OSHA Inspection: TROY & SONS, INC.

Issued

2015-08-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  On or about July 30, 2015, in the facility, employee(s) required to perform automotive repair and maintenance were exposed to the hazard of contact with a corrosive cleaner/degreaser chemical.  Suitable facilities for quick drenching of the eyes (i.e. emergency eyewash) was not provided in the work area for immediate emergency use.

Issued

2015-08-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2): Guard design. The safety guard shall cover the spindle end, nut, and flange projections. The safety guard shall be mounted so as to maintain proper alignment with the wheel, and the strength of the fastenings shall exceed the strength of the guard:  On or about July 30, 2015, in the facility, employee(s) required to perform automotive maintenance and repair operated an 8-inch bench grinder that did not have a safety guard for the abrasive wheel, thereby exposing employees to the hazard of contact with flying particles in the event the wheel shattered.

Issued

2015-08-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rests. On offhand grinding machines, work rests shall be used to support the work. They shall be of rigid construction and designed to be adjustable to compensate for wheel wear. Work rests shall be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage. The work rest shall be securely clamped after each adjustment. The adjustment shall not be made with the wheel in motion:  On or about July 30, 2015, in the facility, employee(s) required to perform automotive maintenance and repair operated an 8-inch bench grinder with a work rest distance to the abrasive wheel exceeding one-eighth inch, thereby exposing employees to the hazard of contact with flying particles in the event the wheel shattered.

Issued

2015-08-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:  On or about July 30, 2015, in the facility, employee(s) required to perform automotive repair and maintenance were exposed to the hazard of contact with hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to, a corrosive cleaner/degreaser.  The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at the workplace, a written hazard communication program.

Issued

2015-08-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s). (Electronic access, microfiche, and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the safety data sheets are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate employee access in each workplace are created by such options.)  On or about July 30, 2015, in the facility, employee(s) required to perform automotive repair and maintenance were exposed to the hazard of contact with hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to, a corrosive cleaner/degreaser.  The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical.

Issued

2015-08-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets:  On or about July 30, 2015, in the facility, employee(s) required to perform automotive repair and maintenance were exposed to the hazard of contact with hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to, a corrosive cleaner/degreaser.  The employer did not provide employee(s) with required information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area.

Issued

2015-08-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(iii): "Waste and residue." Combustible waste material and residues in a building or unit operating area shall be kept to a minimum, stored in covered metal receptacles and disposed of daily:  On or about July 30, 2015, in the facility, employee(s) required to perform automotive repair and maintenance were exposed to a potential fire hazard due to the storage of solvent and/or oil contaminated rags in an open non-metal storage bin.

Issued

2015-08-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:  On or about July 30, 2015, in the facility, employee(s) required to perform automotive repair and maintenance were exposed to eye and skin hazards necessitating the use of personal protective equipment.  The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed.