OSHA Inspection: TURBO MACHINED PRODUCTS LLC

Issued

Jun 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 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 (or equivalent):    a)  Bldg. 4, on or about 3/31/16:  Scissors lift was not provided with midrails on two sides.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Jun 9, 2016

Abate by

Jul 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 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)  Bldg. 2, on or about 3/31/16:  An eye wash station was not functioning in that the water had been turned off and there was no body shower provided for employees conducting anodizing/plating operations using corrosive materials, including, but not limited to Specialty 835, Specialty 982, Specialty ANO-EE, Sulfuric Acid, Nitric Acid, etc.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Jun 9, 2016

Abate by

Jul 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,575 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(3): Employees who have been designated to use fire fighting equipment as part of the emergency action plan were not provided training in the use of the appropriate equipment:    a)  At the establishment, on or about 3/31/16:  Employees had not been trained in the use of fire extinguishers and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.    *ABATEMENT NOTE:  By this date the employer must either correct the alleged violation or implement a Fire Safety Policy as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.38 and 29 CFR 1910.39 which includes the evacuation requirements of 1910.157(b).    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Jun 9, 2016

Abate by

Jul 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,625 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)  Bldg. 4, on or about 3/31/16:  Rotating chuck and point of operation on the Bostomatic vertical milling machine were not guarded.    b)  Bldg. 1, on or about 3/31/16:  Rotating chuck and point of operation on the Bostomatic vertical milling machine #B6 were not guarded.    c)  Bldg. 1, Tooling Area, on or about 3/31/16:  Rotating chuck on a Victor lathe was not guarded.    d)  Bldg. 1, on or about 3/31/16:  Nip points and rotating parts on the chip conveyor for the Mazak H630 CNC machine were not guarded at the discharge end.    e)  Bldg. 3, Polishing Dept., on or about 3/31/16:  Ingoing nip points and rotating parts on two one armed bandit polishers were not guarded.    f)  Bldg. 3, Polishing Dept., on or about 3/31/16:  Rotating shafts and nut projections on both sides of a Divine low boy polisher were not guarded.    g)  Bldg. 3, Polishing Dept., on or about 3/31/16:  Ingoing nip points on a Bader B5 polisher with a two inch sanding belt were not guarded.    h)  Bldg. 3, Polishing Dept., on or about 3/31/16:  Rotating shafts and nut projections on both sides of a Munson polisher, Serial #50500 were not guarded.      i)  Bldg. 3, Polishing Dept., on or about 3/31/16:  Rotating shaft, spindle end and nut projection on a Hammond polisher were not guarded.    j)  Bldg. 3, Polishing Dept., on or about 3/31/16:  Rotating shaft on two Baldor polishers, #255 and #256 were not guarded.    Abatement certification must be submitted for items a, b, c, e, f, g, h, i, j.

Issued

Jun 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,575 Reduced

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)  Bldg. 4, on or about 3/31/16:  Two circuit breaker panels, one marked Electrical Box 1 and the other marked PP1 did not have all of the breakers labeled as to what they controlled.

Issued

Jun 9, 2016

Abate by

Jun 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,575 Reduced

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)  Bldg. 4, on or about 3/31/16:  Flexible cords were pulled loose from the junction box on a scissors lift, exposing conductors to damage.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Jun 9, 2016

Abate by

Jun 21, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): Floor(s) of workroom(s) were not maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition:  a)  Bldg. 4, on or about 3/31/16:  Coolant was puddled on the floor next to the Bostomatic vertical milling machine.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Jun 9, 2016

Abate by

Jul 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met; specifically:      1)  Labeling and other forms of warning;     2)  SDS requirements for the hazardous materials known to be present at the worksite;     3)  Employee information and training.  The written program must also include:          (a)  A list of all the chemicals used at the worksite.         (b)  Methods to inform employees of hazards associated with non-routine tasks.         (c)  Methods the employer will use to inform any contractors' employees of workplace hazards.  a)  At the establishment, on or about 3/31/16:  There was no written hazard communication program for employees using and/or exposed to various products, including, but not limited to stainless steel alloys, cutting fluids, Specialty Black BK Excel aluminum dye, Specialty 835, Specialty 892, Specialty Ano-EE, Sulfuric Acid, Nitric Acid, etc.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.