OSHA Inspection: BRYANT G. PARSONS & SON, INC. DBA PARSONS PIPE ORGAN BUILDERS

Issued

Jun 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,570 · Current $1,570

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i): Adequate precautions against the ignition of flammable vapors were not taken:   a) Finishing Room, on or about 5/10/17: 5 gallon drum of flammable hazardous waste was not grounded, employees dump spray paint guns of waste into the 5 gallon drum.

Issued

Jun 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii): Class I flammable liquid(s) were dispensed into containers without electrically interconnecting the nozzle and the container:  a) Finishing Room, on or about 5/10/17: Employees dispense flammable materials from a spray gun to a secondary 5 gallon container with no means of electrically interconnecting the nozzle and the portable container.

Issued

Jun 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,570 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(2): Spraying area(s) were not kept free from the accumulation of deposits of combustible residues:    a) Finishing Room, on or about 5/10/17: There was an accumulation of combustible residue on the spraying fixtures, employees spray with flammable lacquer thinner.

Issued

Jun 15, 2017

Abate by

Jul 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,847 · Current $1,201 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    Note:  The employer may discontinue an employees medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator      a) Finishing Room, on or about 5/10/17: Employees required to wear half face 3M air purifying respirators had not been provided with a medical evaluation.

Issued

Jun 15, 2017

Abate by

Jul 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight fitting facepiece respirator was fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) was used, and at least annually thereafter:  a) Finishing Room, on or about 5/10/17: Employees required to wear half face air purifying respirators had not been fit tested.

Issued

Jun 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,093 · Current $1,360 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 point of operation, rotating parts, and flying chips:       a)  Metal Shop, on or about 5/10/17: WMC Metal Cutting Band Saw was not protected with a guard on the unused portion of the blade on the left side and the right side.

Issued

Jun 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,093 · Current $1,360 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(h)(1): The sides of the lower exposed portion of the blade of radial saw(s) were not guarded to the full diameter of the blade by a device that automatically adjusted itself to the thickness of the stock and remained in contact with the material being cut:    a) Wood Shop, on or about 5/10/17: Rockwell Radial Arm Saw had no lower blade guard on the right side of the blade.    b) Wood Shop, on or about 5/10/17: DeWalt Radial Arm Saw had no lower blade guard on the left side of the blade and the right side guard had an opening of 3" to the blade.

Issued

Jun 15, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(h)(4): Radial saw(s) were not installed in a manner so as to cause the cutting head to return gently to the starting position when released by the operator:  a)  Wood Shop, on or about 5/10/17:  Delta Radial Arm Saw did not return to the starting position when released.  b)  Wood Shop, on or about 5/10/17:  Rockwell Radial Arm Saw did not return to the starting position when released.  c)  Wood Shop, on or about 5/10/17:  DeWalt Radial Arm Saw did not return to the starting position when released.