OSHA Inspection: EPIC METALS CORPORATION

Issued

2016-07-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.24(b): Fixed stairs were not provided for access from one structure level to another where operations necessitate regular travel between levels, for access to operating platforms at any equipment which requires attention routinely during operations, where access to elevations is daily or at each shift for such purposes as gauging, inspection, regular maintenance, etc., where such work may expose employees to acids, caustics, gases, or other harmful substances, or for which purposes the carrying of tools or equipment by hand is normally required:      a) Job site, 11 Talbot Avenue, Rankin, PA: On or about June 7, 2016, during set up activities at mill 6, the employer did not ensure that a safe means of getting up to/down from the mill platform was provided and used.

Issued

2016-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employees to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasions; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes:      a) Job site, 11 Talbot Avenue, Rankin, PA: On or about June 7, 2016, during set up work at mill 6, the employer did not ensure that appropriate hand protection was used while wiping down parts with isopropyl alcohol in that one employee was using no hand protection and another was using cloth type gloves.

Issued

2016-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2625.00 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 requirements of this standard were being followed:      a) Job site, 11 Talbot Avenue, Rankin, PA: On or about May 25, 2016, during service/maintenance activities throughout the facility, the employer did not ensure that an energy control inspection had been conducted on at least an annual basis. Deficiencies noted during the inspection included, but were not limited to, failing to ensure that machine specific written energy control procedures existed for all required machinery, not ensuring that all energy was shut off to machinery for service/maintenance work, failing to ensure that lockout devices had the identity of the person doing the work, not ensuring that each person performing service/maintenance work placed their own individual locks on the energy isolation points, and not ensuring that employees tested units after locking them up to ensure power was isolated.

Issued

2016-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iv): The employer did not certify that employee training had been accomplished and was being kept up to date and that contained each employee's name and dates of training:      a) Job site, 11 Talbot Avenue, Rankin, PA: On or about June 7, 2016, the employer did not ensure that an energy control training certification document existed.

Issued

2016-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 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:      Instances including, but not limited to, the following:    a) Job site, 11 Talbot Avenue, Rankin, PA: On or about May 18, 2016, while operating the Grizzly mill, serial number 23395, located in the maintenance shop, the employer did not ensure that machine guarding was provided to prevent contact with the rotating tool bit, exposing the employee to amputation type hazards.     b) Job site, 11 Talbot Avenue, Rankin, PA: On or about May 4, 2016, while operating the Grizzly lathe, serial number 6478, located in the maintenance shop, the employer did not ensure that machine guarding was provided to prevent contact with the rotating tool chuck, which had chuck jaw projections determined to be of at least 1 inch or more, exposing the employee to caught on/in type hazards.     c) Job site, 11 Talbot Avenue, Rankin, PA: On or about May 17, 2016, while operating the MSC Industrial band saw, serial number 0336300, located in the maintenance shop, the employer did not ensure that machine guarding was provided to prevent contact with the unused portion of the saw blade, exposing the employee to amputation type hazards.     d) Job site, 11 Talbot Avenue, Rankin, PA: On or about May 17, 2016, while operating the Racine Repricocating Hacksaw unit, located in the maintenance shop, the employer did not ensure that machine guarding was provided to prevent contact with the unused portion of the saw blade, the hydraulic mechanism controlling saw's upward/downward movement or the reciprocating arm on the front of the unit, exposing employees to crushing and amputation type hazards.     e) Job site, 11 Talbot Avenue, Rankin, PA: On or about May 17, 2016, while operating the DoAll band saw unit, located outside the maintenance shop, the employer did not ensure that machine guarding was provided to prevent contact with the unused portion of the saw blade, exposing employees to amputation type hazards.     f) Job site, 11 Talbot Avenue, Rankin, PA: On or about June 30, 2016, while operating the welder 9 unit, the employer did not ensure that appropriate machine guarding was provided over the welding area, as employees were reaching into the machine to remove pliers from the steel parts being welded together, exposing the employees to crushing type hazards.     g) Job site, 11 Talbot Avenue, Rankin, PA: On or about June 30, 2016, while working to perform truck loading operations at mill 6, the employer did not ensure that machine guarding was provided over the pusher unit at the end of the press line, exposing the employee to crushing type hazards.     h) Job site, 11 Talbot Avenue, Rankin, PA: On or about June 30, 2016, while working to perform truck loading operations at mill 6, the employer did not ensure that machine guarding was provided over the swing tables at the end of the press line, exposing the employee to caught on type hazards.

Issued

2016-07-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(5): When the periphery of the blades of a fan was less than seven (7) feet above the floor or working level, the blades were not guarded or the guard had openings larger than one-half (1/2) inch:      a) Job site, 11 Talbot Avenue, Rankin, PA: On or about May 25, 2016, during production operations near mill number 6, the employer did not ensure that an industrial fan had appropriate machine guarding on it in that the guard had openings of up to approximately 3/4 of an inch in it.

Issued

2016-07-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed parts of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform, excepting runways used exclusively for oiling, or running adjustments, was not protected by a stationary casing enclosing shafting completely or by a trough enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting as location requires:   a) Job site, 11 Talbot Avenue, Rankin, PA: On or about May 17, 2016, while operating the Racine Reciprocating Hacksaw machine, the employer did not ensure that appropriate guarding was in use over the rotating crankshaft and assembly area, exposing employees to caught on/in type injuries.

Issued

2016-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(c)(2)(i)(b): Point of operation guards did not comply with the maximum permissible openings of Table O-10:      Instances including, but not limited to, the following:    a) Job site, 11 Talbot Avenue, Rankin, PA: On or about June 30, during production operations at mill number 6, the employer did not ensure that barrier guards complied with maximum permissible openings in that the opening in the guard on the rear of the Verson press was at measured to be approximately 10 1/2 inches high by 30 inches long and was approximately 24 inches to the point of operation/hazardous machinery moving area.

Issued

2016-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(c)(3)(iii)(e): The employer did not ensure that the safety distance (D(s)) from the sensing field to the point of operation was not greater than the distance determined by the following formula:     D(s) = 63 inches/second X T(s)   where:   D(s) = minimum safety distance (inches); 63 inches/second = hand speed constant;  and   T(s) = stopping time of the press measured at approximately 90 deg. position of crankshaft rotation (seconds).       a) Job site, 11 Talbot Avenue, Rankin, PA: On or about June 30, during production operations at mill number 6, the employer did not ensure that light curtains were appropriately set up to comply with the required safety standards regarding safety distances when using presence sensing devices as machine guarding on mechanical power presses.

Issued

2016-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(e)(3): The employer did not insure the original and continuing competence of personnel caring for, inspecting, and maintaining power presses:      a) Job site, 11 Talbot Avenue, Rankin, PA: On or about June 30, during production operations at mill number 6, the employer did not ensure that persons who were responsible for maintenance and machine guarding on the Verson mechanical power press, were provided with appropriate training. Deficiencies noted during the inspection included failing to correct concerns raised in a previous press inspection report, barrier guard openings being too large and light curtains not being set up in accordance with established safety protocols regarding appropriate safety distances.

Issued

2016-07-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1895.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7): Electric equipment was not installed in a neat and workmanlike manner:      Instances including, but not limited to, the following:    a) Job site, 11 Talbot Avenue, Rankin, PA: On or about May 18, during production operations near welder number 5, the employer did not ensure that electrical equipment on a building column was appropriately installed in that a junction box was bent/damaged and did not have an appropriate cover on it and an electrical panel was loosely attached to the column and had electrical conduit connections to it that were not secured.

Issued

2016-07-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(1): Each disconnecting means required by this subpart for motors and appliances was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, unless located and arranged so the purpose is evident:   Instances including, but not limited to, the following:  a) Job site, 11 Talbot Avenue, Rankin, PA: On or about May 17, during service/maintenance work in the maintenance shop, the employer did not ensure that the disconnecting means for the MSC Industrial band saw was appropriately marked to identify it where it's purpose was not evident.

Issued

2016-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings were not effectively closed:   Instances including, but not limited to, the following:  a) Job site, 11 Talbot Avenue, Rankin, PA: On or about June 7, 2016, during work activities at the Verson press at mill 6, the employer did not ensure that all unused openings were closed.

Issued

2016-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): The employer allowed flexible cords and calbes to be used as substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:   Instances including, but not limited to, the following:  a) Job site, 11 Talbot Avenue, Rankin, PA: On or about June 7, 2016, during production activities near the shipping/receiving department, the employer had flexible cords/cables running into a disconnect panel and there was visible strain on the electrical connect joints where they met the disconnect panel housing.   b) Job site, 11 Talbot Avenue, Rankin, PA: On or about May 18, 2016, during production activities near the Grizzly mill, the employer had the flexible power cord/cable from the machine running directly from the machine to the disconnect panel.

Issued

2016-07-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(j)(4)(v): The disconnecting means was not readily accessible:   Instances including, but not limited to, the following:  a) Job site, 11 Talbot Avenue, Rankin, PA: On or about May 25, 2016, during production activities in the maintenance shop, the employer did not ensure that the disconnecting means for the Racine reciprocating saw was readily accessible in that it was blocked by a shelf unit.

Issued

2016-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(a)(8)(ii): A floor hole cover of standard strength and construction was not provided:   a) Job site, 11 Talbot Avenue, Rankin, PA: On or about June 30, 2016, work activities at mill number 6, the employer did not ensure that appropriate covers were provided over floor openings in that the plating placed over an area had openings of at 3 inches by 3 inches in it, exposing employees to tripping hazards.

Issued

2016-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(i)(1): Each sling was not marked or coded to show the rated capacities for each type of hitch and type of synthetic web material:   a) Job site, 11 Talbot Avenue, Rankin, PA: On or about June 7, during parts moving activities near the end of weld unit number 5, the employer did not ensure that slings were properly labeled to indicate their ratings.

Issued

2016-07-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i): Vertical and inclined belts were not enclosed by a guard conforming to standards in paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section:   Instances including, but not limited to, the following:  a) Job site, 11 Talbot Avenue, Rankin, PA: On or about May 25, 2016, during work activities at mill number 6, the employer did not ensure that a guard was provided over a belt and pulley system.

Issued

2016-07-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.255(b)(5): The hazard of flying sparks were not, wherever practical, eliminated by installing a shield guard of safety glass or suitable fire-resistant plastic at the point of operation or additional shields or curtains were not installed as necessary to protect passing persons from flying sparks:   Instances including, but not limited to, the following:  a) Job site, 11 Talbot Avenue, Rankin, PA: On or about June 30, 2016, during work activities at welder 9, the employer did not ensure that appropriate shielding was in use to protect employees from flying sparks.