignition, on or about 11-22-13.

Issued

Jan 10, 2014

Abate by

Apr 9, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The  point of operation of machines whose operation exposed an employee to injury, was not guarded:  (a) Indium room: (1) The point of operation of Rolling Mills #6 & 8 were not guarded by an adequate guard or guarding device, on or about 11-22-13.                          (2) The point of operation of Slitter #7 was not guarded by an adequate guard or guarding device, on or about 11-22-13.

Issued

Jan 10, 2014

Abate by

Jan 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:    (a) Indium Room: The 4 x 4 inch steel box of the electrical power drop being used to power a drill press was not installed in accordance with instructions from the manufacturer and included in the listing and labeling, UL 514A, in that it was not fastened to a secure surface, on or about 11-22-13.

Issued

Jan 10, 2014

Abate by

Jan 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv): Flexible cords and/or cables were used for purposes prohibited by paragraphs (A) through (F) of 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv):    (a) Indium room: The extension cords in use and powering Roller #6 and Slitter #7 were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of the structure, on or about 11-22-13.

Issued

Jan 10, 2014

Abate by

Jan 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, will provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:    (a) Indium room: The containers of Dow Corning OS-10, a flammable liquid in use by employees, were not legibly labeled, tagged or marked to identify any hazard warnings appropriate to the product, on or about 11-22-13.

Issued

Jan 10, 2014

Abate by

Jan 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area:  (a) Indium room: Employee training for employees working with Dow Corning OS-10, a flammable liquid, did not include specific training on the physical hazard of flammability of this chemical, and the necessary precautions to be taken for safe handling of this chemical in the workplace, on or about 11-22-13.