OSHA Inspection: TIBURON ASSOCIATES, INC.

Issued

2015-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): Floor(s) of workroom(s) were not maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition:  CWC 226, Small Arms: Employees were exposed to slipping and falling where blast media pellets were not cleaned from the floor in the area next to the blasting machine.

Issued

2015-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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) CWC 226, Artillery Repair: Employees using grinding machinery were exposed to injury where the work rest was three-sixteenths of an inch from the grinding surface.     (b) CWC 223, AAV Finals: Employees using grinding machinery were exposed to injury where the work rest was three-sixteenths of an inch from the grinding surface.    (c) CWC 273, MTVR: Employees using grinding machinery were exposed to injury where the left and right work rests were three-sixteenths of an inch from the grinding surface.    (d) CWC 273 bldg. SS617: Employees using grinding machinery were exposed to injury where the work rest was one-quarter of an inch from the grinding surface.

Issued

2015-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6000.00 · Current $4200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): Exposure adjustment: Safety guards of the types described in Subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b)(3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch. (See Figures O-18, O-19, O-20, O-21, O-22, and O-23.)    (a) CWC 226, Artillery Repair: Employees using grinding machinery were exposed to injury where the tongue guard was adjusted to five-sixteenths of an inch from the surface of the grinding wheel.     (b) CWC 226, Artillery Repair: Employees using grinding machinery were exposed to injury where the tongue guard was adjusted to five-sixteenths of an inch from the surface of the grinding wheel.    (c) CWC 271, HMMWV: Employees using grinding machinery were exposed to injury where the tongue guard was adjusted to one and one-half inches from the surface of the grinding wheel.    (d) CWC 223, AAV Finals: Employees using grinding machinery were exposed to injury where the tongue guard was removed from the machine.    (e) CWC 273, MTVR: Employees using grinding machinery were exposed to injury where the tongue guard was adjusted to three-sixteenths of an inch from the surface of the grinding wheel.    (f) CWC 273 bldg. SS617: Employees using grinding machinery were exposed to injury where the tongue guard was adjusted to almost one-half of an inch from the surface of the grinding wheel.

Issued

2015-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(d)(3): Surface condition. All contact surfaces of wheels, blotters and flanges shall be flat and free of foreign matter.    CWC 273 bldg. SS617: Employees using grinding machinery were exposed to injury where the surface of the grinding wheel contained accumulated aluminum on the side of the grinding wheel.

Issued

2015-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:    (a) CWC 226, Small Arms: Employees exposed to potential injury from the use of compressed air for cleaning at 60 p.s.i.    (b) CWC 223, AAV Finals: Employees exposed to potential injury from the use of compressed air for cleaning at 120 p.s.i.

Issued

2015-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $2100.00 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:    (a) CWC 273, MTVR: Employees exposed to electrical shock and burn hazards where a power strip was plugged into an extension cord to provided 120VAC service to a water heater small appliance.    (b) CWC 273, MTVR: Employees were exposed to electrical shock and burn hazards where a microwave oven was plugged into a work bench power strip.

Issued

2015-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:    (a) CWC 226, Small Arms: Employees were exposed to delayed access to two single throw knife switch electrical boxes where a pallet of shrink wrapped rolls of floor material was stored directly in before the electrical boxes.    (b) CWC 226, Small Arms: Employees were exposed to delayed access to a single throw knife switch electrical box where a pallet with a tray of loose wheel parts was stored directly before the electrical box.    (c) CWC 273, MTVR: Employees were exposed to delayed access to a single throw knife switch electrical box where a work bench and file cabinet were stored directly before a circuit breaker panel box.

Issued

2015-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(b)(4)(ii)(B): Where connected to a branch circuit supplying two or more receptacles or outlets, a receptacle may not supply a total cord- and plug-connected load in excess of the maximum specified in Table S-4:    CWC 226, Artillery Repair: Employees were exposed to electrical shock where a 20 amp branch circuit supplying two or more receptacle outlets was supplying a load of 23.1 amps where table S-4 indicates the maximum load is 16 amps.

Issued

2015-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii): If there is a defect or evidence of damage that might expose an employee to injury, the defective or damaged item shall be removed from service, and no employee may use it until repairs and tests necessary to render the equipment safe have been made.    CWC 226, Artillery Repair: Employees were exposed to electrical shock where the employer did not replace a damaged pendant cord.