OSHA Inspection: ADVANCED FUSION SYSTEMS, LLC

Issued

Nov 10, 2015

Abate by

Nov 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:Note:  Toeboards are only required when persons can pass, there is moving equipment or there is equipment with which falling materials could create a hazard:    ESTABLISHMENT:  The open-sided floor of the storage mezzanine on the second floor was not guarded by standard guardrail system or an equivalent, exposing employees to the hazard of falling approximately 12 feet 6 inches to the lower level.

Issued

Nov 10, 2015

Abate by

Nov 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1): Flights of stairs having four or more risers were not equipped with a standard railing as specified in paragraphs (d)(1)(i) through (v) of this section:    ESTABLISHMENT:  The metal fixed stairway having 16 steps was not equipped with intermediate rails.

Issued

Nov 10, 2015

Abate by

Dec 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,200 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:    ESTABLISHMENT:  The employer did not provide training for Workplace Hazard Assessment to each employee required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE).

Issued

Nov 10, 2015

Abate by

Nov 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(b)(1): Protective eye and face devices purchased after July 5, 1994 did not comply with ANSI Z87.1-1989, "American National Standard Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection:  ESTABLISHMENT:  The prescription glasses worn by the employee did not comply with ANSI Z87.1-1989.

Issued

Nov 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:    ESTABLISHMENT:  The work rest of the Wilton Bench Grinder was set greater than one-eighth inch from the abrasive wheel.

Issued

Nov 10, 2015

Abate by

Nov 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  ESTABLISHMENT:  The adjustable tongue guard of the Wilton Bench Grinder was set greater than one-fourth inch from the abrasive wheel.

Issued

Nov 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one half hour:    ESTABLISHMENT:  An Oxygen compressed gas cylinder was stored with a Nitrogen/Hydrogen compressed gas cylinder and an Acetylene compressed gas cylinder.