OSHA Inspection: KEITH HUBER CORPORATION

Issued

Aug 4, 2014

Abate by

Sep 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,625 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(c)(6): Electrical wiring and equipment not subject to deposits of combustible residues but located in a spraying area as herein defined were not explosion-proof type approved for Class I, group D locations and did not otherwise conform to the provisions of subpart S of this part, for Class I, Division 1, Hazardous Locations:    (a) Building C - Paint Shop, Northeast corner of Bay #2 of 5 - on or about May 8, 2014, employees were exposed to electrical-source fires due to the presence of a NEMA 1 type duplex electrical outlet & light switch and a 100 foot round yellow AWG 12 extension cord inside the Control Room, whose open-door would not close; in addition there was a radio inside Bay #2 spraying area where small parts were being spray painted as they hung on fixed racks throughout the bay.    (b) Production Building D - Paint Mixing Room - on or about May 8, 2014, employees were exposed to electrical-source fires due to the presence of the following non-explosion proof equipment in a small cubicle where multiple gallons of flammable tints, reducers and paints were being mixed:  (1) a NEMA 1 electrical outlet box, with two duplex ground-fault receptacles; (2) a portable (clip-on) 120 VAC aluminum-hooded light-bulb fixture; (3) a Square D 600 Volt, 60 Amp, side-throw, Heavy Duty Safety Switch #PPI-14; and (4) a Fillon Technologies Modular Paint Mixing Machine.

Issued

Aug 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,231 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:    (a) Production-Fabrication Building, Mill Shop - On or about May 9, 2014, employees were allowed to use a Speed Air air-nozzle at 60 psig for cleaning around the Lang Electrofeed Lathe.

Issued

Aug 4, 2014

Abate by

Sep 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(1)(i): A welder or helper working on platforms, scaffolds, or runways was not protected against falling:    (a) Production-Fabrication building, Sub-Arc Area, Elevated Sub-Arc Automatic Welder Operation - On or about May 9, 2014, the welder-employee sitting on elevated work-platform with 18 inch high guard-rails was not adequately or effectively protected from falling 8 feet to floor below.    The employee was provided a personal fall-arrest system (PFAS); however, the PFAS lanyard's anchor-point was slightly above and in front of the employee instead of above and behind, the six-foot lanyard with shock-absorbing rip-stitching would not provide protection from an 8 foot fall and the carrier-beam for the automatic seam welder to which the lanyard was anchored was not structurally anchored sufficiently to withstand all forces acting against it, should the employee fall, or the hydraulic hoses or cylinders fail.

Issued

Aug 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(l)(3)(iii)(d): Pendant control stations were not kept clean, and/or their function labels were not kept legible:  (a) Production-Fabrication Building, Band-saw Material Storage Area - On or about May 9, 2014, employees were exposed to struck by hazards while moving materials with the Shaw Box Overhead Crane #2 due to its pendant control buttons not being properly labeled as to their functions, i.e., the South & East directional indicators were missing.  (b) Production Building, Body Department - On or about May 9, 2014,  employees were exposed to struck by hazards while moving materials with the Yale 5-ton Overhead Crane, KHI-13, due to its pendant control buttons not being properly labeled as to their functions, i.e., the Off, Up, Down & North directional indicators were missing.

Issued

Aug 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(a)(3): Apparatus such as torches, regulators or pressure-reducing valves, acetylene generators, and manifolds used in an oxygen-fuel gas system had not been approved:  (a) Production Building, Tank Fit-Up Area on North Wall of Fabrication Area - On or about May 9, 2014 employees were exposed to using a fuel gas cylinder on a oxygen-fuel gas cutting rig cart, without knowing the Chemolene cylinder's pressure due to a damaged regulator gauge on the cylinder side of the regulator.  (b) Production Building, #18 Center Fitting Station - On or about May 8, 2014 employees were exposed to using a fuel gas cylinder on a oxygen-fuel gas cutting rig cart, without knowing the Chemolene cylinder's pressure due to a damaged regulator gauge on the cylinder side of the regulator. Note: the damaged gauge read <50 psig and the dial was rusty.

Issued

Aug 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  (a) Production-Fabrication Building, Burn Table Area at De-burring Table - On or about May 9, 2014, employees were exposed to minor burns due to the use of a multi-tap outlet and a 100 foot round yellow AWG 12/3 extension cord as substitutes for fixed wiring to supply power to:  (1) a Reim 42 inch diameter portable belt-driven shop fan and (2) a DeWalt Right-angle disc grinder.