OSHA Inspection: BRZOZKA INDUSTRIES INC.

Issued

2017-12-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $1630.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces were not kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition.  a) Production Area - Employees work in the production area and the floors were not maintained in a clean and orderly fashion in that debris, including but not limited to scrap metal and cardboard were on the floor on or about 7/11/2017.  Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2017-12-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2897.00 · Current $2173.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:   a) Break Room  Materials such as, but not limited to cardboard, tools, and personal protective equipment were blocking the exit route in the breakroom on or about 7/11/2017.    b) Production Area (Machine Shop)  A machine in the machine shop was extending into the exit route, reducing the width to 11 inches on or about 7/11/2017.   Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2017-12-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2897.00 · Current $2173.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  a) Production Area - Employees voluntarily wear N95 dust masks and half-face elastomeric respirators and have not been provided with Appendix D on or about 7/11/2017.  Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2017-12-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Production Area - Employees voluntarily wear half-face elastomeric respirators and have not been provided with the elements of a written respiratory protection program in which the standard requires on or about 7/11/2017.  Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2017-12-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2897.00 · Current $2173.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l): Operators were not trained in the safe operation of powered industrial trucks:  a) Production Area - Employees operate forklifts and have not been trained on or about 6/15/2017.   Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2017-12-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2897.00 · Current $2173.00 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) Production Area - Employees are exposed to rotating parts from the buffing machine and have not been provided with a guard on or about 7/11/2017.   Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2017-12-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):  a) Production Area - Employees use the buffing machine with exposed pulleys and have not been provided with guarding on or about 7/11/2017.  Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2017-12-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Horizontal belts which had both runs seven feet or less from the floor level were not guarded with a guard that extended to at least fifteen inches above the belt:  a) Production Area - Employees use the grinding machine with exposed horizontal belts and have not been provided with buffing on or about 7/11/2017.   Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2017-12-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $1630.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:  a) Production Area - Employees use compressed air for cleaning when working with equipment such as, but not limited to the Mazak Vertical Center Nexus 510C-II and have not been provided with compressed air less than 30psi on or about 6/15/2017.   Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2017-12-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2897.00 · Current $2173.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.243(c)(1): Abrasive wheel(s) were used on portable grinder(s) which were not provided with safety guard(s) meeting the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.243(c)(1) through (c)(4)  a) Production Area - Employees use the Dewalt DWE402 angle grinder without a safety guard on or about 7/11/2017.   Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2017-12-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $1630.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(1)(i): When the object to be welded or cut could not be readily moved, all movable fire hazards in the vicinity were not taken to a safe place:  a) Production Area - Employees conduct welding in areas that have flammables including, but not limited to cardboard on or about 7/11/2017.    Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2017-12-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $1630.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii): Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not required to wear appropriate goggles, to protect them from the rays when noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields were not used:  a) Production Area - Employees conduct welding activities and have not been provided with appropriate goggles or noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields on or about 7/11/2017.   Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2017-12-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(c)(1)(iv): The employer did not include the potentially hazardous materials employed in fluxes, coatings, coverings, and filler metals, all of which are potentially used in welding and cutting, in the program established to comply with Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) (sec. 1910.1200).  a) Production Area - Employees use and are exposed to hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to 316L welding rods (suspect carcinogen, respiratory tract toxin) and have not been provided with a Hazard Communication Program on or about 7/11/2017.   Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2017-12-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Production Area - Employees use and are exposed to hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to liquid propane gas (flammable, gas under pressure), Argon (gas under pressure, oxygen displacer), and 316L welding rods (suspect carcinogen, respiratory tract toxin) and have not been provided with a Hazard Communication Program on or about 7/11/2017.   Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2017-12-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-25 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 in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical.   a) Production Area - Employees use and are exposed to hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to propane (flammable, gas under pressure), Argon (gas under pressure, oxygen displacer), and 316L welding rods (suspect carcinogen, respiratory tract toxin) and have not been provided with the required safety data sheets on or about 7/11/2017.   Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2017-12-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-25 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) Production Area - Employees use and are exposed to hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to propane (flammable, gas under pressure), Argon (gas under pressure, oxygen displacer), and 316L welding rods (suspect carcinogen, respiratory tract toxin) and have not been provided with Hazard Communication training on or about 7/11/2017.   Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.