OSHA Inspection: PLAINVILLE PLATING COMPANY, INCORPORATED

Issued

Sep 2, 2015

Abate by

Oct 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,674 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(8): Each spray booth was not separated from other operations by not less than 3 feet, or by a greater distance, or by such partition or wall as to reduce the danger from juxtaposition of hazardous operations.    Spray Booth - On, or about March 9, 2015, spray operations were not minimally separated from masking and degreasing operations by three feet.

Issued

Sep 2, 2015

Abate by

Oct 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,501 · Current $2,094 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.120(e)(8): Employees specified in 1910.120(e)(1), and/or managers and supervisors specified in 1910.120(e)(4), did not receive eight hours of refresher training annually on the items specified in 29 CFR 1910.120(e)(1) and/or (e)(4):    Facility - On, or about, March 9, 2015, employees designated as emergency coordinators had not received the required eight hours of annual refresher training.

Issued

Sep 2, 2015

Abate by

Oct 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,093 Reduced

Hazardous substances SL06

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:    Facility: On, or about, March 11, 2015, the employer did not ensure that employees used appropriate protective equipment including, but not limited to aprons, chemical goggles, face shields and gloves while performing chemical testing on the chromium plating line.

Issued

Sep 2, 2015

Abate by

Oct 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,501 · Current $2,094 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:    Etching - On, or about, March 11, 2015, employees who voluntarily wore 3M 6001 elastomeric respirators while etching metal parts with a graphite coating were not medically evaluated to ensure that the employee was healthy enough to wear the respirator.

Issued

Sep 2, 2015

Abate by

Oct 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,674 Reduced

Hazardous substances SL06

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(g)(2): Employees were permitted to consume food or beverage in area(s) exposed to toxic materials:    Chromium Acid Anode Racking Area - On, or about, March 9, 2015, employees were permitted to prepare and consume food in an area where hexavalent chromium was present.

Issued

Sep 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,501 · Current $2,094 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(b): First aid supplies approved by a consulting physician were not readily available:    On, or about, March 11, 2015, the employer failed to provide an approved antidote for hydrofluoric acid skin absorption, such as, but limited to, zephiran chloride when employees etched aluminum and titanium parts in the following locations:     (a) Tank Number (Ammonium Bifluoride Etch)  (b) Tank Number 5 (Titanium Oxide)

Issued

Sep 2, 2015

Abate by

Oct 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,674 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(3): Employees who have been designated to use fire fighting equipment as part of the emergency action plan were not provided training in the use of the appropriate equipment:    Facility: On, or about, March 9, 2015, employees required to put out incipient stage fires, had not received annual training on how to operate the equipment.

Issued

Sep 2, 2015

Abate by

Oct 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,674 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:    Facility - On, or about, March 11, 2015, employees that operated powered industrial trucks, were not evaluated at least once every three years.

Issued

Sep 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,674 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5):  The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent, continuous and effective:    Plating Preparation Area - On, or about, March 9, 2015, a lamp, used to illuminate a work bench was missing its ground prong, exposing employees to electric shock hazards.

Issued

Sep 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(a)(2)(ix): All lamps for general illumination shall be protected from accidental contact or breakage by a suitable fixture or lampholder with a guard.   Plating Preparation Area - On, or about March 9, 2015, a lamp, used to illuminate a work bench was not protected from against accidental contact with a guard.

Issued

Sep 2, 2015

Abate by

Oct 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,674 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1592

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:    Waste Water Treatment, Extruder Area - On, or about, March 11, 2015, the employer did not make an initial determination of lead exposure for extruder operators.

Issued

Sep 2, 2015

Abate by

Oct 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,501 · Current $2,094 Reduced

Hazardous substances C142

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1027(d)(1)(i): The employer did not determine whether any employee was exposed to cadmium at or above the action level:    Waste Water Treatment (Extruder Area) - On, or about, March 11, 2015, the employer did not make an initial determination of cadmium exposure for employees who are exposed to cadmium while operating the extruder.

Issued

Sep 2, 2015

Abate by

Oct 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0490

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1027(k)(1): Surfaces were not maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of cadmium:   Shipping and Receiving - On, or about, March 11, 2015, the surfaces of the extruder was not maintained as free as practicable of cadmium accumulations.

Issued

Sep 2, 2015

Abate by

Oct 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0490

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1027(m)(4)(i): The employer did not institute a training program for all employees who were potentially exposed to cadmium, ensure employee participation in the program, and maintain a record of the contents of such program:  Shipping and Receiving - On, or about, March 11, 2015, the company failed to implement a training program for employees exposed to cadmium from extruder operations.

Issued

Sep 2, 2015

Abate by

Oct 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $2,302 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):    Shipping and Receiving - On, or about, March 11, 2015, the company failed to guard the hopper on the J-Nate Extruder, serial number JC00202, model number J180G to prevent any body part of an employee from entering the danger zone(s) during operation.    The Plainville Plating Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910. 212(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 3143987210, citation number 1, item number 22 and was affirmed as a final order on August 31, 2010 with respect to a workplace located at 21 Forrestville Avenue, Plainville, Connecticut 06062.

Issued

Sep 2, 2015

Abate by

Oct 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,185 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(j)(2)(iv): A receptacle installed in a wet or damp location was not suitable for the location:    Plating Line (Tank 1 Cyanide Descaler) -  On, or about, March 11, 2015, the employer did not ensure that receptacles installed above the cyanide descaler tank was suited for wet locations.    The Plainville Plating Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1910.305(j)(2)(iv)or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 3143987210, citation number 1, item number 33 and was affirmed as a final order on August 31, 2010 with respect to a workplace located at 21 Forrestville Avenue, Plainville, Connecticut 06062.