OSHA Inspection: CABOT COACH BUILDERS, INC.

Issued

Oct 31, 2014

Abate by

Dec 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i): Adequate precautions were not taken to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors:    (a) Location - 100 Newark Street, Haverhill, MA:    On or about 10/3/2014, flammable glue is applied to vehicle components using compressed air on the open shop floor in proximity to a plasma arc cutting station, welding and grinding operations, and unapproved electrical installations without adequate precautions to prevent vapor ignition.

Issued

Oct 31, 2014

Abate by

Dec 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.106(e)(7)(i)(b): Locations where flammable vapor-air mixtures exist under normal operations were not classified Class I, Division 1 five feet in all directions from all points of vapor liberation:  (a) Location - 100 Newark Street, Haverhill, MA:  On or about 10/3/2014, electrical installations and appliances in use within five feet of a workstation where flammable glue is sprayed are not rated for Class I Division 1 locations.

Issued

Oct 31, 2014

Abate by

Dec 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.106(e)(7)(i)(c): Locations where flammable vapor-air mixtures may exist under abnormal conditions and for a distance beyond Division 1 locations were not classified Division 2 as required.  (a) Location - 100 Newark Street, Haverhill, MA:  On or about 10/3/2014, electrical installations and appliances in use within twenty feet horizontally of a Class I Division 1 location were not rated for Class I Division 2 locations.

Issued

Oct 31, 2014

Abate by

Dec 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(iii): Combustible waste material and residues in a building or unit operating area were not kept to a minimum, stored in covered metal receptacles and disposed of daily:  (a) Location - 100 Newark Street, Haverhill, MA:  On or about 10/3/2014, cardboard contaminated with flammable glue overspray is not disposed of daily.

Issued

Oct 31, 2014

Abate by

Dec 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(5): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used equipment with filter lenses that had a shade number appropriate for the work being performed for protection from injurious light radiation:    (a) Location - 100 Newark Street, Haverhill, MA:    On or about 10/3/2014, employees engaged in plasma arc cutting were not provided with filter lenses with a shade number of at least eight.

Issued

Oct 31, 2014

Abate by

Dec 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:  (a) Location - 100 Newark Street, Haverhill, MA:  On or about 10/3/2014, employees who wear tight-fitting facepiece respirators have facial hair that interferes with the sealing surface and their face.

Issued

Oct 31, 2014

Abate by

Dec 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1): Circular handfed ripsaw(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:    (a) Location - 100 Newark Street, Haverhill, MA:    On or about 10/3/2014, the table saw in the woodshop is not equipped with a blade guard.

Issued

Oct 31, 2014

Abate by

Dec 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(2): Hand-fed circular ripsaw(s) were not furnished with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator:  (a) Location - 100 Newark Street, Haverhill, MA:  On or about 10/3/2014, the table saw in the wood shop is not equipped with a spreader.

Issued

Oct 31, 2014

Abate by

Dec 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3): Hand-fed ripsaw(s) did not have non kickback fingers or dogs so located as to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material or to throw it back toward the operator:  (a) Location - 100 Newark Street, Haverhill, MA:  On or about 10/3/2014, the table saw in the wood shop is not equipped with anti-kickback devices.

Issued

Oct 31, 2014

Abate by

Dec 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:  (a) Location - 100 Newark Street, Haverhill, MA:  On or about 10/3/2014, the work rests of a Central Machinery 6" bench grinder were greater than one eighth inch from the abrasive wheel.

Issued

Oct 31, 2014

Abate by

Dec 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:  (a) Location - 100 Newark Street, Haverhill, MA:  On or about 10/3/2014, a Central Machinery 6" bench grinder was not equipped with guards.

Issued

Oct 31, 2014

Abate by

Dec 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,700 Reduced

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:    (a) Location - 100 Newark Street, Haverhill, MA:    On or about 10/3/2014, employees required by their employer to use respirators were not provided medical evaluations to determine their ability to use a respirator.      Cabot Coach Builders, Inc. dba Royale Limousine was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 442714, citation number 1, item number 2a and was affirmed as a final order on 8/21/2012, with respect to a workplace located at 99 Newark Street, Haverhill MA, 01832.

Issued

Oct 31, 2014

Abate by

Dec 5, 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:  (a) Location - 100 Newark Street, Haverhill, MA:  On or about 10/3/2014, employees who wear tight fitting elastomeric air purifying respirators in the performance of their duties have not been fit tested to ensure proper seal.  Cabot Coach Builders, Inc. dba Royale Limousine was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 442714, citation number 1, item number 2b and was affirmed as a final order on 8/21/2012, with respect to a workplace located at 99 Newark Street, Haverhill MA, 01832.

Issued

Oct 31, 2014

Abate by

Dec 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $560 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv): The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, did not include an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employee could obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:    (a) Location - 100 Newark Street, Haverhill, MA:    On or about 10/3/2014, employees have not been trained on the new label elements and Safety Data Sheet format required by the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals.