OSHA Inspection: PERFORATED SCREEN SURFACES, INC.

Issued

Apr 12, 2016

Abate by

May 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazard of being struck by the load should the below-the-hook lifting devices fail:    a)  Welding Area, on or about 2/29/16:  Two below-the-hook lifting devices, one attached to a 1/2 ton Yale hoist and the other to a 1/2 ton Coffing hoist had no rated load capacity markings on them and had not been inspected.    Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct these hazards are to:        1.  Mark the rated load of the lifting devices on the main structure or equivalent in accordance with ASME B30.20-2010, Section 20-1.2.1.        2.  Inspect the devices in accordance with ASME B30.20-2010, Section 1.3.1.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Apr 12, 2016

Abate by

May 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): Procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(A), (c)(4)(ii)(B), (c)(4)(ii)(C) and (c)(4)(ii)(D):    a)  At the establishment, on or about 2/29/16:  Lockout procedures were not adequate in that they did not include all sources of energy, which included hydraulic and stored pressure in addition to electric and specific procedural steps  for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy for including, but not limited to Grenen and MG rolling machines, Piranha ironworker, etc.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Apr 12, 2016

Abate by

May 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct an annual or more frequent inspection of the energy control procedure to ensure that the procedure and requirements of this standard were followed:  a)  At the establishment, on or about 2/29/16:  Annual inspections were not conducted of the employer's energy control procedures (lockout/tagout) to ensure that the procedures and requirements of the standard were being followed.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Apr 12, 2016

Abate by

May 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $780 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace:    a)  At the establishment, on or about 2/29/16: Operators of the Yale and Clark powered industrial trucks had not been evaluated on their performance in the workplace.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Apr 12, 2016

Abate by

May 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,300 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)  Punch Dept., on or about 2/29/16:  Ingoing nip points and point of operation on a Grenen rolling machine #32 were not guarded.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Apr 12, 2016

Abate by

May 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(e)(3)(i): Thorough periodic inspections of alloy steel chain slings in use were not made on a regular basis:  a)  Throughout the facility, on or about 2/29/16:  Alloy steel chain slings used for lifting plates were not inspected.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.