OSHA Inspection: MAIN STEEL POLISHING COMPANY

Issued

Jun 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,700 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) and toeboards: Note: Toeboards are only required when persons can pass, there is moving equipment or there is equipment with which falling materials could create a hazard.    a.) Cut to length: The employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 5 feet while exchanging out coils and walking within 1- 2 feet of an unguarded pit.

Issued

Jun 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:    a.) Adjacent to the maintenance area: The employees were exposed to fire hazards as a stack of pallets were staged within 4 inches of the exit door and impeded the exit route.     b.) Outside the Exit Door to the Cut to Length Line: The employees were exposed to fire hazards when materials, such as but not limited to drums of chemicals, impeded the exit route.

Issued

Jun 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven -7 feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed:    a.) Cut to Length: The employer exposed employees to amputation hazards when they were required to work within 1 feet of the unguarded sprocket that was 3 feet above the floor and operating at 700 RPM on the Mardel machine.

Issued

Jun 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $2,160 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(a)(2)(x): Flexible cords and cables were not protected from accidental damage.    a.) Cut to Length Line: The employees were exposed to electrical/fire hazards when the flexible cord/cable from the coil flipper electrical panel was extended along the floor into the electrical circuit.

Issued

Jun 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:   a.) Coil/Sheet Polish Line: The employer exposed employees to electrical hazards while operating the coil equipment with a knockout missing.

Issued

Jun 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(B): Flexible cords and/or cables were run through holes in walls, ceilings, or floors:  a.) Breezeway between the Coil/Sheet Polish Line: The employees were exposed to electrical hazards when the flexible cord/cable from the compactor extended through the wall and into an electrical panel within the Coil/Sheet Line area.

Issued

Jun 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $1,620 Reduced

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:    a.) Sheet/Coil Polish Line: The employees were exposed to chemical hazards when the employer permitted the employee to dispense acetone into a red container that was not labeled with the appropriate hazard warnings.    b.) Breezeway outside of the Cut to Length Exit Door: The employees were exposed to chemical hazards when the employer stored chemicals inside of seven 50 gallon drums that were not labeled with the appropriate hazard warnings.

Issued

Jun 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.) Breeze way between the Coil/Sheet Polish Line & the Cut to Length Line: The employees were exposed to an electrical hazard when the waste container blocked the compactor 480 volt electrical panel by 7 inches.   b.) Cut to Length Line: The employees were exposed to an electrical hazard when the motor blocked the Coil Flipper 480 volt electrical panel by 16 inches.    c.) Near Coil/Sheet Polish Line (by the Coil Polish filtration system): The employees were exposed to an electrical hazard when coil supplies blocked 480 volt electrical panel by 10 inches.   d.) Coil/Sheet Polish Bay: The employees were exposed to an electrical hazard when the coil material blocked the 480 volt electrical panel by 16 inches.

Issued

Jun 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(2)(i): The employer using the scheduled monitoring option did not perform initial monitoring to determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure to chromium (VI) for each employee on the basis of a sufficient number of personal breathing zone air samples to accurately characterize full shift exposure on each shift, for each job classification, in each work area:  a.) Coil/Sheet Polish Line: The employer exposed employees to respiratory hazards when they were required to weld stainless steel (contains Chromium IV) for the polishing process and failed to perform initial monitoring.