OSHA Inspection: EVEN CUT ABRASIVE CO.

Issued

Sep 8, 2016

Abate by

Sep 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,730 · Current $6,900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed 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:     On or about August 15, 2016, the employer did not establish a program to protect employees involved with servicing and maintenance of machines and equipment from the unexpected energizing, start up, or release of stored energy.  Energy sources include but are not limited to electrical and mechanical.  Employees are tasked with changing out the blades on the slitter machines at least every other day as well as clearing jams caused by adhesive wheel material.

Issued

Sep 8, 2016

Abate by

Sep 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,730 · Current $6,900 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:    On or about August 15, 2016, the employer failed to provide effective guarding on the BIKO small slitter machine (located in the main shop/slitter department).  Employees are exposed to various moving parts of the machine at the point of operation where the slitter blades are cutting the abrasive materials and also to rotating parts, flying chips and other debris.

Issued

Sep 8, 2016

Abate by

Oct 13, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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:    On or about August 15, 2016, the employer failed to create and implement a Hazard Communication Program for their workplace.  Employees work with or are exposed to hazardous chemicals including but not limited to resin and adhesives.

Issued

Sep 8, 2016

Abate by

Oct 13, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  On or about August 15, 2016, the employer failed to ensure that employees received training in the type of hazardous chemicals that they may be exposed to in the workplace.  Hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to: Diethylene, Acetone, Ethyl Acetate and various glues and adhesives.

Issued

Sep 8, 2016

Abate by

Oct 26, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer failed to report the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, within (24) twenty-four hours:    On or about August 15, 2016, the employer failed to report a work related incident that occurred on July 18, 2016, that resulted in a partial amputation of two fingers of an employees left hand.