OSHA Inspection: THE LURIE COMPANIES, INC.

Issued

2015-12-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3080.00 · Current $1155.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iv)(d): Flammable liquids were not drawn from or transferred into vessels, containers, or portable tanks within a building only through a closed piping system, from safety cans, by means of a device drawing through the top, or from a container or portable tanks by gravity through an approved self-closing valve:    (a) The employer did not ensure that employees transferring toluene and hexane utilized adequate/approved containers. This exposed employees to fire and health hazards related to the exposure to the chemicals.

Issued

2015-12-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3080.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    (a) The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program which provided employees with information and training on the hazardous chemicals utilized in the facility, the effects of those chemicals, and means of protection when utilizing the hazardous chemicals. This exposed employees to fire and serious health hazards.

Issued

2015-12-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(10): The employer did not ensure that workplace labels or other forms of warnings were prominently displayed on the container or readily available in the work area throughout each work shift:    (a) The employer did not ensure that the container utilized for toluene and hexane were properly labeled. This exposed employees to fire and health hazards.

Issued

2015-12-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) The employer did not ensure that employees, which utilize hazardous chemicals, were provided with adequate training on the use, reactivity, personal protective equipment requirements, target organ hazards, warning statements, labeling, and location of safety data sheets. This exposed employees to fire and health hazards.

Issued

2015-12-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3850.00 · Current $1925.00 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) The employer did not develop and implement a written control of hazardous energy (lock-out/tag-out) program, for employees which conduct service/maintenance work on machinery, and/or die changes. This exposed employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

2015-12-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5390.00 · Current $2695.00 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:    The employer did not ensure that machinery was adequately guarded to prevent employees for accessing danger areas while machinery was in operation, exposing employees to amputation hazards:    (a) The discharge on the Wysong (No. A-72) Hydraulic Shear was accessible to the operator during cycling of the shear due to the movable foot control,    (b) The finger guard on the Wysong (S/N: PA10-288) Hydraulic Shear was missing tabs which allowed employees to access the blade area during operation,    (c) The guard to the Durma (DHGM 4006, S/N: 6077053743) Hydraulic Shear was removed, allowing employees to access the point of operation during cycling,    (d) The Cincinnati Incorporated (S/N: 47202) Hydraulic Press Brake was not guarded to prevent employees from accessing the point of operation during cycling,    (e) The Accurpress (S/N: 4197) Hydraulic Press Brake was not guarded to prevent employees from accessing the point of operation during cycling,    (f) The Fabbrica Macchine Bergamo (S/N; 31111) Horizontal Band Saw was missing the guard for the unused portion of the blade.

Issued

2015-12-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:    (a) The employer did not certify that a hazard assessment had been conducted, to ensure that employees were provided with adequate protective equipment to conduct their work duties.