OSHA Inspection: ATLAS MOLDING, LLC

Issued

Oct 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,440 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(g)(4): Objects that projected into the exit route reduced the width of the exit route to less than the minimum width requirements of exit routes:    a) Storage Room - Drums were stored within an exit route exposing employees to delayed escape in the event of an emergency, on or about June 13, 2014.      b) Kayak Trim Room - Containers and material were stored within an exit route exposing employees to delayed escape in the event of an emergency, on or about June 13, 2014.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Oct 2, 2014

Abate by

Oct 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:  a) Mold Rack Room - An exit was observed blocked by a mold rack system exposing employees to egress hazards in the event of an emergency, on or about June 13, 2014.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Oct 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Rotational Room - Employees were exposed to an egress hazard when a door originally installed as an exit door was re-designated, on or about June 5, 2014.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Oct 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,440 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check:    a) Facility Wide - Portable fire extinguishers did not receive an annual maintenance check, on or about June 5, 2014.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Oct 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:  a) Facility Wide - The employer did not provide an educational program for all employees to familiarize them with general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting , thus exposing employees to fire hazard related injuries, on or about June 5, 2014.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Oct 2, 2014

Abate by

Dec 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,440 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2): The items listed in subparagraphs (j)(2)(i)-(vii) were not inspected for defects at intervals as defined in paragraph (j)(1)(ii) of this section or as specifically indicated, and all deficiencies were not carefully examined and a determination made as to whether they constituted a safety hazard:    a) Rotational Room - Frequent inspections were not conducted on a 2-ton Shaw-Box overhead crane, on or about June 5, 2014.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Oct 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(3): A complete periodic inspection of crane(s) had not been conducted in the past 12 months:  a) Rotational Room - Periodic inspections were not conducted on a 2-ton Shaw-Box overhead crane, on or about June 5, 2014.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Oct 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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:    a) Rotational Room - A 120/240v electrical panel and was blocked with equipment making it difficult to access in the event of an emergency, on or about June 5, 2014.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Oct 2, 2014

Abate by

Dec 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0490

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1027(m)(4)(ii): Training was not provided prior to or at the time of initial assignment to a job involving potential exposure to cadmium and at least annually thereafter:    (a)  Atlas Molding, LLC - The employer did not provide initial cadmium training to an employee blending the yellow pigment mixtures, on or about June 13, 2014.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Oct 2, 2014

Abate by

Nov 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  a) Facility Wide - The employer had not developed a written hazard communication program where employees were exposed to hazardous materials such as but not limited to, combustible dust and various colors of resins, on or about June 5, 2014.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Oct 2, 2014

Abate by

Dec 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3): The employee training did not include the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(i) through (h)(3)(iv):    a) Facility Wide - Employees were not trained on the hazards of the chemicals they use such as, but not limited to, various colors of resins used to make kayaks and slides, on or about June 5, 2014.      b) Facility Wide - Employees were not trained on the hazards of combustible dust, on or about June 5, 2014.      c) Facility Wide - Employees working with resins and combustible dust were not provided training on the revised hazard communication standard (HCS 2012) label elements and the new format and type of information on each section of the safety data sheets (SDS) to ensure that when employees begin to see HCS 2012 compliant labels and SDSs in their workplace, employees understand how to use the labels and SDSs and access the information effectively, on or about June 5, 2014.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.