OSHA Inspection: SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC.

Issued

Mar 12, 2015

Abate by

Mar 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,900 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:  Blotter Shop: On or about 10/9/14, employees exposed to molten metal used to make slugs were not provided with and required to wear protective equipment to protect the body from burns.

Issued

Mar 12, 2015

Abate by

Apr 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):  Blotter Shop: On or about 10/9/14, employees were using molten lead to make lead slugs, which were then cut with a saw, and the employer had not assessed whether hazards were present, or likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect the employees from thermal burns and exposure to lead.

Issued

Mar 12, 2015

Abate by

Apr 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:  Blotter Shop: On or about 10/9/14, employees were using molten lead to make lead slugs, which were then cut with a saw, and the employer had not verified that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed.

Issued

Mar 12, 2015

Abate by

Mar 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

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:  Blotter Shop: On or about 10/9/14, employees used molten metal to make slugs, and the employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to thermal burns from molten metal.

Issued

Mar 12, 2015

Abate by

Mar 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasion; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes:  Blotter Shop: On or about 10/9/14, employees used molten metal to make slugs used for printing, and the employer did not require employees to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to thermal burns.

Issued

Mar 12, 2015

Abate by

Mar 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,500 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 10/27/14, the front of the QMB Saflex Distribution Panelboard Panel 1 next to the door to the sulfur room had some screws missing resulting in an opening to the electrical equipment behind it, exposing employees to an electrical hazard.

Issued

Mar 12, 2015

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:  On or about 10/27/14, each handle on the QMB Saflex Distribution Panelboard Panel 1 next to the door to the sulfur room was not clearly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident, exposing employees to an electrical hazard.  QMB Saflex Distribution Panelboard Panel 1 Circuit 5 was listed twice, and QMB Saflex Distribution Panelboard Panel 1 Circuit 8 was not listed.

Issued

Mar 12, 2015

Abate by

Mar 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(2): An initial determination was not made to determine if any employee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level:  Blotter Shop: On or about 10/9/14, employees were using molten lead to make lead slugs, which were then cut with a saw, and an initial determination was not made to determine whether any employee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level.

Issued

Mar 12, 2015

Abate by

Mar 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(2)(ii): Shoveling, sweeping or brushing methods were used to remove lead accumulations where vacuuming or other equally effective methods were available and feasible:  Blotter Shop: On or about 10/9/14, sweeping was used to remove lead accumulations, such as dust from cutting lead slugs with a saw, where vacuuming or other equally effective methods were available and feasible.

Issued

Mar 12, 2015

Abate by

Mar 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,900 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(i): Employee(s) working in an area where there is potential exposure to airborne lead at any level were not informed of the content of Appendices A and B of 29 CFR 1910.1025:  Blotter Shop: On or about 10/9/14, employees were using molten lead to make lead slugs, which were then cut with a saw, and employees working in the area were not informed of the content of Appendices A and B of 29 CFR 1910.1025.

Issued

Mar 12, 2015

Abate by

Mar 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not train each employee who is subject to exposure to lead at or above the action level, or for whom the possibility of skin or eye irritation exists, in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1025:  Blotter Shop: On or about 10/9/14, employees were using molten lead to make lead slugs, which were then cut with a saw, and the employer did not train each employee for whom the possibility of skin or eye irritation existed, in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1025.

Issued

Mar 12, 2015

Abate by

Mar 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical:  Blotter Shop: On or about 10/9/14, employees used molten lead to make lead slugs, and the employer did not maintain in the workplace a copy of the safety data sheet (SDS) for lead.