OSHA Inspection: SUNTREE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Issued

May 17, 2017

Abate by

Jul 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $5,324 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazard of being struck by fragments of plastic pipe used to transport compressed air for the operation of air operated tools and air used for cleaning, in the event the piping ruptures  a. On or about 4/6/2017, in the basket assembly area, final assembly area, metal cutting area, baskets and skimmers assembly area, cutting & grinding area, and the back warehouse storage area and the R & D area, plastic PVC piping was used in exposed above ground locations, a practice prohibited by ANSI/ASME B31.8-1986, Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping System Standard.

Issued

May 17, 2017

Abate by

May 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,802 · Current $2,281 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment.  a. In the basket assembly area, four separate electrical panels were obstructed by tools and equipment, exposing employees to electrical shock hazards, on or about 4/6/2017.

Issued

May 17, 2017

Abate by

Jul 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use.  a. In the cutting and grinding area, where workers were required to wear respirators, there was no respiratory protection program, on or about 4/6/2017.

Issued

May 17, 2017

Abate by

Jun 20, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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. At the facility, employees were required to use fire extinguishers to extinguish incipient stage fires, and the employer did not provide fire extinguisher training to the employees, exposing employees to fire hazards, on or about 4/6/20/16.

Issued

May 17, 2017

Abate by

Jun 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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. In the basket assembly area, a circuit breaker was not marked to indicate its purpose, exposing employees to minor shock hazards, on or about 4/6/2017.