OSHA Inspection: BELCO MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Apr 13, 2017

Abate by

Apr 20, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,802 · Current $1,901 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(b)(8): Ladders were not used for the purpose for which they were designed:    On or about January 05, 2017, and at times prior thereto, employees were using a blue Werner 8 foot A-Frame ladder to gain access to the 800 Barrel Storage Tank, exposing employees to the hazard of an 8 foot fall.

Issued

Apr 13, 2017

Abate by

Apr 20, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $2,535 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i): Adequate precautions were not taken to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors:    On or about January 05, 2017, and at times prior thereto, employees applying flammable resin in the flange department were operating a Master Kerosene Forced Air Heater, exposing employees to the hazard of fire/explosion.

Issued

Apr 13, 2017

Abate by

May 2, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $4,437 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with:  1910.146(d)(2), Identify and evaluate the hazards of permit spaces before employees enter them;  1910.146(d)(5)(ii), Test or monitor the permit space as necessary to determine if acceptable entry conditions are being maintained during the course of entry operations;  1910.146(d)(8), Designate the persons who are to have active roles (as, for example, authorized entrants, attendants, entry supervisors, or persons who test or monitor the atmosphere in a permit space) in entry operations, identify the duties of each such employee, and provide each such employee with the training required by paragraph (g) of this section;  1910.146(d)(9), Develop and implement procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services, for rescuing entrants from permit spaces, for providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees, and for preventing unauthorized personnel from attempting a rescue;  1910.146(d)(10, Develop and implement a system for the preparation, issuance, use, and cancellation of entry permits as required by this section;  1910.146(d)(12), Develop and implement procedures (such as closing off a permit space and canceling the permit) necessary for concluding the entry after entry operations have been completed;  1910.146(d)(14), Review the permit space program, using the canceled permits retained under paragraph (e)(6) of this section within 1 year after each entry and revise the program as necessary, to ensure that employees participating in entry operations are protected from permit space hazards;  1910.146(e)(2), Before entry begins, the entry supervisor identified on the permit shall sign the entry permit to authorize entry.    On or about January, 05, 2017, in the assembly department, employees are routinely entering and assembling fiberglass storage tanks without the employer developing and implementing a written permit space program.

Issued

Apr 13, 2017

Abate by

May 2, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces in the workplace:  On or about January 05, 2017, in the assembly department, danger signs were not posted on the new fiberglass tanks where employees could enter a permit-required confined space.

Issued

Apr 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,802 · Current $1,901 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:    On or about January 05, 2017, and at times prior thereto, a white plastic power strip not designed for industrial use had been permanently taped to the leg of a work station, exposing employees to the hazard of electrical shock.

Issued

Apr 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(3)(i): A flexible cord used with the type of ground equipment did not contain an electrical equipment grounding conductor:  On or about January 05, 2017, and at times prior thereto, the red 120 volt floodlight used inside the storage tank had the ground prong missing, exposing employees to the hazards of electrical shock.

Issued

Apr 13, 2017

Abate by

Apr 20, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,802 · Current $1,901 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(D): Flexible cords and cables were attached to building surfaces:    On or about January 05, 2017, and at times prior thereto, multiple extension cords used to supply power to the Spot Facer Drill Press were attached to several parts of the building using plastic zip ties, exposing employees to the hazard of fire.