OSHA Inspection: RICHARDSON MOLDING INCORPORATED

Issued

Feb 6, 2015

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition:  (a) Tool Crib - On or about October 29, 2014 debris and old parts littered the floor of the tool crib.

Issued

Feb 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,250 · Current $2,550 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):       (a) Mezzanine floor - On or about October 29, 2014 area not guarded by standard railings.      (b) Mezzanine floor, storage area - On or about October 29, 2014 area not guarded by standard railings.

Issued

Feb 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1): Flights of stairs having four or more risers were not equipped with a standard railing as specified in paragraphs (d)(1)(i) through (v) of this section:  (a) Tool crib - On or about October 29, 2014 the stairs to the storage unit did not have standard guard railings.  (b) Grinders - On or about October 29, 2014 the stairs to the grinders did not have standard guard railings.  (c) QC Lab - On or about October 29, 2014 the stairs to the QC Lab did not have standard guard railings

Issued

Feb 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,550 · Current $1,530 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) Boiler room - On or about October 29, 2014 employees were exposed to corrosive materials without an eyewash that supplied 15 minutes of continuous water flow.

Issued

Feb 6, 2015

Penalty

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

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) Maintenance shop - On or about October 29, 2014 the pedesal bench grinder tongue guard was adjusted to one (1) inch from the wheel.

Issued

Feb 6, 2015

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft:     (a) Pack out line - On or about October 29, 2014 the shaft on the conveyer was not guarded. The shaft length was more than half the diameter of the shaft.

Issued

Feb 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(ii): The unused keyway(s) of projecting shaft end(s) were not filled up or covered:   (a) M1 & M2 Conveyer - On or about October 29, 2014 the shaft with a key way was not guarded.

Issued

Feb 6, 2015

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i): Openings through which conductors entered cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:   (a) Mezzanine floor - On or about October 29, 2014 electrical panels had openings where contact could be made with live parts.

Issued

Feb 6, 2015

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:  (a) Quality control lab - On or about October 29, 2014 access to electrical equipment was blocked by equipment.