OSHA Inspection: MANHATTAN DOOR CORPORATION

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent:   a) Warehouse: Exit direction signs were not installed to assist employees in a case of emergency evacuation, on or about 03/18/15.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,400 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  a) Facility: The energy control program was not developed for the workplace where employees performed servicing and maintenance of equipment including, but not limited to, Hot Press, Rip Saw, and Glue Spreader, on or about 03/31/15.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): The date of the annual maintenance check of portable fire extinguishers was not recorded:  a) Dust collector outdoor area: Portable fire extinguisher did not have a tag with its annual maintenance record, on or about 03/18/15.   b) Assembling Area, next to the Office Area door: Portable fire extinguisher did not have a tag with its annual maintenance record, on or about 03/18/15.   c) Assembling Area, next to the exit door, on the Air Pressure Vessel side: Portable fire extinguisher did not have a tag with its annual maintenance record, on or about 03/18/15.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.  a) Facility: Portable fire extinguisher training was not provided for the employees, on or about 03/18/15.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(b): Machine designed for fixed location was not securely anchored to prevent walking or moving:  a) Maintenance Area: Porter Cable drill press was not anchored to prevent moving, on or about 03/18/15.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest on grinding machinery was not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:   a) Maintenance Area: The distance between Dayton bench grinder work rest and abrasive wheel was about three eighth (3/8) inches, on or about 03/18/15.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:  a) Maintenance Area: The distance between the Dayton Bench Grinder abrasive wheel periphery and a tongue guard was about a half of an inch, on or about 03/18/15.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $714 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) Assembling Area: Compress air used for wooden part cleaning had pressure of more than 100 p.s.i., on or about 03/18/15.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:      a) Assembling Area, next to the Blue High Pressure Vessel: An electrical outlet box powered with 110 V had one (1) unused opening, on or about 03/18/15.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1904.40(a): The employer did not provide an authorized government representative the records within the four business hours.  a) Facility: OSHA-300 and OSHA-300 A injury and illness records were not available within four months, on or about 03/18/15.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  a) Manufacturing Area: Employees were not provided with Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 while used N-95 respirators voluntarily, on or about 02/11/15.

Issued

Jul 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  a) Facility: Written  Hazard Communication Program was not maintained at the workplace were employees worked with hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, Jasco Lacquer Thinner, Goof Off Pro Strength Remover, and WD-40 , on or about 02/11/15.