OSHA Inspection: GULF CABLE, LLC

Issued

May 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,975 · Current $12,675

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(b)(1): Aisles and passageways were not kept clear and in good repair, with no obstruction across or in aisles that could create a hazard.    a.  On or about November 29, 2016, at the plant, on the first floor of the plant on the northeast side, employees were observed stepping over cable that was being wound on the re-spool machine on the take-up side.  Aisles and passageways were not kept clear with no obstructions across on in the aisles, exposing employees to trip and fall hazards.

Issued

May 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,975 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(c):  Covers and/or guardrails were not provided to protect personnel from the hazards of open pits, tanks, vats, ditches, etc.      a:  On or about November 29, 2016 at the plant, the employer did not provide guardrails around the Pit area on the southwest side of the plant where the seal box for MV #1 and 2 is located, exposing employees to slip, trip, and fall hazards.

Issued

May 19, 2017

Abate by

Jun 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $12,675

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 November 29, 2016, at the plant, first floor in the center of the plant, the employer by-passed two safety disconnect switches and did not provide safety guards to prevent operators from coming into contact with the rotating bobbins of small cable as it binds into a larger cable when operating the screening machine line # 2, exposing employees to caught-in and crushing hazards.

Issued

May 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $11,950 · Current $11,950

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):  a.  On or about November 29, 2016, on the first floor in the center of the plant the employer at the plant, did not provide a guard over the ingoing nip points between the pulleys and belts in the belt caterpillar of the jacket line # 2, exposing employees to caught-in hazards.      b.  a.  On or about November 29, 2016, on the first floor in the center of the plant the employer at the plant, did not provide a guard over the ingoing nip points between the pulleys and belts in the belt caterpillar of the jacket line # 1, exposing employees to caught-in hazards.

Issued

May 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Horizontal belts which had both runs seven feet or less from the floor level were not guarded with a guard that extended to at least fifteen inches above the belt:    a.  On or about November 29, 2016, on the first floor in the center of the plant the employer at the plant, did not provide a guard over the horizontal belts in the belt caterpillar of the jacket line # 1, exposing employees to caught-in hazards.     b.  On or about November 29, 2016, on the first floor in the center of the plant the employer at the plant, did not provide a guard over the horizontal belts in the belt caterpillar of the jacket line # 2, exposing employees to caught-in hazards.

Issued

May 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,959 · Current $9,959

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(iv): There was damaged parts that adversely affected safe operation or mechanical strength of the equipment, such as parts that were broken, bent, cut, or deteriorated by corrosion, chemical action, or overheating:  a:  On or about November 29, 2016, at the plant, on the first floor of the plant on the northeast side, the employer had three cut wires that were disconnected from the e-stop and foot pedal and left exposed inside the programmable logic controller (PLC) attached to the re-spool machine on the take-up side, exposing employees to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

May 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,959 · Current $9,959

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(b)(2): The repetitive manual reclosing of circuit breakers or reenergizing electric power and lighting circuits through replaced fuses was not prohibited:  a:  On or about November 29, 2016, at the plant, on the first floor of the plant on the northeast side, the employer allowed employees to manually reach inside the programmable logic controller (PLC) attached to the re-spool machine on the take-up side to reset breakers while the machine was energized, exposing employees to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

May 19, 2017

Abate by

Jun 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $126,749 · Current $12,675 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 and rotating parts:     a.  On or about November 29, 2016, at the plant, first floor of the plant on the northeast side, the employer did not provide safety guards to prevent operators from coming into contact with the in-going lay of the cable as it was being wound on the spool while operating the re-spool machine on the take-up side, exposing employees to caught-in and crushing hazards.

Issued

May 19, 2017

Abate by

Jun 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $27,885 · Current $102,871

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 November 29, 2016, at the plant, the employer did not developed, document and utilize an energy control procedure for their employees while they were required to perform maintenance and preventive maintenance on the re-spool machine on the take-up side, employees are exposed to caught-in and crushing hazards.    b. On or about November 29, 2016, at the plant, the employer did not developed, document and utilize an energy control procedure for their employees while they were required to make splices to copper and change out bobbins on the screening machine # 2, employees are exposed to struck-by, caught-in and crushing hazards.    Gulf Cable LLC. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1146644, citation number 01, item number 02a and was affirmed as a final order on July 25, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 1200 Industrial Blvd. Milton, FL 32583.

Issued

May 19, 2017

Abate by

Jun 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees:  a. On or about November 29, 2016, at the plant, the employer did not provide training to an employee servicing a re-spool machine about the hazards and procedures to minimize those hazards.  The employee was exposed to crushing hazards.  b.  On or about November 29, 2016, at the plant, the employer did not provide training for their employees while they were required to make splices to copper and change out bobbins on the screening machine # 2.  Employees are exposed to caught-in and crushing hazards.  Gulf Cable LLC. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1146644, citation number 01, item number 02c and was affirmed as a final order on July 25, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 1200 Industrial Blvd. Milton, FL 32583.

Issued

May 19, 2017

Abate by

Jun 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,118 · Current $1,118

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):  a.  On or about November 29, 2016, throughout the plant, the employer did not ensure that a workplace hazard assessment had been performed to determine what hazards were present or likely to be present to determine what PPE was necessary in the workplace.

Issued

May 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,118 · Current $1,118

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):  a.  On or about November 29, 2016, throughout the plant, the employer did not ensure that employees successfully completed training in the operation of forklifts before allowing them to operate, exposing employees to struck-by and crushing hazards.