OSHA Inspection: ASPEN SPAS

Issued

Mar 31, 2015

Abate by

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $480 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1)(iii): Every flight of stairs having four or more risers and stairways less than 44 inches wide having both sides open, were not equipped with one stair railing on each side:    Outside Building 1, a set of 5 risers having both sides open were not equipped with a stair railing on each side.

Issued

Mar 31, 2015

Abate by

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $640 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(ii): Flammable liquids were not stored in tanks or closed containers:    Inside Building 2, adjacent to the Binks spray booth, flammable Polylite 33008-30 resin and flammable ARMORSTAR VSXH-2210 were stored in open 55-gallon drums.

Issued

Mar 31, 2015

Abate by

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii): Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flash point below 100 °F (37.8 °C), were dispensed into containers without the nozzle and container electrically interconnected:  Inside Building 2, a 55-gallon drum of acetone was dispensed daily into containers for cleaning the spray gun, etc. without grounding and bonding.  Grounding and bonding are required to prevent a static spark from igniting the flammable vapors.

Issued

Mar 31, 2015

Abate by

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): Where the employer has provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer did not provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting. (This training is required upon initial employment and at least annually thereafter):  At the facility where employee(s) were expected to use a fire extinguisher to fight an incipient stage fire, fire extinguisher training had not been conducted, upon initial employment and at least annually.

Issued

Mar 31, 2015

Abate by

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $480 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures, including but not limited to medical evaluations, fit testing and training:    Inside Building 2, for the employee(s) who wore a Sperian 1/2 face negative pressure respirator with organic vapor cartridges and N95 filters during resin spraying operations, a written respiratory protection program including but not limited to medical evaluation, fit testing and training, had not been implemented.      Inside Building 1, for the employee(s) who wore a N95 dust mask when drillling, a written respiratory protection program including but not limited to medical evaluation, fit testing and training, had not been implemented.

Issued

Mar 31, 2015

Abate by

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $480 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).    For the forklift operators throughout the facility who had not received forklift training including but not limited to classroom training and driver performance evaluations.

Issued

Mar 31, 2015

Abate by

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $480 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2): There was no safety guard on the abrasive wheel machinery which covered the spindle end, nut, and flange projections.     Inside Building 1, the Dayton bench grinder (AN 60064NG74-2, 3600 rpm) lacked a safety guard which covered the spindle end, nut, and flange projections.

Issued

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): On offhand grinding machines work rests were not kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage:  Inside Building 1, the work rest belonging to the Dayton bench grinder (AN 60064NG74-2, 3600 rpm) was adjusted to the periphery of the abrasive wheel with a 3/8 inch opening.

Issued

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9):  Safety guards of the types described in Subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening,were not constructed so that the peripheral protecting member could be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top exceeded one-fourth inch:  Inside Building 1, the Dayton bench grinder (AN 60064NG74-2, 3600 rpm) was missing a tongue guard.  The distance between the peripheral member at the top and the abrasive wheel periphery measured approximately 3/8".

Issued

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $800 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent, continuous, and effective:    Inside Building 2, Cutting room, the Milwaukee 1/2" drill used approximately daily was missing a ground pin.

Issued

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  Inside Building 1, a bad switch on the Delta Bench Band Saw and was replaced with a switch and wiring with no outer insulation.   Temporary wiring was used in lieu of fixed wiring.

Issued

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords and cables were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief was provided that would prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  Inside Building 1, the cord and plug servicing the Hitachi saw(s) was taped together and lacked strain relief.

Issued

Mar 31, 2015

Abate by

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i): Portable cord and plug connected equipment and flexible cord sets (extension cords) were not visually inspected before use on any shift for external defects (such as loose parts, deformed and missing pins, or damage to outer jacket or insulation) and for evidence of possible internal damage (such as pinched or crushed outer jacket):  Inside Building 1, a ground pin was missing on a Milwaukee 1/2" drill, damaged outer insulation and lack of strain relief were noted on the cord and plug servicing the Hitachi saw(s), and outer insulation was missing on the temporary wiring used in lieu of fixed wiring servicing a Delta Bench Band Saw.  Visual electrical inspections before use of portable cord and plug connected equipment might have prevented these unsafe conditions.

Issued

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $480 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings were not effectively closed:    a/  Inside Building 2, oven room, unused openings belonging to the 177 heater control for the oven (SN 683-005, 480 V) were not effectively closed.    b/ Inside Building 1, the unused opening belonging to the junction box (110V) servicing the mounted receptacle outlets throughout Building 1) was not effectively closed.

Issued

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): All pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers identified for the purpose:  a/ Inside Building  2, Oven room, the cover was missing on the circuit breaker panel box (240 V) which serviced the receptacle outlets in Building 2.  b/ Inside Building 2, on the side of the Binks spray booth, the cover was missing on the junction box (110 V) servicing the lights in the spray booth.

Issued

Mar 31, 2015

Abate by

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $480 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers did not develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least described how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met:    At the facility for employees who used chemicals including but not limited to flammable Polylite 33008-30 (styrene), NOROX MEKP-9, ARMORSTAR VSXH-2210 flammable resin, SPA-TITE PVC Cement Heavy Duty Blue "HOT" Professional Grade glue, propane, and acetone, a written hazard communication program and training had not been developed.

Issued

Mar 31, 2015

Abate by

May 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1200(j)(1): Employers did not train employees regarding the new label elements and safety data sheets format by December 1, 2013.   At the facility for employees who used chemicals including but not limited to flammable Polylite 33008-30 (styrene), NOROX MEKP-9, ARMORSTAR VSXH-2210 flammable resin, SPA-TITE PVC Cement Heavy Duty Blue "HOT" Professional Grade glue, propane, and acetone, training on the new global harmonization system (GHS) safety data sheet and new labeling system with pictograms had not been implemented.