OSHA Inspection: INTERCERAMIC INC.

Issued

Jul 1, 2014

Abate by

Jul 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:     This violation was discovered on or about April 2, 2014, in the body prep department, where employees wearing elastomeric half mask respirators had not been medically evaluated to determine their fitness to wear the respirators.

Issued

Jul 1, 2014

Abate by

Jul 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    This violation was discovered on or about April 2, 2014, when the employer had not established a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training, and periodic inspections to ensure the control of hazardous energy during servicing or maintenance of equipment including, but not limited to, sacmi hydraulic presses.

Issued

Jul 1, 2014

Abate by

Oct 1, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,000 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:      This violation was discovered on or about April 2, 2014, in the body prep department, where employees who worked with injurious corrosive materials, including defloc and refrix, were not provided with a suitable facility for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body.

Issued

Jul 1, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:    This violation was discovered on or about March 25, 2014, at line #3 stacker machine, where two electrical outlet boxes had missing knockouts.

Issued

Jul 1, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords and cables were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief was provided that would prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  This violation was discovered on or about March 25, 2014, when the outer insulation to a flexible cord supplying power to a 220-volt motor had separated from the fitting, exposing inner conductors to strain:    a) At line #2 grouper     b) At line #1 loader

Issued

Jul 1, 2014

Abate by

Jul 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    This violation was discovered on or about March 25, 2014, when the employer had not provided employees with training on the hazards of the chemicals in their work area:     a) In the body prep department, employees had not been trained on the hazards associated with defloc and refrix.    b) In the press department, employees had not been trained on the hazards associated with materials containing silica.