OSHA Inspection: TEXTILE RUBBER AND CHEMICAL

Issued

Sep 25, 2015

Abate by

Oct 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 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:  a) In Production department - The employer failed to provide an intermediate rail for the standard railing of 3 feet height and 44 inches width when employees were using the stairs for access to the storage room on second floor. Employees were exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

Sep 25, 2015

Abate by

Oct 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,440 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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) Throughout facility - The employer failed to establish and implement an energy control program to employees performing services for machines such as, but not limited to palletizer, extrusion, blender, air compressor and forklift trucks to ensure the machines are isolated from all energy sources. Employees were exposed to electrical, amputation and struck-by hazards.

Issued

Sep 25, 2015

Abate by

Oct 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was 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) Throughout facility - The employer failed to provide formal instruction, including training and operator evaluation to employees when they were permitted to operate the Komatsu 25 forklifts at the site. Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Sep 25, 2015

Abate by

Oct 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 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:  a)Throughout facility - The employer failed to provide the information and training to employees working with chemicals such as, but not limited to nylon 6, diiron trioxide and titanium dioxide. Employees were exposed to eyes and respiratory tract irritations.

Issued

Sep 25, 2015

Abate by

Oct 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(3): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee who wore prescription lenses while engaged in operations that involved eye hazards wore eye protection that incorporated the prescription in its design, or wore eye protection that could be worn over the prescription lenses without disturbing the proper position of the prescription lenses or the protective lenses.  a) In Extrusion department - The employer failed to provide the proper eye protection to employees wearing glasses with prescription lenses when operating palletizers and working with chemical such as, but not limited to Nylon 6 Resin and Titanium Dioxide. Employees were exposed to eye irritations.