OSHA Inspection: MARINE DEPOT PRODUCTION PLANT BARSTOW

Issued

Jul 24, 2014

Abate by

Aug 19, 2014

Penalty

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29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:   At the facility: Employees were exposed to fall hazards where employees work standing on vehicle surfaces four or more feet above the adjacent floor

Issued

Jul 24, 2014

Abate by

Aug 19, 2014

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29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4): Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation of powered industrial truck were performed by the employer without the manufacturer's prior written approval:    At the facility: Forklifts were fitted with steel frame work that is slid onto the forks for towing trailers, the modification device has not been approved for use in writing by the manufacturers of the employer's forklifts.

Issued

Jul 24, 2014

Abate by

Aug 19, 2014

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29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:  Body shop: Compressed air used by the employees for cleaning was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i. and the use of eye protection was not enforced.

Issued

Jul 24, 2014

Abate by

Aug 19, 2014

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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: Gas storage: Five compressed gas cylinders containing oxygen were stored ten feet from four acetylene gas cylinders.

Issued

Jul 24, 2014

Abate by

Aug 19, 2014

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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) Body shop: A power strip was connected in series with an extension cord to provided 120VAC service to portable power tool battery chargers.    (b) Quality Assurance shed: Two or more extension cords were connected in series to provide 120VAC to the devices in the shed.

Issued

Jul 24, 2014

Abate by

Aug 19, 2014

Penalty

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29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment:  Quality Assurance shed: Unused openings in the front of a 120VAC panel board were covered with duct tape as a substitute for covers designed for the purpose.

Issued

Jul 24, 2014

Abate by

Aug 19, 2014

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29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:    Body shop: Access to an electrical panel was obstructed by a sheet metal bending machine and large plates of sheet metal.

Issued

Jul 24, 2014

Abate by

Aug 19, 2014

Penalty

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29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating  at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):   Painter changing room: live conductors of the overhead lighting six and one half feet from the working surface were exposed to employee contact where covers were not provided for the conductors.

Issued

Jul 24, 2014

Abate by

Aug 19, 2014

Penalty

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29 CFR 1910.304(b)(4)(ii)(B): Where connected to a branch circuit supplying two or more receptacles or outlets, a receptacle may not supply a total cord- and plug-connected load in excess of the maximum specified in Table S-4:   Quality Assurance shed: A 15 amp branch circuit supplying two or more receptacle outlets was supplying a load of 32.3 amps where table S-4 indicates the maximum load is 12 amps.

Issued

Jul 24, 2014

Abate by

Aug 19, 2014

Penalty

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29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i): Conductors entering cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not protected from abrasions, and the openings through which conductors entered cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:   Quality Assurance shed: A flexible cord supplying 120VAC service to the circuit breaker cabinet was not protected from abrasion and the opening was not effectively closed.

Issued

Jul 24, 2014

Abate by

Aug 19, 2014

Penalty

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29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:  Break room: A 120VAC receptacle outlet box cover was broken exposing the live conductors to inadvertent employee contact.

Issued

Jul 24, 2014

Abate by

Aug 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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) Paint shaker room: Flexible cords were run through a hole in the wall and attached to the building surface.   (b) Painter changing shed: Flexible cords were run through a hole in the wall.   (c) Quality assurance shed: Flexible cords were run through a hole in the wall.   (d) Break room: An extension cord with a splitter was used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure to provide 120VAC service for two microwave ovens    (e) Quality Assurance shed: three extension cords were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure when connected in series to provide 120 VAC service to multiple electronic devices.