OSHA Inspection: DIVERSATECH METALFAB, LLC

Issued

2014-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(c)(2): Open flame or spark producing equipment was not kept from a spraying area nor within 20 feet, unless separated from by a partition:    Employees engaged in spray finishing operations outside of the spray booth were exposed to fire hazards because electric fans, LP forklifts, appliances, and other spark producing equipment were located within spray areas and equipment within 20 feet of the spray areas was not separated by partition.

Issued

2014-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(c)(3): Hot surfaces were located in spraying area(s) where deposits of combustible residues could readily accumulate:  Employees engaged in spray finishing operations outside of the spray booth were exposed to fire hazards because combustible residues could accumulate on electric fan motors, LP forklift engines, microwave appliances, and other hot surfaces that were located within the spray area.

Issued

2014-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(c)(7): Electric lamps outside of but within 20 feet of spraying area(s), and not separated therefrom by partition(s), were not protected from mechanical injury by suitable guards or by location and were not totally enclosed to prevent the falling of hot particles:  Employees engaged in spray finishing operations outside of the spray booth were exposed to fire hazards because the overhead lighting in the spray area was not suitably guarded or enclosed.

Issued

2014-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(1): Spraying was conducted outside of predetermined spraying areas.    Employees engaged in spray finishing operations in were exposed to fire hazards and other hazards because spraying operations for large fabricated parts and high volume part spraying was conducted in a large area in front of the spray booth including areas close to welding and bisected by forklift traffic.

Issued

2014-09-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check:    Employees engaged in spray finishing operations in and around the spray booth were exposed to fire hazards and the portable fire extinguishers on the side of the spray booth had not had an annual maintenance check since 2012.

Issued

2014-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck.     Employees operating powered trucks in the facility and employees working around the powered industrial trucks were exposed to physical injuries because the employer had not ensured completion of the required training prior to allowing employees to operate powered industrial trucks in the facility.

Issued

2014-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:  Employees operating powered trucks in the facility and employees working around the powered industrial trucks were exposed to physical injuries because the employer had not ensured that operator performance was evaluated at least once every three years.

Issued

2014-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):    Employees engaged in spray finishing operations were exposed to injuries when maintaining the booth and moving material because the pulleys powering the ventilation fans at the back of the booth were not suitably guarded.