OSHA Inspection: FRED GEISEL

Issued

Nov 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,820 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(ii)(b)(2): The quantity of Category 2, 3 or 4 flammable liquid located outside of an inside storage room or storage cabinet in a building or in any one fire area of a building exceeded 120 gallons:  On or about June 10, 2014 at 120 McArthur Road, Marble Hill, GA:  Approximately 165 gallons of resin and multiple one and five gallon, quart and other sized containers of Category 2 and Category 3 liquids including but not limited to denatured alcohol, Polycor 3170 and Styrene, were left out over an extended period of time, exposing employees to an explosion and fire hazard.

Issued

Nov 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,820 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.107(c)(2): Open flame or spark producing equipment was present in the spraying area or within 20 feet thereof and not separated by a partition:  On or about June 10, 2014 at 120 McArthur Road, Marble Hill, GA:  Where fiberglass/U1866 resin spraying took place and where other flammable chemicals are used, the employer allowed employees to smoke, exposing employees to an explosion and fire hazard.

Issued

Nov 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,040 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): Where respirators are required by the employer, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory program with worksite specific procedures:  On or about June 10, 2014 at 120 McArthur Road, Marble Hill, GA, the employer provided and required the use of negative pressure, half-face piece respirators for employees performing spraying, sanding, and grinding in a spray area and in the workshops, but did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program.

Issued

Nov 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  On or about June 10, 2014 at 120 McArthur Road, Marble Hill, GA: Where the employer required the employees to wear half-face respirators when spraying fiberglass/resin mixtures, the employees were not fit tested prior to use.

Issued

Nov 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1): Respirators were not cleaned and disinfected using the procedures in Appendix B-2 of 29 CFR 1910.134 or equivalent procedures recommended by the respirator manufacturer:  On or about June 10, 2014 at 120 McArthur Road, Marble Hill, GA: Where the employer required the employees to wear half-face respirators when spraying fiberglass/resin mixtures and sanding and grinding is performed on fiberglass products, the employer did not ensure the respirators were cleaned and disinfected.

Issued

Nov 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the face-piece and exhalation valve:  On or about June 10, 2014 at 120 McArthur Road, Marble Hill, GA: Where the employer required the employees to wear half-face respirators when spraying fiberglass/resin mixtures and/or sanding and grinding is performed on fiberglass products, the respirators were not stored properly to prevent damage or contamination.

Issued

Nov 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:  On or about June 10, 2014 at 120 McArthur Road, Marble Hill, GA: Employees wearing tight-fitting and filtering face-piece respirators when sanding and grinding on fiberglass products were not trained.

Issued

Nov 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,300 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  On or about June 10, 2014 at 120 McArthur Road, Marble Hill, GA: the employer provided a Clark electrical powered industrial truck for use by the employees to move, lift, and assemble booths, boxes and cabinets. The employees were exposed to a struck by hazard when none of the employees had been trained or evaluated to operate the powered industrial trucks.

Issued

Nov 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,820 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.213(h)(1): The sides of the lower exposed portion of the blade of radial saw(s) were not guarded to the full diameter of the blade by a device that automatically adjusted itself to the thickness of the stock and remained in contact with the stock being cut to give maximum protection possible for the operation being performed:  On or about June 10, 2014 at 120 McArthur Road, Marble Hill, GA: Employees making cuts on the Delta 10" radial saw were exposed to a struck-by hazard when the guard was removed and not replaced.

Issued

Nov 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,040 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1): Horizontal belts which had both runs 42 inches or less from the floor level were not fully enclosed  by guards conforming to the requirements specified in 29 CFR1910.219 (m) and (o):  On or about June 10, 2014 at 120 McArthur Road, Marble Hill, GA: employees are exposed to a caught-by hazard when the belts of the belt and pulley system on the rear of the Delta 10" table saw were uncovered.

Issued

Nov 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,560 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 psi:  On or about June 10, 2014 at 120 McArthur Road, Marble Hill, GA: Compressed air was used to blow dust off parts and other surfaces. The employees were exposed to cut and laceration hazards, and the hazard of an embolism when the air at the tip of the nozzle used exceeded 30 psi.

Issued

Nov 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,820 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident.  On or about June 10, 2014 at 120 McArthur Road, Marble Hill, GA: Where employees had to access the various electrical panels in the facility, the breakers were not labeled. Employees were exposed to an unexpected energization or de-energization of various pieces of equipment that could result in electrical shock or amputation.

Issued

Nov 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,820 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:  On or about June 10, 2014 at 120 McArthur Road, Marble Hill, GA: Employees accessing electrical panels were exposed to an electrical shock and burn hazard:  a) the electrical panel in the main fabrication and sanding area had a breaker opening that was not filled.  b) the electrical panel at the far end of the fabrication and sanding area had breaker openings that were not filled.

Issued

Nov 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,820 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2): Pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers approved for the purpose:  On or about June 10, 2014 at 120 McArthur Road, Marble Hill, GA: employees were exposed to an electrical shock and burn hazard in the spray area, in that a cover was missing on a junction box, exposing the wiring within.

Issued

Nov 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,040 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7): Electric equipment was not installed in a neat and workmanlike manner:  On or about June 10, 2014 at 120 McArthur Road, Marble Hill, GA: employees are exposed to an electrical shock and burn hazard in the wood working area when the outlet box was not secured properly, exposing the wiring within and became filled with saw dust.

Issued

Nov 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,820 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.307(c): Electrical equipment in a hazardous (classified) location was not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:    On or about June 10, 2014 at 120 McArthur Road, Marble Hill, GA: Electrical equipment including but not limited to lights used in the spray area, a Class II, Division I location were not intrinsically safe, approved for a Class II, Division I location, or safe for a Class II, Division I location.

Issued

Nov 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,820 Reduced

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:  On or about June 10, 2014 at 120 McArthur Road, Marble Hill, GA: the employer provided chemicals including, but not limited to, urethane hardener, wax, grease remover, acrylic urethane, clear coat, primer, paint thinners, styrene, and resin for employee use in the preparation and finishing of fiberglass covers, boxes, and booths. The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program to promote the safe handling and use of the hazardous chemicals.

Issued

Nov 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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:  On or about June 10, 2014 at 120 McArthur Road, Marble Hill, GA: Employees use hazardous chemicals including but not limited to, urethane hardener, wax/grease remover, acrylic urethane, clear coat, primer, paint thinners, styrene, and resin and employees were not provided with information and training on the specific hazards of the chemicals and their proper use, storage, and handling.

Issued

Nov 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  On or about June 10, 2014 at 120 McArthur Road, Marble Hill, GA: Employees use hazardous chemicals including but not limited to, urethane hardener, wax/grease remover, acrylic urethane, clear coat, primer, paint thinners, styrene, and resin.  The employer did not maintain safety data sheets (SDS) for each chemical in use.

Issued

Nov 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $28,000 · Current $19,730 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): Place(s) of employment were not kept clean:  On or about June 10, 2014 at 120 McArthur Road, Marble Hill, GA:    a.  Throughout the facility, heavy dust from sanding, grinding, and cutting on fiberglass/resin mixture, and saw dust from wood working accumulated on elevated vertical and horizontal flat surfaces, exposing employees to an explosion and fire hazard.  b.  In the shop area where fiberglass sheets are stored and cut, rags, scraps of tubing, fiberglass and other materials were not cleaned up in a timely manner.  Excess materials have been allowed to accumulate in the area.  c.  Throughout the facility, empty containers that once contained chemicals including but not limited to Polycor, styrene, Norox MEKP-9H, and lacquer thinner were allowed to accumulate.

Issued

Nov 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): Floor(s) of workroom(s) were not maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition:  On or about June 10, 2014 at 120 McArthur Road, Marble Hill, GA:  Heavy dust from sanding, grinding, cutting on fiberglass/resin mixture, and saw dust from woodworking accumulated on floors and in the corners, exposing employees to an explosion and fire hazard.

Issued

Nov 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $28,000 · Current $19,730 Reduced

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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 or about June 10, 2014 at 120 McArthur Road, Marble Hill, GA: employees cutting plastic were exposed to a struck-by hazard when the blade on the table saw did not have the guard installed.

Issued

Nov 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(d)(1): Circular handfed crosscut table saw(s) were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut:  On or about June 10, 2014 at 120 McArthur Road, Marble Hill, GA: Employees cutting lumber on the Delta 10" table saw were exposed to a struck-by hazard when the hood/guard was removed and not replaced.

Issued

Nov 28, 2014

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service.  On or about June 10, 2014 at 120 McArthur Road, Marble Hill, GA: the employer provided a Clark electrical powered industrial trucks for use by the employees to move lift and assembling booths, boxes and cabinets. The employer did not ensure the powered industrial truck was examined before placing it in service.