OSHA Inspection: AUDIOSEARS CORPORATION

Issued

Sep 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,517 · Current $986 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: the employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employee exposed to the hazard of being struck by a load should the overhead hoist not function properly or should the load slip of the hook for lack of an adequate safety latch:        a) Dip tank room, on or about 7/8/15: A Coffing 500 lb. hoist was equipped with a broken safety latch which was permanently jammed in the open position.    Among other methods, one feasible means of abatement is to install a new safety latch in accordance with ASME B30.16-2007, section 16-1.2.9    b) Dip tank room, on or about 7/8/15: The latch on a Coffing 500 lb. hoist was not periodically inspected.

Issued

Sep 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,517 · Current $986 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(a)(8): Every floor hole into which persons can accidentally walk were not guarded:        a) Dip tank area, on or about 7/8/15: A 14 inch by 14 inch floor hole was left uncovered.

Issued

Sep 4, 2015

Abate by

Oct 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,380 · Current $1,547 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(i): First responders at the awareness level did not have sufficient training or have sufficient experience to objectively demonstrate competency in the areas covered by 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(i)(A) through (q)(6)(i)(F):      a) Dip tank area, on or about 6/26/15: Employee evaluating release of N-Propyl Bromine was not trained on emergency response procedures at the first responder awareness level.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Sep 4, 2015

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) Dip tank room, on or about 7/8/15: Custodians were not trained on the hazards of N-Propyl Bromide  (1-Bromopropane) which was substituted for Trichloroethylene in the dip tank operations. Training and information was not provided on topics including, but not limited to, first aid, health hazards and spill clean-up procedures.

Issued

Sep 4, 2015

Abate by

Oct 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,380 · Current $1,547 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:    a) Dip tank area, on or about 7/8/15: Energy control procedures were not developed for the Delta Industries dip tank that exposes employees to electrical energy and thermal energy.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Sep 4, 2015

Abate by

Oct 10, 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:  a) Throughout the facility, on or about 7/8/15 Periodic inspection were not performed for equipment with multiple energy sources including, but not limited to, Heim Power presses with electrical and pneumatic energy.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Sep 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f): Each disconnecting means for motors and appliances was not located and arranged so the purpose was evident, nor legibly marked to indicate its purpose:)  a) Dip tank room disconnect box, on or about 7/8/15: Individual circuit breakers were not labeled including, but not limited to breakers numbered 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 33, 35, 37, 39.