OSHA Inspection: PANEL FINISHERS, INC.

Issued

2015-06-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $2400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a):  Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, were not provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.       At the anodizing area; the employer did not provide the employee with adequate personal protective equipment while working with chemicals such as but not limited to SC-241 (chromate acid), sulfuric acid, aluminum etchant, and desmut/deoxidizer, exposing employees to contact hazards.

Issued

2015-06-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).        At the anodizing area; the employer did not assess the workplace for chemicals such as but not limited to SC-241 (chromate acid), sulfuric acid, aluminum etchant, and desmut/deoxidizer to determine the necessary personal protective equipment, exposing employees to contact hazards.

Issued

2015-06-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).           At the anodizing area; the employer did not train employees on the operation of the Nissan forklift, model and serial number unknown, exposing the employee to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

2015-06-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(p)(1): Feed rolls of self-feed sanding machines were not protected with a semicylindrical guard to prevent the hands of the operator from coming in contact with the in-running rolls at any point. The guard were not constructed of heavy material, preferably metal, and firmly secured to the frame carrying the rolls so as to remain in adjustment for any thickness of stock. The bottom of the guard should come down to within three-eighths inch of a plane formed by the bottom or contact face of the feed roll where it touches the stock.                At the anodizing area; an employee operated the Beach sander machine without a guard over the rotating and moving parts, model and serial number unknown, exposing employees to caught-in hazards.

Issued

2015-06-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.        At the anodizing area; the employer did not maintain an eyewash station suitable for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body, exposing employee to contact hazards.

Issued

2015-06-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $500.00 · Current $500.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program.        At the anodizing area; the employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program when employees use chemicals such as but not limited to chromate acid (corrosive), sulfuric acid (corrosive), aluminum etchant, and desmut/deoxidizer, exposing employees to inhalation hazard.