OSHA Inspection: DCG-PMI, INC.

Issued

2015-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3080.00 · Current $1840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be 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.    WORKSHOP:  The left side hand protective glove, worn by employees while operating the Empire sandblaster was not maintained in a sanitary and reliable safe condition.         ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.

Issued

2015-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3080.00 · Current $1840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(i)(1): Sling identification. Each sling shall be marked or coded to show the rated capacities for each type of hitch and type of synthetic web material.    WORKSHOP:  The sling identification tag on the nylon web sling was torn, ripped and the rated capacity was not marked on the sling.      ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.

Issued

2015-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3080.00 · Current $1840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rests. On offhand grinding machines, work rests shall be used to support the work. They shall be of rigid construction and designed to be adjustable to compensate for wheel wear. Work rests shall be 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. The work rest shall be securely clamped after each adjustment. The adjustment shall not be made with the wheel in motion.    WORKSHOP:  The right abrasive wheel of the Baldor grinder was not equipped with a work rest.      ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.

Issued

2015-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): Exposure adjustment. Safety guards of the types described in Subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b)(3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch. (See Figures O-18, O-19, O-20, O-21, O-22, and O-23.)  WORKSHOP:  The right abrasive wheel of the Baldor grinder was not equipped with a tongue guard.    ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION

Issued

2015-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6160.00 · Current $3720.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Projecting shaft ends shall present a smooth edge and end and shall not project more than one-half the diameter of the shaft unless guarded by nonrotating caps or safety sleeves.    WORKSHOP:  The right ends/nuts of the following deburring machines were unguarded:    1.  Schauer MFG Corporation deburring machine.    2.  250011, unknown identification deburring machine.     3.  Schauer MFG Co., deburring machine.  4.  Schauer Machine Co., 250013 deburring machine.    ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION    DCG-PMI, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1910.212(c)(4)(i), which was contained in Inspection Number 123192650, Citation 01,  Item 006, issued on 06-21-2011, with a final order date of 07/16/2011, respected worksite at 9 Trowbridge Drive, Bethel, CT, 06801-2836.

Issued

2015-05-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of this section, shall be provided by the employer in any written or oral format, to employees who wear respirators when such use is not required by this section or by the employer.  WORKSHOP:  The employee, voluntarily/optionally wearing the filtering type facepiece respirator was not provided with the information in the Appendix D of the respiratory protection standard.

Issued

2015-05-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes 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, in the globalized harmonized system.  WORKSHOP:  The employer did not re-establish and re-implement a written hazard communication program that was including the new globalized harmonized system (GHS) where employees were required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) the oils and alcohol.