OSHA Inspection: USA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Issued

Jun 24, 2015

Abate by

Jul 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $700

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1):  Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer did not certify to OSHA that the cited violation had been abated:     On April 30, 2015, USQA Technologies, Inc., was issued citations and the employer did not verify, through written certification that each citation was abated.  Abatement certification was not received for the following violations:        a.    Citation 1 Item 1a & b, and      b.    Citation 1 Item 2, and      c.    Citation 1 Item 4a & b.

Issued

Apr 30, 2015

Abate by

May 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:  Employees working throughout the facility were exposed to hazards associated with welding, the operation press machines and other tools and equipment and the employer had not certified that a workplace hazard assessment had been completed.

Issued

Apr 30, 2015

Abate by

May 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(b): The employer did not base selection of appropriate hand protection on an evaluation of the performance characteristics of the hand protection relative to the tasks to be performed, conditions present, duration of use, and the hazards and potential hazards identified:  Employees operating the robotic welding stations are exposed to hand burns because the non-insulated cotton gloves provided by the employer are not adequate to handle hot metal parts.

Issued

Apr 30, 2015

Abate by

May 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100

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:  A metal receptacle box with knockouts was attached to flexible cable to provide electricity to a portable fan used in front of the Accord robot welding station. The metal boxes were not used according to their listing/labeling requirements.

Issued

Apr 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed.  Employees operating the Civic robotic welding machine were exposed to electric shock hazards because the outlet box powering the fans had a missing knockout.

Issued

Apr 30, 2015

Abate by

May 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein:  The employer did not ensure that labels were affixed to in-plant containers of hazardous chemicals. There were containers with different types of oils used for the operation of the presses, manual and robotic welding and other equipment and the containers did not have labels with the identity of the chemical in the containers.

Issued

Apr 30, 2015

Abate by

May 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the appropriate hazard warnings:  The employer did not ensure that labels were affixed to in-plant containers of hazardous chemicals with the appropriate hazard warnings. There were containers with different types of oils used for the operation of the presses, manual and robotic welding and other equipment and the containers did not have labels with appropriate hazard warnings for the chemical contained in the containers.

Issued

Apr 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:   Employees working in the robotic welding area were voluntarily provided with disposable nuisance dust masks and the employer did not provide them with the information contained in Appendix D of the Respiratory Protection Standard.