OSHA Inspection: FC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Issued

Jul 13, 2015

Abate by

Aug 13, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition:  a)  The Workshop - Employees are exposed to trip hazards due to cables and air lines throughout the work area.

Issued

Jul 13, 2015

Abate by

Aug 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 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) The Workshop - An employee was working on an in-house manufactured gluing machine that was supplied power via a breaker switch, exposing the employee to amputations.

Issued

Jul 13, 2015

Abate by

Aug 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point of operation guards were not designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of their body in the danger zone during the operating cycle:  a)  Laser Cutting Machine - The laser cutting machine manufactured in-house did not have point of operation guarding to prevent the operator from having his hand at the point of operation during the cutting process.

Issued

Jul 13, 2015

Abate by

Aug 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:Note:  Toeboards are only required when persons can pass, there is moving equipment or there is equipment with which falling materials could create a hazard:  a)  The Loading Dock - The loading dock was at a height of 52 inches and had no guarding to prevent employees from falling to the ground.

Issued

Jul 13, 2015

Abate by

Aug 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.144(a)(1)(iii): Emergency stop bars, stop buttons or switches which letters or other markings appear, used for emergency stopping of machinery were not red:  a)  The Laser Cutting Machine -The stop button was not red.

Issued

Jul 13, 2015

Abate by

Aug 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)  The Facility - Fire extinguishers at the facility were not mounted or identified so they can be accessed in an emergency.

Issued

Jul 13, 2015

Abate by

Aug 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 Workshop - Employees are required to operate a forklift on a daily basis and the employer did not ensure employees were trained or evaluated prior to operation.

Issued

Jul 13, 2015

Abate by

Aug 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)  The facility - Employees use hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, propane for the forklifts and the employer did not develop a written hazard communication (HAZCOM) program.