OSHA Inspection: TED GROB CORPORATION

Issued

Oct 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,190 Reduced

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:   (a) The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control (lockout/tagout) procedure(s) for equipment, including, but not limited to, thread grinding machines, CNCs, and lathes.  Employees were exposed to multiple energy sources including electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic.

Issued

Oct 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iv): The employer had not certified that employee training had been accomplished and kept up to date:(a) The employer had not kept up to date records of Lockout/Tagout training for affected and authorized employees in the machine shop in which maintenance was periodically performed on equipment including, but not limited to thread grinding machines, CNCs, and lathes.  Employees were exposed to multiple energy sources including, electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic.

Issued

Oct 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $867 · Current $607 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries:  (a) A wall-mounted portable fire extinguisher located in the front of the Production Area and adjacent to a storage room was not accessible due to carts with stacked parts that were stored in front of it.

Issued

Oct 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

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.  a)    The employer expected shop workers to use portable fire extinguishers, however training was not provided to assure that these workers were familiarized with the use of the equipment and the hazards of incipient stage fire fighting.

Issued

Oct 16, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $952 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not 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):   (a) The employer did not ensure that forklift operator(s) were competent to safely operate the forklift in that no ongoing training and evaluation program has been provided.

Issued

Oct 16, 2015

Abate by

Dec 4, 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)  Shop employees who voluntarily used disposable N95 dust mask respirators were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134.

Issued

Oct 16, 2015

Abate by

Nov 12, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv):   The employer did not train employees regarding the details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, including an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employee could obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:  (a) Hazardous chemicals used at this worksite included, but were not necessarily limited to, Film Kut 122 and Tech Cool 3550NFG.  Training had not been provided regarding the new label elements (product identifier, signal word, pictogram, hazard statement(s), and precautionary requirements) and new safety data sheet (SDS) format.