OSHA Inspection: LINDE HYDRAULICS CORPORATION

Issued

Nov 25, 2014

Abate by

Dec 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,275 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:    a. On or about September 5, 2014, there was an open sided floor in the storage area above the quality office and employees were exposed to a fall hazard of 12 to 15 feet.       b. On or about September 5, 2014, there was an open sided floor in the storage area above the shipping office and employees were exposed to a fall hazard of 10 to 12 feet.

Issued

Nov 25, 2014

Abate by

Dec 16, 2014

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i): Visible gauges or audible alarm or pressure activated devices were not installed and maintained to indicate or insure that the required air velocity is maintained.        On or about September 5, 2014, the visible gauge attached to the spray booth was dry and not functional.

Issued

Nov 25, 2014

Abate by

Feb 28, 2015

Penalty

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

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29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(iv): Space within the spray booth on the downstream and upstream sides of filters were not protected with approved automatic sprinklers:     On or about September 5, 2014, the companys dry spray booth was not equipped with a sprinkler downstream of the filters.

Issued

Nov 25, 2014

Abate by

Dec 16, 2014

Penalty

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

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29 CFR 1910.107(f)(3): Sprinklers protecting spraying areas were not kept as free from deposits as practical by cleaning daily if necessary:     On or about September 5, 2014, the sprinkler head in the paint booth had visible deposits of residue.

Issued

Nov 25, 2014

Abate by

Dec 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(2): All spraying areas were not kept as free from the accumulation of deposits of combustible residues as practical, with cleaning conducted daily if necessary:   On or about September 5, 2014, the spray booth had an accumulation of deposits of residues.

Issued

Nov 25, 2014

Abate by

Dec 16, 2014

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(i)(8): The electrical equipment was not interlock with the ventilation of the spraying area that the equipment could not be operated unless the ventilation fans were in operation:     On or about September 5, 2014, spraying equipment was able to be operated without the ventilation system being on.

Issued

Nov 25, 2014

Abate by

Dec 16, 2014

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:     On or about September 5, 2014, employees in the paint spraying area were required to wear respiratory protection and the employer did not have a written respiratory protection program.

Issued

Nov 25, 2014

Abate by

Jan 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    On or about September 5, 2014, employees that were required to wear respiratory protection had not received medical evaluations.

Issued

Nov 25, 2014

Abate by

Dec 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

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 September 5, 2014, employees that were required to wear respiratory protection had not received a fit test.

Issued

Nov 25, 2014

Abate by

Dec 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): 29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide effective training that covered the required elements in 1910.134(k)(1)(i) through 1910.134(k)(1)(vii):   On or about September 5, 2014, employees required to wear respiratory protection have not received training in accordance with the respiratory protection standard.

Issued

Nov 25, 2014

Abate by

Dec 16, 2014

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is 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 September 5, 2014, forklift operators had not received training.

Issued

Nov 25, 2014

Abate by

Jan 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,275 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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:    a. On or about September 5, 2014, Tovaglieri MAG 160 model lathe was lacking a chuck guard.      b. On or about September 5, 2014, JET Lathe model 97050C0042 was lacking a chuck guard.       c. On or about September 5, 2014, LES Innovations Lathe 3339 was lacking a chuck guard.      d. On or about September 5, 2014, the unused portion of the blade on the companys Kyson Johnson model J horizontal bandsaw was not guarded.

Issued

Nov 25, 2014

Abate by

Dec 16, 2014

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:     On or about September 5, 2014, a standard outlet was wired onto an extension cord for use in the storage area above the quality department.

Issued

Nov 25, 2014

Abate by

Dec 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers approved for the purpose:  On or about September 5, 2014, an outlet that was wired to an extension cord in the storage area above the quality department was lacking an appropriate faceplate.

Issued

Nov 25, 2014

Abate by

Dec 16, 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:   On or about September 5, 2014, flexible cord was run along the wall in the storage area above the quality department, which provided power to an additional flexible cord that was wired to a standard outlet.

Issued

Nov 25, 2014

Abate by

Dec 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,365 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 September 5, 2014, employees utilized chemicals including, but not limited to, VM&P Naptha, PF Degreaser, RUST VETO 2212, and Kem-Flash Prime. The company did not have a written hazard communication program.

Issued

Nov 25, 2014

Abate by

Dec 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:   On or about September 5, 2015, the cleaning tanks in the machine shop were not properly labeled with their contents.

Issued

Nov 25, 2014

Abate by

Dec 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

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 September 5, 2014, employees utilized chemicals including, but not limited to, VM&P Naptha, PF Degreaser, RUST VETO 2212, and Kem-Flash Prime. Employees have not received hazard communication training.

Issued

Nov 25, 2014

Abate by

Dec 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): On every building or other structure, or part thereof, used for mercantile, business, industrial or storage purposes, the loads approved by the building official were not marked on plates of approved design and securely affixed in a conspicuous place in each space to which they relate.   a. On or about September 5, 2014, an overhead storage area above the training room was not marked with its load rating.     b. On or about September 5, 2014, an overhead storage area above the quality department was not marked with its load rating.     c. On or about September 5, 2014, an overhead storage area above the shipping and receiving office was not marked with its load rating.

Issued

Nov 25, 2014

Abate by

Dec 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(7): No smoking signs in large letters on contrasting color background were not conspicuously  posted at all spraying areas.   On or about September 5, 2014, the company did not have a no smoking sign posted in the area of the paint booth.