HUNTSVILLE, AL —
OSHA Inspection: MACRO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of MACRO INDUSTRIES, INC. in 690 DISCOVERY DRIVE, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35806 (NAICS 339999). OSHA activity number 341791531.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- MACRO INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Site address
- 690 DISCOVERY DRIVE
- City
- HUNTSVILLE
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35806
- Mailing
- 690 DISCOVERY DRIVE, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35806
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 339999
- Employees
- 63
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2016
- Abate by
- Dec 9, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $6,360 · Current $4,452 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: a) On or about 9/15/2016 - Composite department, employees were performing maintenance and servicing, (cleaning operations) on a Black Brothers glue spreader without a developed or documented specific procedure for isolating the electrical and pneumatic sources of energy.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4452
- — Z (S) $6360
1910.147 C07 I
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2016
- Abate by
- Nov 25, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that employees acquired the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage and removal of energy control devices: a) On or about 9/15/2016 - Composite department, employees performing maintenance and servicing operations on the Black Brothers glue spreader machine were unaware of the hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2016
- Abate by
- Nov 9, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $6,360 · Current $4,452 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) On or about 9/15/2016 - Composite department, the Black Brothers glue spreader was being operated with unguarded rotating parts.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4452
- — Z (S) $6360
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2016
- Abate by
- Nov 25, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: a) On or about 9/22/2016 - Composite department, employees performing cleaning operations while using Whitaker #11 Lacquer Thinner required to wear 3M half-mask respirators had not been medically evaluated.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.134 H01
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2016
- Abate by
- Nov 9, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1): Respirators were not cleaned and disinfected using the procedures in Appendix B-2 of 29 CFR 1910.134 or equivalent procedures recommended by the respirator manufacturer: a) On or about 9/22/2016 - Composite department, an employee using Whitaker Lacquer Thinner #11 to clean a glue spreader was wearing a 3M half-mask respirator that was not clean.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2016
- Abate by
- Nov 9, 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: a) On or about 9/22/2016 - Composite department, an employee using Whitaker Lacquer Thinner #11 to clean a glue spreader was unaware of the hazards while using the chemical.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 341791531.
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