OSHA Inspection: TRAK ENGINEERING, INC.

Issued

2016-02-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(3): The employer shall ensure that each affected employee who wears prescription lenses while engaged in operations that involve eye hazards wears eye protection that incorporates the prescription in its design, or wears eye protection that can be worn over the prescription lenses without disturbing the proper position of the prescription lenses or the protective lenses:    a. On or about October 7, 2015, Shop area, the employee who wears prescription lenses while operating the milling machine did not have side shields and was being exposed to eye injuries from flying debris.    b. On or about October 7, 2015, Production area, employees who wear prescription lenses while using chemicals such as but not limited to Simple green, alcohol, flux, cleaner and coolant did not have side shields and were being exposed to eye injuries.

Issued

2016-02-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1500.00 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. On or about October 7, 2015, the employer's lockout program did not consist of written specific instructions on how to lockout varied equipment, employee training and periodic inspections.

Issued

2016-02-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 October 7, 2015, the lockout tagout program did not clearly and specifically outline the steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines for the milling machine, a CNC machine, a Mazak Quickturn 250 machine and a lathe machine.

Issued

2016-02-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii): The employer did not certify that periodic inspections of the energy control procedures had been performed:  On or about October 7, 2015, the employer did not certify that the periodic inspections of the lockout tagout program had been done since 2012.

Issued

2016-02-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning. Compressed air shall not be used for cleaning purposes except where reduced to less than 30 p.s.i. and then only with effective chip guarding and personal protective equipment:    a. On or about October 7, 2015, the compressed air used for cleaning purposes was set at 90 p.s.i.  There was no chip guarding on the hose and the employee was not wearing his safety glasses.

Issued

2016-02-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the appropriate hazard warnings:  a. On or about October 7, 2015, employees were using individual containers with chemicals such as but not limited to alcohol, Simple green, Flux and cleaner that were not labeled, tagged or marked with the appropriate hazard warnings.

Issued

2016-02-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv): The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, including an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:  a. On or about October 7, 2015, employees used hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to, Simple green, Orange goop, cutting oil, alcohol and coolant while working in the facility.  The employer did not provide an explanation of the new labeling system, safety data sheets and pictograms.