OSHA Inspection: BRUNNER INTERNATIONAL INC.

Issued

Jan 5, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,550 · Current $1,530 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:    a) On or about 10/16/2014 in the welding department; where appropriate eye protection was not worn to protect a mechanic against welding arc rays during maintenance work on an automatic welder.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jan 5, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,250 · Current $2,550 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    a) On or about 10/29/2014 by the south side ABB3; where ROCIMA 586, a corrosive material, was used as a degreaser. There was no emergency drench/flush in the area.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jan 5, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,400 · Current $2,040 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(3): Employees who have been designated to use fire fighting equipment as part of the emergency action plan were not provided training in the use of the appropriate equipment:    a) On or about 10/16/2104 throughout establishment; where specific employees were identified to fight incipient stage fires. Each year, designated employees were given a demonstration of fire extinguisher use (an educational program), but had not been given yearly "hands-on" training, actually discharging a portable fire extinguisher.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jan 5, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,250 · Current $2,550 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(b)(7)(iii): Mechanical power press(es) using part revolution clutches were not provided with a means of selecting off, inch, single stroke, and continuous (when the continuous function was furnished) which was capable of supervision by the employer:    a) On or about 11/13/2014 in the press department; where the Minster II 400 ton press (serial # S1-400-10542C), the Bliss 1200 ton CMC press (serial # DP9295), Minster III - 300, and the Bliss 600 had multi-stroke selector switches which were not capable of being supervised (i.e. a "keyed switch").    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jan 5, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,250 · Current $2,550 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(b)(7)(v)(a): Each two-hand control for single stroke operations on mechanical power press(es) using part revolution clutches was not protected against unintended operation:    a) On or about 11/13/2014 in the press department; where palm buttons on: the "800 Press", the Minster II - 400 ton press, the Bliss 1200 ton CMC, and the Minster III - 300 were not guarded against unintended operation.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jan 5, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,250 · Current $2,550 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(b)(7)(viii): Mechanical power press(es) using part revolution clutches, with clutch/brake control systems which contained both single and continuous functions, were not designed so that in order to initiate a continuous run, a prior action or decision by the operator was required in addition to the selection of Continuous on the stroking selector, before actuation of the operating means will result in continuous stroking.    a) On or about 11/13/2014 in the press department; where the Minster III - 300, the Bliss 600 and the Minster II - 400 would run continuously after selecting the "continuous" mode and using the normal stroke initiating means (palm buttons) without requiring a "prior action".    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jan 5, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,250 · Current $2,550 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(c)(2)(i)(a): Point of operation guard(s) on mechanical power press(es) did not prevent entry of hands or fingers into the point of operation by reaching through, over, under or around the guard(s)    a) On or about 11/13/2014 in the press department; where the point of operation guard on the Minster III - 300 press left an opening several inches high underneath the guard allowing clear access to the point of operation.    b) On or about 11/13/2104 in the press department; where there was an opening 5 inches wide between the guard and the frame of the Bliss 600 press approximately 2 feet from the point of operation.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jan 5, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(e)(2): The door(s)  that connected any room to an exit route did not swing out in the direction of exit travel when the room was designed to be occupied by more than 50 people or when the room was a high hazard area:  a) On or about 10/29/2014 in the CNC area; where the exit door from the area opened "in", in the direction opposite of travel to the emergency exit.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jan 5, 2015

Abate by

Jan 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(5): Each doorway or passage along an exit access that could be mistaken for an exit was not marked "Not an Exit" or similar designation, or be identified by a sign indicating its actual use (e.g. closet):  a) On or about 10/29/2014 in the axle plant; where a door on the north end of the axle plant was marked as an "EXIT", but was not, in fact, an exit, nor did the employer intend for it to be used as an exit.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED