OSHA Inspection: PRODUCTION COMPONENTS CORPORATION

Issued

2017-03-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $1573.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:    a) Painting Department - on or about February 7, 2017, an employee was wearing a Brinks half face respirator with organic vapor cartridges for painting operations, but the employer did not establish or implement the required elements of a written program including, a medical evaluation prior to wearing the respirator.

Issued

2017-03-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:    a) Painting Department - on or about February 7, 2017, an employee was wearing a Brinks half face elastomeric respirator with organic vapor cartridges while painting, but the employer did not provide the employee with information contained in Appendix D of the standard.

Issued

2017-03-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $1573.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    a) Throughout Shop - on or about February 7, 2017, employees were operating powered industrial trucks, to include a LPG 30 Nissan and LPG Yale, and had not completed the necessary training and evaluation.

Issued

2017-03-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3622.00 · Current $2522.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):    a) Production Area - on or about February 7, 2017, the point of operation for the Darley press brake was not guarded to prevent employees from having their hands and fingers in the danger zone during operating cycles.

Issued

2017-03-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $1832.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    a) Throughout Shop - on or about February 7, 2016, employees used chemicals for machining and painting operations, but the employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program.

Issued

2017-03-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein:    a) Hankwang Laser - on or about February 7, 2017, employees transferred Weld-Kleen 350 Anti-Splatter into a spray bottle for use, but the container was not labeled, tagged, or marked to indicate its contents.

Issued

2017-03-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    a) Throughout Shop - on or about February 7, 2017, the employer had not provided training to employees working with hazardous chemicals to include but not limited to surface pre-treatment materials, paints, anti-splatter, and welding gases.

Issued

2017-03-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly:    a) Throughout Shop - on or about February 7, 2017, the ABC dry chemical fire extinguishers available in the facility for employee use did not have visual inspections performed at least monthly.

Issued

2017-03-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:    a) Throughout Shop - on or about February 7, 2017, employees permitted to use portable fire extinguishers were not provided with an educational program to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage firefighting.