OSHA Inspection: HYUNDAI POLYTECH AMERICA, INC.

Issued

2017-07-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6972.00 · Current $5000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i): Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware were not provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources:  a)  Blower #1; On or about May 17, 2017 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to potential hazardous energies in that the employer had not provided authorized employees locks for isolating and securing machine energy sources.

Issued

2017-07-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:   a)  Production Floor; On or about May 17, 2017 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to potential hazardous energies in that the employer failed to conduct the required periodic inspection of the energy control procedures for machinery with multiple energy sources which includes but is not limited to Blower #1, #2, #3, and #4. Employees were required to work on these machines with procedures that had not been audited periodically as required by the standard so that any deviations or inadequacies would be discovered and corrected.

Issued

2017-07-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6972.00 · Current $5000.00 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 by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:  a)  S&T TIPL - 410 Lathe; On or about May 17, 2017 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to amputation hazards in that employees were allowed to operate the S&P TIPL - 410 Lathe without a chuck guard.

Issued

2017-07-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13943.00 · Current $6700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(ii)(D): Each authorized employee did not affix a personal lockout or tagout device to the group lockout device before working on the machine or equipment:  a)  Blower #1; On or about May 17, 2017 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to potential hazardous energies in that employees were allowed to work on the #1 Blow Molding machine together without all employees applying a personal lockout device on the energy control lockout point(s).   Hyundai Polytech America, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.147(f)(3)(ii)(D), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1001277, citation number 1, item number 1c and was affirmed as a final order on December 10, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 112 Lakepoint Industrial Park Road, Eufaula AL.

Issued

2017-07-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-07-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:  a)  Facility wide; On or about May 17, 2017 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to a hazardous chemical that included but are not limited to McLube Mac 968 Mold Release without maintaining a safety data sheet on the chemical as required by the standard.