OSHA Inspection: CUSTOM BUILT WINDOW AND DOOR SYSTEMS, INC.

Issued

Sep 1, 2015

Abate by

Sep 25, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(e)(1): Standard railing(s) did not consist of top rail, intermediate rail and/or posts and/or did not have a vertical height of 42 inches (106.7 cm) nominal from upper surface of top rail to floor, platform runway, or ramp level:    On, or about, 04/16/2015 the railing system used as fall protection was not adequate in the following instances:         (a) Mezzanine: the railing system did not have an intermediate rail installed.         (b) Mezzanine Access Stairs: The railing system did not have an intermediate rail installed.

Issued

Sep 1, 2015

Abate by

Sep 25, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(e)(4): Where material is piled to such height that a standard toeboard does not provide protection, paneling from floor to intermediate rail, or to top rail was not provided:    Mezzanine: On, or about, 04/16/2015 protection was not provided for materials stored at the edges of the mezzanines to protect objects from falling.

Issued

Sep 1, 2015

Abate by

Sep 25, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.24(h): Standard railings were not provided on the open sides of all exposed stairways and stair platforms:     Production Floor, Mezzanine Access: On, or about, 04/16/2015 the open side of the fixed stairs did not have a mid-rail installed.

Issued

Sep 1, 2015

Abate by

Sep 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(2): Exit routes were not arranged so that employees would not have to travel toward a high hazard area, nor was the hazard effectively shielded by suitable partitions or barriers:    Shipping Department: On, or about, 04/16/2015 the employer did not ensure that employees will not have to travel toward a high hazard area in that propane fuel tanks were stored in close proximity to exit door.

Issued

Sep 1, 2015

Abate by

Sep 25, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,380 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): The employer did not determine if the voluntary use of a respirator did not in itself create a hazard:     Establishment: On, or about, 04/16/2015 an employee was permitted to wear a 3M N95 half-face respirator whereby the employer did not ensure that the employee is medically able to use that respirator.

Issued

Sep 1, 2015

Abate by

Oct 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:     Establishment: On, or about, 04/16/2015 where an employee is allowed to wear a tight-fitting respirator voluntarily the employer did not establish and implement the elements of a written respiratory protection program as required by this section.

Issued

Sep 1, 2015

Abate by

Dec 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy:     Establishment: On, or about, 04/16/2015, the employer did not ensure that the energy control procedures clearly and specifically outline the steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy.

Issued

Sep 1, 2015

Abate by

Oct 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:   Establishment: On, or about, 03/02/2015 the employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements are being followed.

Issued

Sep 1, 2015

Abate by

Dec 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,380 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4): Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation of powered industrial truck were performed by the employer without the manufacturer's prior written approval:    Shipping and Receiving Departments: On, or about, 04/16/2015 employees were using the extended boom attachments on the Komatsu and Hyster forklifts without the manufacturer's prior written approval and the adjusted capacity plates indicating the limitations for the type of attachment installed.

Issued

Sep 1, 2015

Abate by

Dec 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6): The employer did not ensure that all nameplates and markings were in place:     Receiving Department: On, or about, 04/16/2015 the data plate and warning decals for the Komatsu forklift  were not legible.

Issued

Sep 1, 2015

Abate by

Dec 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(i): A program of periodic and regular inspections of mechanical power press(es) was not established and followed to ensure that all parts, auxiliary equipment and safeguards were in a safe operating condition and adjustment:    Production Floor: On, or about, 04/16/2015 inspections of the power presses did not include all of their parts, auxiliary equipment, and safeguards, including the clutch/brake mechanism, anti-repeat feature, and single-stroke mechanisms.      ABATEMENT NOTE: Maintain a certification record of each inspection, and each maintenance and repair task performed, under the general component of the inspection program that includes the date of the inspection, maintenance, or repair work, the signature of the person who performed the inspection, maintenance, or repair work, and the serial number, or other identifier, of the power press inspected, maintained, and repaired.

Issued

Sep 1, 2015

Abate by

Oct 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,380 · Current $1,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    Establishment: On, or about, 04/16/2015 employees exposed to chemicals in their workplace were not provided with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area.