OSHA Inspection: TURNER INDUSTRIES INC.

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Dec 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(c): Covers and/or guardrails were not provided to protect personnel from the hazards of open pits, tanks, vats, ditches, etc.:    (a) Main shop, by 300 ton press; Covers and/or guardrails were not provided for open pit style floor holes/ditch at the Bliss power press.

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Jan 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(3)(ii)(a): Metal cabinets were not constructed with the bottom, top, door, and sides of cabinet at least No. 18 gage sheet iron and double walled with 1 1/2-inch air space; the joints riveted, welded, or made tight by some equally effective means; the door provided with a three-point lock; and/or the door sill raised at least 2 inches above the bottom of the cabinet:    (a) Main shop; A flammable liquid storage cabinet did not have double sidewalls and three-point locks on the doors.

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Nov 24, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(iii): Combustible waste material and residues in a building or unit operating area were not kept to a minimum, stored in covered metal receptacles and disposed of daily:     (a) Main shop area, near plasma table; Flammable storage containers were not emptied daily.

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Nov 24, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.110(f)(2)(i):  LP gas container(s) in storage were not located so as to minimize exposure to excessive temperature rise, physical damage, or tampering by unauthorized persons:    (a) Main shop; Compressed liquid propane gas cylinders in storage were not protected from physical damage.

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(ii): Inside of buildings, cylinders were not stored in a well-protected, well-ventilated, dry location, at least 20 feet (6.1 m) from highly combustible materials such as oil or excelsior:  (a) Big shop, welding area; Compressed gas cylinders were not secured to prevent displacement.

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(iv): Valve protection caps, where cylinders were designed to accept caps, were not always in place, hand-tight, except when cylinders were in use or connected for use:  (a) Big shop, welding area; Protective cap(s) were not installed on compressed gas cylinder(s) during storage.

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Jan 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:      (a) Main shop area; A written respiratory protection program was not developed and implemented before employees were required to wear half mask respirators.

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Jan 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  (a) Main shop area; Medical evaluation(s) were not performed before employee(s) were required to wear half mask respirator(s).

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Jan 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  (a) Main shop area; Fit testing was not performed before employee(s) were required to wear half mask respirator(s).

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Jan 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:(a)   Main shop area; Respirator training was not provided before employee(s) were required to wear half mask respirator(s) during spray finishing operations.

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Feb 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 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 the facility; Energy control procedures, employee training, and periodic inspections were not developed and implemented prior to employees performing servicing and maintenance activities on equipment including, but not limited to; hydraulic shear, hydraulic press brake, spot welder, and mechanical power press(s).

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Feb 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees:    (a) Fabrication area; Lockout device(s) were not affixed during maintenance operations on equipment including but not limited to a hydraulic sheer, spot welder, and mechanical power presses.

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Feb 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3): All energy isolating devices that were needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment was not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source:    (a) Main shop area; Energy isolation devices were not used to isolate energy sources during setup operations on equipment including, but not limited to; the hydraulic press brake and mechanical press brake(s).

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Nov 24, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(d)(9)(iv): Safety blocks were not used when mechanical power press die(s) were being adjusted or repaired in the press:  (a) Fabrication area; Safety/die blocks were not used during die setting operations on the Bliss mechanical power press.

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Dec 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    (a) Main and small shop; Guarding was not provided for rotating parts and flying chips on the lathe, drill press, and vertical mills.

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Feb 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(c)(1)(i): The employer did not provide and ensure the usage of point of operation guards or properly applied point of operation devices on every operation performed on mechanical power press(es):    (a) Fabricating areas; Points of operation were not guarded on mechanical power presses including, but not limited to the Bliss and Niagra.

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Nov 24, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(b)(7)(iii): A means of selecting Off, "Inch," Single Stroke, and Continuous (when the continuous function is furnished) was not supplied with the clutch/brake control to select type of operation of the press. Fixing of selection was not by means capable of supervision by the employer.    (a) Small shop; The push/pull style stroke selector switch on a Niagra mechanical punch press could not be fixed in position promoting supervision by the employer.

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Nov 24, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(b)(7)(viii): Those clutch/brake control systems which contain both single and continuous functions shall be designed so that completion of continuous circuits may be supervised by the employer. The initiation of continuous run shall require a prior action or decision by the operator in addition to the selection of Continuous on the stroking selector, before actuation of the operating means will result in continuous stroking.  (a) Small shop; The selection of continuous mode did not require an additional action by the operator before the press began to stroke in continuous mode.

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Dec 7, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(c)(3)(vii)(d): Two hand controls used with mechanical power press(es) were not fixed in position so that only a supervisor or safety engineer was capable of relocating the controls:    (a) Fabricating areas; Pedestal mounted, two hand controls on the Bliss mechanical power press were not fixed in position to prevent personnel other than management or safety engineer(s) from relocating the controls.

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Nov 24, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(vii): Where practicable, combustible materials were not relocated at least 35 feet (10.7 m) from the cutting or welding operation work site:    (a) Main shop, east corner; combustible materials within 35 feet of the welding station were not relocated.

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Feb 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    (a) Throughout the facility; A written hazard communication program was not implemented.

Issued

Nov 13, 2015

Abate by

Feb 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 the facility; Initial hazard communication training was not provided to inform employees of the hazards associated with working with chemicals in the workplace.    (b) Throughout the facility; Training was not provided to inform employees of the Global Harmonization System changes for container labeling and safety data sheet (SDS) format.