OSHA Inspection: MYERS EQUIPMENT CORPORATION

Issued

Jul 8, 2014

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed.    a) On and before January 30, 2014, the employer allowed an employee to make hydraulic hoses in the parts storage room in which the exit route and door, to the north exit of the parts storage room, was blocked by hose material and various boxes and parts.      b) On or about January 8, 2014, the employer allowed an employee to make hydraulic hoses in the parts storage room in which the exit route and door, to the north exit of the parts storage room, was blocked by hose material and various boxes and parts.      c) On or about February 7, 2014, the employer allowed an employee to make hydraulic hoses in the parts storage room in which the exit route and door, to the north exit of the parts storage room, was locked from the inside by a sliding door latch.      d) On or about February 7, 2014, the employer allowed employees to work in the main shop in which one or more of the outside exiting doors were locked from the inside by a sliding door latch.

Issued

Jul 8, 2014

Abate by

Jul 26, 2014

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not 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.    On and before February 7, 2014, in the shop located at 8860 Akron-Canfield Rd., Canfield, Ohio 44406, the employer allowed employees to use a horizontal band saw in which the unused portion of the blade was not guarded.

Issued

Jul 8, 2014

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch.    a) On and before February 7, 2014, in the shop located at 8860 Akron-Canfield Rd., Canfield, Ohio 44406, the employer allowed employees to use a Stoux pedestal grinder with the work rest not adjusted to a minimum distance of 1/8 inch.      b) On and before February 7, 2014, in the shop located at 8860 Akron-Canfield Rd., Canfield, Ohio 44406, the employer allowed employees to use a Dayton pedestal grinder with the work rest not adjusted to a minimum distance of 1/8 inch.

Issued

Jul 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch.  a) On and before February 7, 2014, in the shop located at 8860 Akron-Canfield Rd., Canfield, Ohio 44406, the employer allowed employees to use a Stoux pedestal grinder with a missing tongue guard.    b) On and before February 7, 2014, in the shop located at 8860 Akron-Canfield Rd., Canfield, Ohio 44406, the employer allowed employees to use a Dayton pedestal grinder with two missing tongue guards.

Issued

Jul 8, 2014

Abate by

Aug 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): On every building or other structure, or part thereof, used for mercantile, business, industrial or storage purposes, the loads approved by the building official were not marked on plates of approved design and securely affixed in a conspicuous place in each space to which they relate.  On and before February 07, 2014, on the west side of the shop, the employer stores an air compressor, HVAC system ductwork, and various other materials on the floor above an equipment room in which employees are rebuilding hydraulic cylinders and plow lifts.  The floor has no load rating posted.

Issued

Jul 8, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1)(i): Flight(s) of stairs with four or more risers, less than 44 inches wide and having both sides enclosed, were not equipped with at least one standard handrail.  On and before February 7, 2014, employees were allowed to use stairs, leading from the parts department to a second story storage room, which did not have any handrails on either the right or left side.

Issued

Jul 8, 2014

Abate by

Aug 10, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter.  a) As of February 07, 2014, portable fire extinguishers were available for employees to use, but initial and annual training were not provided.   Note the employer may exercise one of the following options:   1. Provide portable fire extinguishers as specified in 29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1), meet the distribution requirements per 29 CFR 1910.157(d) (75 to the nearest extinguisher for Class A fires and 50 to the nearest unit for Class B fires), and provide training and education for all employees in the use of such equipment and the hazards associated with incipient stage fire fighting as specified in 29 CFR 1910.157(g).  The other sections of 29 CFR also apply.   2. Provide extinguishers as specified in 29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1), designate certain employees to be the only employees authorized to use such equipment and require all other employees to immediately evacuate upon the sound of the fire alarm, establish this in writing in an emergency action plan as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.38(a) and train/educate designated employees per 1910.157(g).  Utilizing this option exempts the employer from distribution requirements of 29 CFR 1910.157(d).   3. Establish a written fire safety policy which requires the immediate and total evacuation of employees from the workplace upon the sounding of a fire alarm signal.  This policy shall include an emergency action plan and a fire prevention plan as specified in 29 CFR 1910.38(a) and 29 CFR 1910.39(a).  Utilizing this option exempts the employer from the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.157 to include the need for providing portable fire equipment unless a specific standard requires that a portable fire extinguisher be provided (such as those requirements in 29 CFR 1910.106/107 related to the use/storage of flammable/combustible liquids).  If extinguishers are provided, but not intended for employee use, 29 CFR 1910.157(e) and (f) are still applicable (inspection, maintenance, and testing of equipment).