OSHA Inspection: VECTOR MAGNETICS LLC

Issued

Jan 20, 2016

Abate by

Feb 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $816 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)  Vector Magnetics LLC, on or about 1/6/16:  The employer did not provide fire extinguisher use training to employees upon initial employment and annually thereafter.         * ABATEMENT NOTE:  By this date the employer must either correct the alleged violation or implement a Fire Safety Policy; as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.38(a) and .39(a) which includes the evacuation requirements of 29 CFR 1910.157(b).

Issued

Jan 20, 2016

Abate by

Mar 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,040 · Current $1,224 Reduced

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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)  Shop, on or about 1/6/16:  Cincinnati drill press was not equipped with a guard to cover the rotating chuck and serrated cutting tool.    b)  Shop, on or about 1/6/16:  Powermatic drill press was not equipped with a guard to cover the rotating chuck and serrated cutting tool.    c)  Shop, on or about 1/6/16:  Sunex Tools drill press was not equipped with a guard to cover the rotating chuck and serrated cutting tool.    d)  Shop, on or about 1/6/16:  Clausing Lathe 13-inch was not equipped with a guard to cover the rotating chuck.    e)  Shop, on or about 1/6/16:  MSC Lathe, Model 951446, was not equipped with a guard to cover the rotating chuck.    f)  Shop, on or about 1/6/16:  TRAK DPM3 milling machine was not equipped with a guard to cover the rotating chuck and serrated cutting tool.    g)  Shop, on or about 1/6/16:  Honeoye milling machine was not equipped with a guard to cover the rotating chuck and serrated cutting tool.     h)  Shop, on or about 1/6/16:  Central Machinery buffing machine was not equipped with guards over the rotating shafts and end nut projections.

Issued

Jan 20, 2016

Abate by

Feb 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $1,020 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:    a)  Laser area, on or about 1/6/16:  Flexible cord was used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of an exhaust fan.

Issued

Jan 20, 2016

Abate by

Feb 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords and cables were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief was provided that would prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  a)  Laser Area, on or about 1/6/16:  Flexible cords connected to a metal switch box were not provided with strain relief in that both cords were pulled from the metal box.

Issued

Jan 20, 2016

Abate by

Mar 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $612 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(2)(i): The employer using the scheduled monitoring option did not perform initial monitoring to determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure to chromium (VI) for each employee on the basis of a sufficient number of personal breathing zone air samples to accurately characterize full shift exposure on each shift, for each job classification, in each work area     a)  Vector Magnetics LLC, on or about 1/6/16:  The Employer did not conduct initial monitoring to determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure to chromium (VI) for employees who perform welding operations.

Issued

Jan 20, 2016

Abate by

Feb 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  a)  Shop, on or about 1/6/16: The employer did not provide the information contained in Appendix D of the respirator standard to employees who wear 3M half-mask respirators voluntarily.

Issued

Jan 20, 2016

Abate by

Feb 24, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:   a)  Shop, on or about 1/6/16:  Where employees are voluntarily wearing 3M half-mask respirators while spray painting and welding, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator.