OSHA Inspection: CAMERON MANUFACTURING & DESIGN, INC.

Issued

Jun 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $2,025 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(9): A clear space of not less than 3 feet on all sides was not kept free from storage or combustible construction:    a)  Paint Booth Area, or about 2/9/16:  Combustible materials including but not limited to card board boxes were observed on the sides of the paint booth and could lead to a potential fire hazard.

Issued

Jun 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(c)(4): Electrical wiring and equipment did not conform to the provisions of this paragraph and were not otherwise in accordance with subpart S of this part (Reference:  29 CFR 1910.307, Hazardous Locations):  a)  Paint Booth, on or about 2/9/16:  Electrical equipment, such as, two sound speakers, were being used inside of the paint booth where flammable paints were being sprayed.

Issued

Jun 10, 2016

Abate by

Jul 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $2,025 Reduced

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)  Specialty Fabrication B4 Area, on or about 2/9/16:   An employee who voluntarily wears a respirator when welding was not provided with an evaluation to determine they were medically able to use that respirator.

Issued

Jun 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator and at least annually thereafter:  a)  Cameron Manufacturing & Design, Inc., on or about 2/12/16:   Employees who are required to wear half-mask respirators when painting were not fit tested either prior to initial use or annually thereafter.

Issued

Jun 10, 2016

Abate by

Jan 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $3,375 Reduced

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)  Cameron Manufacturing & Design, Inc., on or about 2/12/16: The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of their energy control procedures at least annually.  Employees perform servicing and/or maintenance activities on machinery and equipment such as but not limited to: Press Brakes, CNC Mills and Punch Presses.

Issued

Jun 10, 2016

Abate by

Jul 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)  Cameron Manufacturing & Design, Inc., on or about 2/12/16:  Press brake operators who perform setup of their machines have not been trained as authorized employees under the companies lockout/tagout program.

Issued

Jun 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $2,025 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)  Cameron Manufacturing & Design, on or about 2/12/16:  The employer did not  provide initial and/or annual refresher training to employees on the use and application of portable fire extinguishers.

Issued

Jun 10, 2016

Abate by

Jul 5, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $2,700 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)  Tool Room, on or about 2/9/16: Hardinge lathe was not equipped with a chuck guard.    b)  Heavy Fab B3, on or about 2/9/16:   M-104 Ellis drill press was not equipped with a chuck and tool guard.    c)  Heavy Fab B3, on or about 2/9/16:  Radial drill was not equipped with a chuck guard.    d)  Spec Fab B4, on or about 2/9/16:  Bridgeport kneemill was not provided with a guard.    e)  Spec Fab B4, on or about 2/9/16:  Ellis drill press was not provided with chuck and tool guard.

Issued

Jun 10, 2016

Abate by

Jun 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $2,025 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii): Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not protected from the rays by noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields:    a)  SM Weld Area, on or about 2/9/16:  An adequate number of welding screens were not provided to protect workers and other persons adjacent to the area from the welding rays.

Issued

Jun 10, 2016

Abate by

Jul 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(h)(1): The employer did not provide the protective equipment, including personal protective equipment (PPE), used to comply with this part, at no cost to employees:   a)  Cameron Manufacturing & Design, Inc., on or about 2/12/16:  The employer did not provide welding helmets at no cost to employees.

Issued

Jun 10, 2016

Abate by

Jul 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv):   The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, did not include 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 employee could obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:  a)  Cameron Manufacturing & Design, Inc., on or about 2/12/16:  Employees were not provided with training that included an explanation of the new labels received on shipped containers and the new order of information on the safety data sheets.