OSHA Inspection: MCCABE INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, INC.

Issued

May 2, 2017

Abate by

Sep 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,078 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:       a.  On or about November 17, 2016, in the control room, electrical cable splices covered with wire nuts were not guarded from accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or enclosures and exposes employees to electrical hazards.       b.  On or about November 17, 2016, in the control room, a light fixture with a cable splice with wire nuts was not guarded from accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or enclosures and exposes employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

May 2, 2017

Abate by

May 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating  at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):    a.  On or about November 17, 2016, in the control room, electrical cable splices covered with wire nuts were not guarded from accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or enclosures and exposes employees to electrical hazards.     b.  On or about November 17, 2016, in the control room, a light fixture with a cable splice covered with wire nuts was not guarded from accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or enclosures and exposes employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

May 2, 2017

Abate by

Sep 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(i): Flexible cords and cables were not approved for conditions of use and location:       a.  On or about November 17, /2016, in the control room, overhead electrical cable including but not limited to Southwire Nolube 1/0 Simpull THHN was not protected from physical damage in accordance with the manufacturers instructions of use and exposes employees to electrical hazards.       b.  On or about November 17, 2016, in the control room, electrical cable type NM-B was installed inside the building exposed without protection from physical damage; it was installed where roof holes were present above the electrical cable type NM-B; the NM-B cable was not secured within 12 inches of exiting the electrical panel box and exposes employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

May 2, 2017

Abate by

Sep 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii): Flexible cords were not used only in continuous lengths without splice or tap:      a.  On or about November 17, /2016, in the control room, overhead electrical cable including but not limited to Southwire Nolube 1/0 Simpull THHN was not used in continuous lengths without a splice, exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

May 2, 2017

Abate by

May 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,078 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment:       a.  On or about November 17, 2016, in the control room, a circuit breaker panel box lacked effective closures for all openings and exposes employees to electrical hazards.  The main switch of the circuit breaker panel was marked 240V.

Issued

May 2, 2017

Abate by

May 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(d): Parts of electrical equipment that in ordinary operation produce arcs, sparks, flames, or molten metal were not enclosed or separated and isolated from combustible material:      a.  On or about November 17, 2016, in the control room, duct tape covered openings and controls of a motor control center and exposed employees to fire hazards.  The motor control center was marked 480V.

Issued

May 2, 2017

Abate by

Sep 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,078 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(e)(1)(i): The manufacturer's name, trademark, or other descriptive marking by which the organization responsible for the product may be identified was not placed on the electrical equipment that was used:            a. On or about November 17, 2016, at the control room, a circuit breaker panel lacked markings to identify the manufacturer and exposes employees to electrical hazards.  The main switch of the circuit breaker panel was marked 240V.        b. On or about November 17, 2016, at the control room, a black electrical cable did not have a markings to identify the manufacturer.  The unmarked electrical cable draped at the top front of the motor control center, had a cut in the outer sheath, and exposes employees to electrical hazards.  The motor control center was marked 480V.

Issued

May 2, 2017

Abate by

May 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(e)(1)(ii): Markings were not provided on electrical equipment giving voltage, current, wattage, and other ratings as necessary:    a. On or about November 17, 2016, at the control room, the exterior front of circuit breaker panel lacked markings to indicate the voltage.  Employees worked in front of the circuit breaker panel and were exposed to electrical hazards.     b. On or about November 17, 2016, at the control room, an overhead black electrical cable did not have any markings to indicate the voltage.  The unmarked electrical cable draped at the top front of the motor control center and had a cut in the outer sheath.  Employees such as plant operators and loaders worked in the control room and were exposed to electrical hazards.

Issued

May 2, 2017

Abate by

May 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,078 · Current $1,500 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.  On or about November 17, 2016, in the control room, each circuit breaker of the circuit breaker panel was not marked to indicate its purpose and exposes employees to electrical hazards.  The main switch of the circuit breaker panel was marked 240V.

Issued

May 2, 2017

Abate by

May 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(e)(1)(i): The service disconnecting means did not plainly indicate whether it was in the open or closed position and was not installed at a readily accessible location nearest the port of entrance of the service-entrance conductors:    a.  On or about November 17, 2016, in the control room, the main circuit breaker switch, marked 240V, was installed upside down at the circuit breaker panel and did not plainly indicate if it was in the open or closed position which exposes employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

May 2, 2017

Abate by

May 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,078 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i)(B): For electric equipment operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, and likely to require examination, adjustment, servicing, or maintenance while energized, the working space did not permit at least a 90-degree opening of equipment doors or hinged panels:       a. On or about November 17, 2016, in the control room, electrical conduit in the working space of a circuit breaker panel did not permit at least a 90-degree opening of the hinged upper door of the circuit breaker panel and exposes employees to electrical hazards.  The main switch of the circuit breaker panel was marked 240V.      b. On or about November 17, 2016, in the control room, electrical cables in the working space of the two top compartments of a motor control center did not permit at least a 90-degree opening of the two compartments and exposes employees to electrical hazards.  The motor control center was marked 480V.

Issued

May 2, 2017

Abate by

May 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers approved for the purpose.  Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:    a.  On or about November 17, 2016, in the control room, employees used a 120V outlet that lacked a faceplate and exposed employees to electrical hazards.     b.  On or about November 17, 2016, in the control room, at the ceiling there was no cover on a junction box for electrical cable splices with wire nuts which exposes employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

May 2, 2017

Abate by

May 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1): Employees were not trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertained to their respective job assignments:         a.  On or about November 8, 2016, in the control room, loader and operator employees were not provided with training on electrical safety related work practices and were exposed to electrical hazards from electrical equipment including but not limited to a 480V motor control center and a 240V electrical circuit breaker panel.

Issued

May 2, 2017

Abate by

May 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(b)(1):   Safety signs, safety symbols, or accident prevention tags were not used where necessary to warn employees about electrical hazards which may endanger them:    a.  On or about November 17, 2016, in the control room, the exterior front of an electrical circuit breaker panel lacked markings for electrical shock and arc flash and exposes employees to electrical hazards. The main switch for the circuit breaker panel was marked 240V.

Issued

May 2, 2017

Abate by

May 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(v)(A): A qualified person did not conduct tests and visual inspections, as necessary, to verify that all tools, electrical jumpers, shorts, grounds, and other such devices had been removed, so that the circuits and equipment could be safely energized:       a.  On or about November 8, 2016, in the control room, a qualified person did not conduct tests and visual inspections to ensure electrical equipment including but not limited to the motor control center could be safely energized after installation of motor starters which exposes employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

May 2, 2017

Abate by

May 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i): Employees working in areas where there were potential electrical hazards were not provided with electrical protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body that needed to be protected and for the work being performed:         a.  On or about November 8, 2016, in the control room, electrical protective equipment was not provided and required to be worn for energized electrical work at a 480V motor control center bucket with unsecured cabinet which exposes employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

May 2, 2017

Abate by

May 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): Within twenty-four hours after 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, the employer did not report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA:     a.  On or about November 9, 2016, at the establishment, within twenty-four hours of the in-patient hospitalization of an employee who received burns in a work-related incident, the in-patient hospitalization was not reported to OSHA.

Issued

May 2, 2017

Abate by

May 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(i): The employer did not maintain a written copy of the procedures outlined in paragraph (b)(2) of 29 CFR 1910.333 and did not make it available for inspection by the Assistant Secretary of Labor and his or her authorized representatives:    a.  On or about November 17, 2016, in the control room, the employer did not maintain a copy of the electrical safety related work practices in paragraph (b)(2) of 29 CFR 1910.333.  Employees who worked in the control room were exposed to electrical hazards.