OSHA Inspection: ONEIDA MOLDED PLASTICS,LLC

Issued

Aug 14, 2015

Abate by

Aug 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,825 · Current $2,295 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(2): Exit routes were not arranged so that employees would not have to travel toward a high hazard area:    a)  Flammable storage room, on or about 7/21/15:  The door to the outside out the building inside the flammable storage room was locked and marked NOT AN EXIT thus requiring employees exiting the room in an emergency to go through the paint room, a high hazard area, where paint spray booth operations are conducted.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Aug 14, 2015

Abate by

Sep 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(6): Spray booth(s) having a frontal area larger than 9 square feet did not have metal deflectors or curtains not less than 2 1/2 inches deep installed at the upper outer edge of the booth over the opening:    a)  Paint Room, on or about 7/21/15:  Spray booth #5 and #7 were not provided with metal deflectors at the upper outer edge of the booth.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Aug 14, 2015

Abate by

Sep 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(10): Transparent panels used for illumination of spray booth(s) did not effectively isolate the spraying area from the area in which the lighting unit(s) were located:  a)  Paint Room Booth #4, on or about 7/21/15:  The transparent panel at the ceiling of the booth was cracked.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Aug 14, 2015

Abate by

Sep 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(2): All spraying areas were not kept as free from the accumulation of deposits of combustible residues as practical, with cleaning conducted daily if necessary and scrapers spuds, or other tools used for cleaning purposes were not of the nonsparking material:  a)  Paint Room, Booth #4, on or about 7/21/15: Spray booth had a heavy accumulation of Sherwin Williams Polane sprayfil polyurethane coating on the sides walls of the booth and the putty knife used for cleaning was not of the nonsparking type.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Aug 14, 2015

Abate by

Sep 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,295 · Current $1,377 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct periodic inspections of the energy control procedures at least annually to ensure that the procedures and the requirement of this standard were being followed:    a)  At the establishment, on or about 7/21/15:  Periodic inspections were not conducted on the energy control procedures (lockout/tagout) to ensure that the procedures and requirements of the standard were being followed.  Employees perform servicing and/or maintenance on various equipment, including, but not limited to injection molding machines, lathes, mills, grinders, saws, etc.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Aug 14, 2015

Abate by

Sep 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,295 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter:    a)  At the establishment, on or about 7/21/15:  Fire extinguisher training was not being conducted on an annual basis in that the last training conducted was on 6/5/12.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Aug 14, 2015

Abate by

Sep 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,780 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)  Tool Room, on or about 7/21/15:  Unused portion of blade on a Johnson horizontal bandsaw, Serial #J13824, was not guarded on the right side.    b)  Tool Room, on or about 7/21/15:  Rotating chuck on a Speedmaster radial drill was not guarded.    c)  Tool Room, on or about 7/21/15:  Rotating chuck on an AL Supermill milling machine was not guarded.    d)  Tool Room, on or about 7/21/15:  Rotating chuck and collet on a Feeler EDM lathe #60 were not guarded.    e)  Tool Room, on or about 7/21/15:  Rotating chuck on a Jet drill press #12 was not guarded.    f)  Tool Room, on or about 7/21/15:  Rotating chuck and spindle on a Clausing drill press next to disconnect #8 were not guarded.    g)  Molding Dept., on or about 7/21/15:  Point of operation was not adequately guarded on a PD2L molding press in that the light curtains were not functioning.    h)  Mold Room C, on abou7/21/15:  Point of operation was not adequately guarded on an Engle C2 molding press in that the Plexiglas guard was broken.    Abatement documentation must be submitted for these items.

Issued

Aug 14, 2015

Abate by

Sep 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,825 · Current $2,295 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1): Employees were not trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertained to their respective job assignments:    a)  Throughout the facility, on or about 7/21/15:  Employees performing troubleshooting and repairs electrical equipment were not provided training in regards to safety related work practices and the use of appropriate personal protective equipment.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Aug 14, 2015

Abate by

Sep 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(i): The employer did not make a written copy of the procedures outlined in paragraph (b)(2) of 29 CFR 1910.333 available for inspection by employees and by the Assistant Secretary of Labor and his or her authorized representatives:   a)  Throughout the facility, on or about 7/21/15:  There was no written safety related work practice program in place to prevent electrical shock or other injuries to employees when working on electrical parts of machines or equipment.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Aug 14, 2015

Abate by

Sep 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1): Employees working in areas where there were potential electrical hazards were not provided with, and/or did not use, electrical protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body to be protected and for the work to be performed:  a)  Throughout the facility, on or about 7/21/15:  Employees performing troubleshooting and repairs on electrical equipment were not provided appropriate personal protective equipment for the work to be performed.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.