OSHA Inspection: DANBURY WINAIR COMPANY

Issued

2016-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, and service rooms shall be kept clean and orderly and in a sanitary condition.    WORKSHOP:  The metal conduits and control wires on the floor in and around the operating stations of the following machines were creating a trip and fall hazards:      1.  The Engel Coil Machine.     2.  The TDC Machine.  ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION

Issued

2016-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not verified through a written certification that the workplace hazard assessment for personal protective equipment (PPE) had been evaluated, and performed and completed.

Issued

2016-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer shall provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment (PPE).  WORKSHOP:  The employer had not provided employees required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) with training and information on Workplace Hazard Assessment for personal protective equipment (PPE).

Issued

2016-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established and implemented a site specific hazardous energy control lockout/tagout program consisting of machine specific step-by-step written energy control procedures and employee training for the employees during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the Engel coil machine, TDC machine, and the Duro Dyne pin machine.

Issued

2016-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.   WORKSHOP: The employer had not established and implemented step-by-step hazardous energy control procedures in the site and machine specifics for the employees during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the Engel coil machine, TDC machine,  and the Duro Dyne pin machine.

Issued

2016-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees.   WORKSHOP:  The employees, as affected and other types were not provided with training and information in the controlling of potentially hazardous and unexpected releases of energy sources (lockout/tagout) during servicing and maintenance of equipment, such as (but not limited to) the Engel coil machine and Duro Dyne pin machine .

Issued

2016-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.    WORKSHOP:  The rotating rollers/wheels of the transfer table, ingoing nip points at the Engel coil machine, and the rotating rollers/ moving ductwork at the TDC machine area were unguarded.

Issued

2016-03-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(b)(1): Flywheels. Flywheels located so that any part is seven (7) feet or less above floor or platform shall be guarded in accordance with the requirements of this subparagraph:    WORKSHOP:  The guard for the flywheel of the Dreis & Krump MGR Company press brake was not secured to the machine frame at all.      ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION

Issued

2016-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1)(i): Gears, sprockets, and chains. Gears were not guarded by a complete enclosure:     WORKSHOP:  The gears of the TDC machine were unguarded.      On/or about February 4, 2016, the right hand of an employee assisting other employee at the Engel Coil machine between the transfer table and the TDC machine to straighten the galvanized steel sheet got caught in between the unguarded gears of the TDC machine resulting in injuries.

Issued

2016-03-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(f)(1)(iv): Overcurrent devices shall be readily accessible to each employee or authorized building management personnel. These overcurrent devices may not be located where they will be exposed to physical damage or in the vicinity of easily ignitable material.    WORKSHOP:  The main electrical panels having built-in overcurrent protective devices were blocked with wooden pallets of steel sheets.     ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION

Issued

2016-03-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords and cables shall be connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided that will prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws.    WORKSHOP:  The outer sheathing of the flexible cord of the pendant control for the Engel Coil machine was pulled away from the fitting.                       ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION

Issued

2016-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established and implemented a written hazard communication program, including the Globalized Harmonized System where employees were required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) Duro Dyne adhesive and Elgen water based duct liner adhesive.

Issued

2016-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.  WORKSHOP:  The employer did not provide training and information on the hazard communication program including the Globalized Harmonized Systems for the employees required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) Duro Dyne adhesive and Elgen water based duct liner adhesive.

Issued

2016-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-03-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): 29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1):  The OSHA 300 log of work-related injuries and illnesses, 300A summaries, and first report of injuries were not completed in detail.    ESTABLISHMENT:  The OSHA 300 log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses for the 2016 year was not completed in detail as followed:      Case #1; marked as an injury in Column (M)(1); was not marked with the object/substance that directly  injured the employee.      ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION

Issued

2016-03-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): If at any time a powered industrial truck is found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe, the truck shall be taken out of service until it has been restored to safe operating condition.  WORKSHOP:  The right back-up light of the TCM 25 powered industrial truck was not operable and broken.    ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION