OSHA Inspection: BORGWARNER EMISSIONS SYSTEMS LLC

Issued

Mar 17, 2016

Abate by

Apr 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that employees acquired the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage and removal of energy control devices:  (a) At the facility - On or about January 13, 2016, an employee was performing lockout/tagout on the Parts Washer # WV11586 for the monthly PM and was not trained as an authorized employee.

Issued

Mar 17, 2016

Abate by

Apr 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,750 · Current $2,250 Reduced

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) At the Ransohoff part washer - On or about January 13, 2016, a quick drenching facility for eyes and body was not in the immediate vicinity where employees were working with a corrosive chemical, Techniclean S 5001, which contains 2-aminoethanol.  Employees were testing the concentration every morning, adding the chemical as needed and performing the monthly PM without a facility for drenching or to flush the eyes and body in the immediate vicinity.

Issued

Mar 17, 2016

Abate by

Mar 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,250 · Current $1,350 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(1): Each disconnecting means required by Subpart S of Part 1910 for motors and appliances was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:  (a) In the maintenance shop area - On or about January 13, 2016, there were two disconnects mounted on the wall that were not labeled as to it's purpose;  1) The first one next to the Greenlee maintenance container went to a transformer but there was no indication as to what the transformer supplied.  2) The second disconnect feed into an electrical raceway that feed some receptacles however it was not known where the conduits going to the right and towards the ceiling went to.

Issued

Mar 17, 2016

Abate by

Apr 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:  (a) In the facility - On or about January 13, 2016, 18 of the 40 circuit breakers in circuit breaker panel C-E14 were not labeled or marked to indicate its purpose.  (b) In the facility - On or about January 13, 2016, 28 of the 42 circuit breakers in circuit breaker panel W-C17-A were not labeled or marked to indicate its purpose.

Issued

Mar 17, 2016

Abate by

Jun 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:  (a) At the facility - On or about January 13, 2016, periodic inspections, at least annually, of the energy control procedures for equipment or groups of equipment were not conducted to ensure that the specific procedures were current and were being followed by authorized employees.   1. Lockout/Energy Control Demonstration Checklist for a demonstration/practice machine was used for the periodic inspection and not actual operating equipment. 2. The last demonstration/practice was 10/3/14 which was 15 months.

Issued

Mar 17, 2016

Abate by

Mar 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:  a) In the maintenance shop area - On or about January 13, 2016, the disconnecting panel next to the Greenlee maintenance container and the disconnecting panel that fed to an electrical raceway had materials or equipment stored in front of the panels.