OSHA Inspection: CORONADO STONE PRODUCTS

Issued

Sep 30, 2015

Abate by

Oct 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,750 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) On or about 09/14/2015 throughout establishment; where employees perform servicing and/or maintenance activities such as, but not limited to: cleaning the concrete hopper. The employer has not developed machine specific energy control procedures, nor has the employer trained or periodically reviewed employees performing covered operations where the employees were exposed to potentially hazardous energy sources.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 30, 2015

Abate by

Oct 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:  a) On or about 09/14/2015 throughout establishment; where employees perform servicing and/or maintenance activities such as, but not limited to: cleaning the concrete hopper.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 30, 2015

Abate by

Oct 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees:  a) On or about 09/14/2015 throughout establishment; where employees perform servicing and/or maintenance activities such as, but not limited to: cleaning the concrete hopper. Employees were not trained to recognize hazardous energy sources in the workplace and the means and methods (procedures) used to control those hazardous energy sources during servicing and/or maintenance of the machines and equipment in the workplace.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 30, 2015

Abate by

Oct 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):    a) On or about 09/14/2015 in the production area; where the belts and pulleys on the DeVilbiss Air Compressor were not guarded.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 30, 2015

Abate by

Oct 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Horizontal belts which had both runs 42 inches or less from the floor level were not fully enclosed by guards conforming to requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):  a) On or about 09/14/2015 in the production area; where the belts and pulleys on the DeVilbiss Air Compressor were not guarded.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 30, 2015

Abate by

Oct 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1)(ii): Electrical equipment was not free from recognized hazards, based on the mechanical strength and durability, including, for parts designed to enclose and protect other equipment, the adequacy of the protection thus provided:    a) On or about 09/14/2015 in the mixing room; where the latching mechanisms on the electrical cabinet, housing electrical circuitry for the mixing line, were broken which prevented the cabinet from being properly closed. The interior of the cabinet contained exposed energized parts at 240 volts AC.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 30, 2015

Abate by

Oct 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i): Conductors entering cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not protected from abrasions:    a) On or about 09/14/2015 in the mixing room; where the flexible metal conduit surrounding electrical conductors entering and exiting the electrical cabinet housing control circuitry for the mixing line, had pulled away from the cabinet and was rubbing on the conductors.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 30, 2015

Abate by

Oct 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws:    a) On or about 09/14/2015 in the mixing room; where the outer insulation of extension cords supplying power to cooling fans and a drum pump had pulled out of the cord grip allowing tension to be applied to the joints or terminal screws.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 30, 2015

Abate by

Oct 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,850 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i): Employees working in areas where there were potential electrical hazards were not provided with electrical protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body that needed to be protected and for the work being performed:    a) On or about 09/14/2015 throughout establishment; where employees were potentially exposed to arc flash while troubleshooting live electrical circuits at voltages up to 240 volts AC.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 30, 2015

Abate by

Oct 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  a) On or about 09/14/2015 throughout the mixing room; where extension cords were being used as a replacement for fixed wiring to supply power to portable fans and a drum pump.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED