OSHA Inspection: FLAMBEAU, INC.

Issued

Sep 18, 2015

Abate by

Nov 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): Floor(s) of workroom(s) were not maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition:  On or about 8/10/15 in the injection and blow mold areas at 1330 Atlanta Highway in Madison, GA: Employees operating the equipment and walking in the area were exposed to slip and trip hazards from the oil, water, equipment hoses, and other material on the floor.

Issued

Sep 18, 2015

Abate by

Oct 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,200 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:  On or about 8/10/15 in the blow mold production area at 1330 Atlanta Highway in Madison, GA:  The employer failed to develop and document written energy control procedures for the authorized employees performing service and/or maintenance on Press 9-16 and Press 13.  Employees were observed installing a mold in Press 9-16 at the time of the inspection without the equipment being shutoff/deenergized and locked or tagged out.

Issued

Sep 18, 2015

Abate by

Oct 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy.  On or about 8/10/15 in the blow mold production area at 1330 Atlanta Highway in Madison, GA: Where employees perform service and/or maintenance consisting of but limited to installing, setup, repair, and processing the molds, press, and other machines, the procedures failed to clearly identify all of the specific steps to be followed by the authorized employees to isolate and disable the equipment.

Issued

Sep 18, 2015

Abate by

Oct 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,500 Reduced

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:  On or about 8/10/15 in the blow mold production area at 1330 Atlanta Highway in Madison, GA:  The procedures that were developed were not reviewed at least annually to correct and address the missing energy sources, magnitude of the energy sources, and the missing written procedures for the other press and equipment.

Issued

Sep 18, 2015

Abate by

Oct 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(a): Where mechanical handling equipment was used, sufficient safe clearances were not allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways or wherever turns or passage had to be made:  On or about 8/10/15 in the injection, blow mold and production areas at 1330 Atlanta Highway in Madison, GA: The production areas, aisles and passageways were not marked or identified for the employees walking, working, storing, and retrieving material from the facility where a powered industrial truck was being operated.

Issued

Sep 18, 2015

Abate by

Oct 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been  taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s)  On or about 8/10/15 in the injection, blow mold and production areas at 1330 Atlanta Highway in Madison, GA: Where a powered industrial truck was missing bolt and had a loose bolt on the driver side of the metal mast support bracket the employer failed to inspect the powered industrial truck prior to use.

Issued

Sep 18, 2015

Abate by

Sep 24, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(e)(1): Alloy steel sling(s) did not have permanently affixed durable identification stating size, grade, rated capacity, and reach:  On or about 8/10/15 in the mold storage area at 1330 Atlanta Highway in Madison, GA: Employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard using the alloyed steel chain sling with a non-indefinable identification tag, while lifting molds at weight up to 6000 or more pounds.

Issued

Sep 18, 2015

Abate by

Oct 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(e)(3)(i): A thorough periodic inspection of alloy steel chain slings was not made on a regular basis and/or were done at intervals greater than once every 12 months:  On or about 8/10/15 in the mold storage area at 1330 Atlanta Highway in Madison, GA: Employer failed to ensure employees that were exposed to a struck-by hazard using the alloyed steel chain sling performed periodic inspection of the slings.

Issued

Sep 18, 2015

Abate by

Oct 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(e)(3)(ii): Records of the most recent month in which each alloy steel chain sling was thoroughly inspected were not available for examination:  On or about 8/10/15 in the mold storage area at 1330 Atlanta Highway in Madison, GA: Employer failed to provide and make available inspections of the alloyed steel chain sling being used by the employees to lift molds at weight up to 6000 pounds. Employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard from the defects observed with the sling during the inspection.

Issued

Sep 18, 2015

Abate by

Oct 15, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,740 · Current $2,244 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:  On or about 8/10/15 in the tooling area at 1330 Atlanta Highway in Madison, GA: Employees are exposed to a struck-by hazard while using compressed air at over 70 psi for cleaning purposes.