OSHA Inspection: CONTECH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS LLC

Issued

Apr 1, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings:  a. Fabrication area, employees were exposed to a 6 feet fall hazard, in that, welding was conducted on top of piping without the use of a platform with railings or with the use of a fall arrest system such as a harness and lifeline, on or about 03/08/2016.

Issued

Apr 1, 2016

Abate by

Apr 13, 2016

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,000 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. Manufacturing area, employees were exposed to a moving saw blade, in that, the non-cutting portion of the blade on either side of the point of operation of a Wilton horizontal band saw did not have a guard, on or about 03/08/2016.  b. Milling area, employees were exposed to a moving saw blade, in that, the non-cutting portion of the blade on either side of the point of operation of a Jet horizontal band saw did not have a guard, on or about 03/08/2016.

Issued

Apr 1, 2016

Abate by

Jun 13, 2016

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):  a. Band area ripping station, employees were exposed to the point of operation, in that, a Niagara ripping machine was not provided with a guard, on or about 03/08/2016.  b. Milling area, Hel-Cor mill number 1, and Hel-Cor mill number 2 saws were not guarded to protect employees from the rotating saw blade, on or about 03/08/2016.

Issued

Apr 1, 2016

Abate by

Apr 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,400 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. Manufacturing area, welding operations were not enclosed by using welding shields or screens to protect workers near the welding area from actinic ultraviolet radiation, on or about 03/08/2016.

Issued

Apr 1, 2016

Abate by

Apr 7, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  a. Fabrication area, employees were not  provided training and education on the hazards relating to the chemicals they were exposed to during welding and cutting operations, on or about 03/08/2016.

Issued

Apr 1, 2016

Abate by

Apr 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(d)(4): Portable fire extinguishers for use on Class B fires were not distributed so that the travel distance from the Class B hazard area to any extinguisher was 50 feet or less:  a. Acetylene storage area at the yard, a fire extinguisher was not provided in the event of a fire, on or about 03/08/2016.

Issued

Apr 1, 2016

Abate by

Apr 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:   a. Fabrication area welding stations, employees were exposed to an electrical hazard, in that, a metal outlet box designed to be mounted on a wall surface was used to make a 220 volt extension cord for the welders, on or about 03/08/2016.

Issued

Apr 1, 2016

Abate by

Apr 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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. Band area, employees were exposed to an electrical hazard, in that, a three plug yellow extension cord was used to provide power to a work bench, on or about 03/08/2016.  b. Maintenance shop, employees were exposed to an electrical hazard, in that, a yellow extension cord was used to provide power near the water cooler, on or about 03/08/2016.  c. Fabrication area shop storage room, employees were exposed to an electrical hazard, in that, a red extension cord was used to provide power to a heating lamp, on or about 03/08/2016.  d. Fabrication area, employees were exposed to an electrical hazard, in that, a yellow extension cord was used to provide power to a work station, on or about 03/08/2016.  e. Gasket storage area, employees were exposed to an electrical hazard, in that, a red extension cord was used to provide power to a work station, on or about 03/08/2016.  f. Milling area, Hel-Cor mill #2, employees were exposed to an electrical hazard, in that, a red extension cord was used to provide power to a camera monitor, on or about 03/08/2016.

Issued

Apr 1, 2016

Abate by

Apr 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws:   a. Band area, employees were exposed to an electrical hazard, in that, the flexible cord used to provide power to a floor fan had the outer sheath pulled from the plug with no strain relief on the conductors, on or about 03/08/2016.

Issued

Apr 1, 2016

Abate by

Apr 7, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity and appropriate hazard warnings regarding the chemicals contained therein:  a. At the maintenance shop, employees were exposed to a chemical hazard, in that, a 5 gallon container with a degreaser did not have a label, on or about 03/08/2016.