OSHA Inspection: SOY CITY SOCK CO., INC.

Issued

2015-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(d)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not selected based on the classes of anticipated workplace fires and on the size and degree of hazard that would affect their use:    Employees were exposed to combustible corn cob and cellulose based fill materials and the employer provided Class BC portable fire extinguishers, intended for flammable  liquids and gases, outside the Fill Room.

Issued

2015-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly:  The employer provided Class BC portable fire extinguishers outside the Fill Room and did not ensure they were inspected at least monthly.

Issued

2015-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check:  The employer provided Class BC portable fire extinguishers outside the Fill Room and did not perform an annual maintenance check.

Issued

2015-12-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1)(iv): Electric equipment was not free from the recognized hazard of damaged insulation.     Employees were exposed to electrical shock hazards from a:     a)  flexible cord leading to a fill machine outside the Fill Room and the outer insulation had pulled apart from the plug end and exposed the inner wiring.    b) flexible cord leading to a fill machine inside the Fill Room and the outer insulation had pulled apart from the plug end and exposed the inner wiring.

Issued

2015-12-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i): Portable cord and plug connected equipment and flexible cord sets (extension cords) were not visually inspected before use on any shift for external defects (such as loose parts, deformed and missing pins, or damage to outer jacket or insulation) and for evidence of possible internal damage (such as pinched or crushed outer jacket):  Employees were exposed to electrical shock hazards from a:   a)  yellow flexible cord leading to a fill machine outside the Fill Room that was not visually inspected and the outer insulation had pulled apart from the plug end and exposed the inner wiring .  b) black flexible cord leading to a fill machine inside the Fill Room that was not visually inspected and the outer insulation had pulled apart from the plug end and exposed the inner wiring.

Issued

2015-12-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii): There was a defect or evidence of damage that could have exposes an employee to injury and the defective or damaged item was not removed from service:  Employees were exposed to electrical shock hazards from a:   a)  yellow flexible cord leading to a fill machine outside the Fill Room that was not removed from service and the outer insulation had pulled apart from the plug end and exposed the inner wiring.  b) black flexible cord leading to a fill machine inside the Fill Room that was not removed from service and the outer insulation had pulled apart from the plug end and exposed the inner wiring.

Issued

2015-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv):  Flexible cords and cables may not be used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure, unless otherwise permitted.    The employer provided a light by the blue corn cob hopper in the Fill Room with an orange flexible cord used as fixed wiring between the light and the switch.

Issued

2015-12-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2): Pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers approved for the purpose:    Employees were exposed to electrical shock hazards from an electrical outlet missing a cover on the post by the Q-Cell material grinder.

Issued

2015-12-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.305(c)(4): Snap switches mounted in boxes did not have faceplates installed so as to completely cover the opening and seat against the finished surface.    Employee were exposed to electrical burn hazards and the employer did not ensure that a snap switch in the Fill Room had a faceplate installed to prevent accidental contact with electrical current.

Issued

2015-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations was not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:    Employees filling socks with combustible organic dusts were exposed to burn hazards in hazardous (classified) Class II Division 2 locations and the employer provided indoor use general purpose electrical boxes at the following equipment:    a)  receptacle outside the fill room at the cob filling station.    b)  receptacle outside of the Fill Room next to the Q-Cell grinder.    c)  receptacle box in the Fill Room at the cob filling station.

Issued

2015-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program which at included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):     Employees manipulated absorbent materials (ground Q-Cel Hydrophobic Pads and Rolls, Vermiculite - Expanded/Exfoliated and Ore, Universal Sockfill Cellulose, and Cobb) into fabricated socks used to contain and absorb liquids and the employer did not develop, implement, and maintain a written hazard communication program with at least a description of how the criteria for the following requirements would be met by the company:    a) use of labels and other forms of warning,  b) access to safety data sheets,  c) provision of hazardous chemical information and training to employees,  d) maintenance of an updated list of hazardous chemicals present at the facility,   e) methods the employer will use to inform employees of the hazards of non-routine tasks and hazards associated with chemicals contained in unlabeled pipes in their work areas.  f) methods the employer will use to inform other employers on-site on their  precautionary measures to protect employees during normal operating conditions and in foreseeable emergencies, the labeling system used in the workplace and to provide other employers on-site access to safety data sheets.

Issued

2015-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-28 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:  Employees filled socks with hazardous chemicals (ground Q-Cel Hydrophobic Pads and Rolls, Vermiculite - Expanded/Exfolliated and Ore, Universal Sockfill Cellulose, and Cobb) and the employer did not provide information and training on the hazardous chemicals in their work area and the pictograms.

Issued

2015-12-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): The employer did not use an OSHA 300, 301 and 300A Form or equivalent.    The employer did not maintain an OSHA 300A Summary of Work Related Injuries and Illnesses for 2012, 2013, and 2014.