OSHA Inspection: PCORE ELECTRIC, INC.

Issued

2014-02-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2975.00 · Current $1488.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floor(s) or platform(s) 4 feet (1.22 m) or more above the adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded by standard railings (or the equivalent as specified in 29 CFR 1910.23(e)(3)(i) through (v)), on all open sides:    a) On or about 01/31/2014 in the resin department; where the guardrail on the operators' platform, approximately 10 feet above the floor below, was only 36 inches high.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-02-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2975.00 · Current $1488.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(j)(4): The employer did not ensure that each entry supervisor verified that rescue services were available and that the means for summoning them were operable:    a) On or about 01/31/2014 in the production areas; for regular entries into permit required confined spaces (PRCS), where the employer depends on "911 emergency responders", the employer did not notify the "911 emergency responders" prior to the PRCS entries.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-02-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2975.00 · Current $1488.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(h)(5)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted in this subpart, the minimum clear working space in the direction of access to live parts of electric equipment may not be less than specified in Table S-2:    a) On or about 01/31/2014 at the PRC test station; where test voltages up to 10KV are applied to bushings on a roller conveyor immediately adjacent to the main aisle in the area.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-02-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2975.00 · Current $1488.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(iii)(A): A lock and a tag were not placed on each disconnecting means used to deenergize circuits and equipment on which work was to be performed:    a) On or about 01/31/2014 in the high voltage test lab; where servicing and/or maintenance such as, but not limited to adjusting the generator and capacitors was performed without locking out the electrical energy.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-02-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(5): Each doorway or passage along an exit access that could be mistaken for an exit was not marked "Not an Exit" or similar designation, or be identified by a sign indicating its actual use (e.g. closet):  a) On or about 01/31/2014 in the 2nd floor foil cutting area: where a door to upstairs office space could be confused as an exit door.  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-02-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii): Lockout devices and tagout devices were utilized for purposes other than controlling energy:  a) On or about 01/31/2014 in the winding room; where a "lockout lock" was used to lock a door closed.  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-02-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii): The employer did not certify that periodic inspections of the energy control procedures had been performed:  a) On or about 01/31/2014 throughout establishment; where the employer did not certify the periodic (at least annual) review of all of the energy control procedures.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-02-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least 1 hour:  a) On or about 01/31/2014 in the main manufacturing area; where oxygen cylinders ("empty" and full) were stored next to "empty" acetylene cylinders in a compressed gas cylinder cage.  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-02-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:  a) On or about 01/31/2014 in the parts stock room; where the space in front of a control panel was used for storage of palletized parts and material.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED