OSHA Inspection: BUS AIR MANUFACTURING/WOODS METAL FABRICATION

Issued

2017-01-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4563.00 · Current $3500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rests. On offhand grinding machines, work rests shall be used to support the work. They shall be of rigid construction and designed to be adjustable to compensate for wheel wear. Work rests shall be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage. The work rest shall be securely clamped after each adjustment. The adjustment shall not be made with the wheel in motion.        At the establishment; in the machine shop, employees operated a Dayton bench grinder, model 54310 without work rests installed, exposing employees to the hazard of being struck by the wheel and flying material.

Issued

2017-01-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): Guard for abrasive wheel machine where the operator stands in front of the machine was not constructed so that the peripheral protecting member could be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel:   At the establishment; in the machine shop, employees operated a Dayton bench grinder, model 54310 that did not have the tongue guards installed, exposing employees to the hazard of being struck by the wheel and flying material.

Issued

2017-01-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6844.00 · Current $4500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.243(c)(3): Abrasive wheels used on vertical portable grinder(s) (right angle head grinders) were not provided with safety guard(s) having a maximum exposure angle of 180 degrees and located between the operator and wheel:      At the establishment, in the production shop, employees operated a Dewalt hand held angle grinder with no guard provided over the 4 ½" abrasive wheel exposing employees to the hazard of being struck by the wheel and flying material.

Issued

2017-01-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4563.00 · Current $3500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:      In the production area, there was no hazard communication program developed for employees when they were using chemicals such as, but not limited, to Red Thunder Degreaser, Prizm Dressing, Polyether Resin and Nano Glass Cleaner, exposing employees to the hazard of skin irritations and respiratory illnesses.

Issued

2017-01-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4563.00 · Current $3500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.    In the production area, there was no hazard communication training provided to employees when they were using chemicals such as, but not limited, to Red Thunder Degreaser, Prizm Dressing, Polyether Resin and Nano Glass Cleaner, exposing employees to the hazard of skin irritations and respiratory illnesses.

Issued

2017-01-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":   At the establishment, an exit sign was not provided over the door leading to the outside of the building, exposing employees to the hazard of egress in case of fire.

Issued

2017-01-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries:    At the establishment, the Badger fire extinguisher was not identified, exposing employees to the hazard of fire.