OSHA Inspection: GEROME TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Issued

Apr 3, 2014

Abate by

Apr 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $1,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.   Note: Exception: The employer need not document the required procedure for a particular machine or equipment, when all of the following elements exist: (1) The machine or equipment has no potential for stored or residual energy or reaccumulation of stored energy after shut down which could endanger employees; (2) the machine or equipment has a single energy source which can be readily identified and isolated; (3) the isolation and locking out of that energy source will completely deenergize and deactivate the machine or equipment; (4) the machine or equipment is isolated from that energy source and locked out during servicing or maintenance; (5) a single lockout device will achieve a locker-out condition; (6) the lockout device is under the exclusive control of the authorized employee performing the servicing or maintenance; (7) the servicing or maintenance does not create hazards for other employees; and (8) the employer, in utilizing this exception, has had no accidents involving the unexpected activation or reenergization of the machine or equipment during servicing or maintenance.    a)  On or before February 24, 2014 the employer did not have procedures developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy for the following pieces of equipment:  1.  Bridgeport XR10000 Computer Numerical Control machinery  2.  Haas VFI Computer Numerical Control machinery  3.  Seybold Precision Shear Cutter

Issued

Apr 3, 2014

Abate by

Apr 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,250 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:    a)  On or before February 24, 2014  at the electric forklift charging station the possibility of contact with corrosive battery acid exists.  Suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body within the work area were not available and are needed for immediate emergency use.

Issued

Apr 3, 2014

Abate by

Apr 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices,electronic safety devices, etc.    a. On or about February 24, 2014 an Arrow Slitter machine was being operated without adequate guarding to protect the operator from the rotating parts.

Issued

Apr 3, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(d)(1): Circular handfed crosscut table saw(s) were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut:    a)  On or before December 12, 2013 the circular handfed crosscut table saw in the shipping area was being utilized by an employee with the guard for the blade affixed in an elevated position that exposed the employee to the possibility of being cut by the exposed table saw blade because the guard did not fully enclose the blade.

Issued

Apr 3, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer shall ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.  a)  On or before February 24, 2014 the employer did not have annual fit tests performed for the employees required to wear a respirator accomplished in the one year time frame from the original annual fit test.