NEWNAN, GA —
OSHA Inspection: ELITE FOAM, LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of ELITE FOAM, LLC in 76 SPRAYBERRY ROAD, NEWNAN, GA 30271 (NAICS 326150). OSHA activity number 342066354.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ELITE FOAM, LLC
- Site address
- 76 SPRAYBERRY ROAD
- City
- NEWNAN
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30271
- Mailing
- 76 SPRAYBERRY ROAD, NEWNAN, GA 30271
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 326150
- Employees
- 52
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- Jul 28, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 16, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $4,889 · Current $2,933 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative: (a) Production Area: On or about January 30 2017, and at times prior the employer exposed employees to amputation hazards in that specific LOTO procedures are not specifically identified for each machine when changing preforming maintenance, such as but not limited to changing blades on the CL-3 and YY-8 saws.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2933.4
- — Z (S) $4889
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Jul 28, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $4,889 · Current $2,933 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazard(s) created by: (a) Maintenance shop: On or about January 30 2017, and at times prior the employer exposed employees to a struck-by hazard in that there was no chuck guard on the Dayton drill press Model 5PHC2A, SN 01150082 when employees are making in house repairs or parts.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2933.4
- — Z (S) $4889
1910.212 A02
- Issued
- Jul 28, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2): Guard(s) on machine(s) were not affixed to the machine or secured elsewhere when attachment to the machine was not possible: (a) Main floor area: On or about January 30 2017, and at times prior the employer exposed employees amputation hazards in that a portion of the blade on the YANG YU YY- 8 band saw was not guarded near the operator controls when cutting foam.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.215 A04
- Issued
- Jul 28, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $4,889 · Current $2,933 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch: (a) Maintenance shop: On or about January 30 2017, and at times prior the employer exposed employees to a struck-by hazard in that the work rest on the Dayton Bench grinder Model 2FDB6, SN: 130302795 was than 1/8th inch.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2933.4
- — Z (S) $4889
1910.215 D03
- Issued
- Jul 28, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 9, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(d)(3): Surface condition. All contact surfaces of wheels, blotters and flanges shall be flat and free of foreign matter. (a) Maintenance shop: On or about January 30 2017, and at times prior the employer exposed employees to a struck-by hazard in that the grinding wheel on the Dayton Bench grinder Model 2FDB6, SN: 130302795 was not kept free of foreign matter and had a groove worn in to the side of the grinding surface.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.253 B02 II
- Issued
- Jul 28, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $4,889 · Current $2,933 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(ii): Assigned storage spaces for cylinders was not located away from elevators, stairs, or gangways where cylinders could not be knocked over or damaged by passing or falling objects, or subject to tampering by unauthorized persons: (a) Maintenance shop: On or about January 30 2017, and at times prior the employer exposed employees to a struck by hazard in that the oxygen cylinders tanks were not secured from being knocked over.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2933.4
- — Z (S) $4889
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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 342066354.
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