OSHA Inspection: ARMADILLO AUTOMATION, INC. DBA ONYX VALVE

Issued

Feb 10, 2016

Abate by

Mar 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment:    (a) Facility: The employer failed to provide training to employees which included when the PPE is necessary, what PPE is necessary, how to properly don, doff, adjust and wear the PPE, and the limitations of the PPE provided by the employer, on or about 10/9/15    NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 10, 2016

Abate by

Mar 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  a) Rubber department: The employer did not ensure the use of safety goggles where employees used Xiameter MEM-5009 Emulsion, a corrosive chemical, on or about 10/19/15.   NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 10, 2016

Abate by

Mar 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  a) Rubber department: An eyewash station capable of 15 minutes of continuous flushing was not provided where employees used Xiameter MEM-5009 Emulsion, a corrosive chemical, on or about 10/19/15.   NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 10, 2016

Abate by

Mar 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:    (a) Facility: The employer failed to provide training on the use of fire extinguishers and the hazards associated with fighting incipient stage fires to employees who were expected to use a portable fire extinguisher in the event of an incipient stage fire, on or about 10/9/15.    NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 10, 2016

Abate by

Mar 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,000 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:    a) Facility, Machine Shop: The Victor lathe #1640B was not provided with a guard over the chuck to protect the operator from flying fragments and rotating parts, on or about 10/9/15.    b) Facility, Machine Shop: The Victor lathe #S206013 was not provided with a guard over the chuck to protect the operator from flying fragments, on or about 10/9/15.    c) Facility, Machine Shop: The vertical turret machine was not provided with a guard to protect the operator from flying fragments and rotating parts, on or about 10/9/15.    d) Facility, Machine Shop: Alzmetall Drill press was not provided with a guard to protect the operator from flying fragments and rotating parts, on or about 10/9/15.     e) Facility, Machine Shop: Trak Milling Machine, serial number 012AF11193, was not provided with a guard to protect the operator from flying fragments and rotating parts, on or about 10/9/15.    f) Facility, Machine Shop: Trak Milling Machine, serial number 121DB443608, was not provided with a guard to protect the operator from flying fragments and rotating parts, on or about 10/9/15.    g) Facility, Machine Shop: CB Super Service, radial drill press No. 4E1045, was not provided with a guard to protect the operator from flying fragments and rotating parts, on or about 10/9/15.    h) Facility, Machine Shop: The Do-All horizontal band saw, serial # 489-92321 was not provided with a guard over the unused portion of the blade, approximately 9 1/2 inches of the blade was exposed on the left side of the machine, on or about 10/9/15.    i) Facility, Machine Shop: The Amada horizontal band saw, serial # 253600, was not provided with a guard over the unused portion of the blade, approximately 4 inches of the blade was exposed on each side of the machine, on or about 10/9/15.    j) Facility, Machine Shop: The Avery Drilling machine was not provided with guards to protect the operator from flying fragments and rotating parts, on or about 10/9/15.    k) Facility, Machine Shop: The Clausing Milling machine, serial #Z-73, was not provided with a guard to protect the operator from flying fragments and rotating parts, on or about 10/9/15.    l) Facility, Machine Shop: The Cincinnati Milling machine was not provided with a guard to protect the operator from flying fragments and rotating parts, on or about 10/9/15.    m) Facility, Machine Shop: The Dayton belt and disk sander was not provided with a guard over the upper portion of the belt sander to protect the operator from ingoing nip-points, on or about 10/9/15.      n) Facility, Machine Shop: Gisholt NO. 3 turret lathe, serial #735-30 was not provided with a guard over the chuck to protect the operator from flying fragments and rotating parts, on or about 10/9/15.    NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 10, 2016

Abate by

Mar 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft:  (a) Facility, Machine Shop: The Dayton 6 x 9 inch belt disc sander was missing the disc plate exposing a rotating shaft. The shaft measured approximately 1/2 inches in diameter and projected approximately 1 inch, observed on or about 12/2/15.  NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 10, 2016

Abate by

Mar 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:    (a) Facility, Machine Shop:  The tongue guards on the Dayton Commercial 7 inch Bench Grinder, Model 4Z908A were not adjusted to 1/4 of an inch away from the abrasive wheel.  The distance measured between the abrasive wheel and the peripheral member was 1 1/2 inches on the left and 1/2 of an inch on the right side, on or about 12/2/15.    NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 10, 2016

Abate by

Mar 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(a)(2)(ix): All lamps for general illumination were not protected from accidental contact or breakage by a suitable fixture or lampholder with a guard. Brass shell, paper-lined sockets, or other metal-cased sockets may not be used unless the shell is grounded.    a) Facility, Machine Shop: The light fixture that was attached to the Dayton Commercial 7 inch Bench Grinder, Model 4Z908A was not provided with a guard, on or about 12/2/15.    NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 10, 2016

Abate by

Mar 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Facility: The employer did not verify in writing that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed for operations including but not limited to sawing, drilling, milling, painting, forklift operation, on or about 10/9/15.  NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.