OSHA Inspection: TENNECO INC.

Issued

Sep 30, 2014

Abate by

Nov 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,750 · Current $3,750

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): In every building or other structure, or part thereof, used for mercantile, business, industrial, or storage purposes, the loads approved by the building official must be marked on plates of approved design which shall be supplied and securely affixed by the owner of the building, or his duly authorized agent, in a conspicuous place in each space to which they relate. Such plates shall not be removed or defaced but, if lost, removed, or defaced, shall be replaced by the owner or his agent.    On or about August 13, 2014, the employer exposed employee to struck by, caught under or crushed by hazards, by not properly identifying the load limits of an overhead storage area that employee daily changed clothes, and took breaks under.

Issued

Sep 30, 2014

Abate by

Nov 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,750 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Every open-sided floor or platform 4 feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level must be guarded by a standard railing (or the equivalent as specified in paragraph (e)(3) of this section) on all open sides except where there is entrance to a ramp, stairway, or fixed ladder. The railing shall be provided with a toeboard wherever, beneath the open sides,    On or about August 13, 2014; The employer exposed employees to fall hazard over 8 feet high by not providing a guard rail system around the storage area above the men and women's locker/restrooms.

Issued

Sep 30, 2014

Abate by

Nov 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(g)(1): The ceiling of an exit route must be at least seven feet six inches (2.3 m) high. Any projection from the ceiling must not reach a point less than six feet eight inches (2.0 m) from the floor.  On or about August 13, 2014 The employer exposed the employees to struck by hazards that as they tried to leave the building in an emergency by planed route they could strike their head against low overhead structures 6ft 5.5inches causing head injuries that could be temporary and or permanent.

Issued

Sep 30, 2014

Abate by

Nov 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): If the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge is not immediately apparent, signs must be posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge. Additionally, the line-of-sight to an exit sign must clearly be visible at all times.  On or about August 13, 2014 The employer exposed the employees to fire hazard by not properly identifying fire escape routes with signs. The fire escape on the east side of the building was obscured by product stacked higher than sign above exit door, on both side and was not clearly visible for immediate evacuation of building.

Issued

Sep 30, 2014

Abate by

Nov 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, must be guarded. The guarding device must be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, must be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.    On or about August 13, 2014 Mechanical Shop employees were exposed to struck by and caught in hazards by not guarding the milling machine and the metal lathe at point of operations.