OSHA Inspection: ALABAMA PLATING CORPORATION

Issued

Sep 22, 2017

Abate by

Oct 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  (a) Production area: On or about August 1, 2017  and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to hydrochloric acid (31-36 %) which is highly corrosive without facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body.

Issued

Sep 22, 2017

Abate by

Oct 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(ii): Inside of buildings, cylinders were not stored in a well-protected area and were not secured to ensure that the cylinders would not be knocked over:   (a) Production area: On or about August 1, 2017 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to the hazards of improperly stored compressed gas cylinders in that the cylinders were not secured and were stored in an area where they could be easily knocked over.

Issued

Sep 22, 2017

Abate by

Oct 4, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,847 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:  (a) Production area: On or about August 1, 2017, and times prior the employer exposed employees to fire hazards by failing to ensure that unused openings in the electrical panel box were effectively closed.

Issued

Sep 22, 2017

Abate by

Oct 2, 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) Production area: On or about August 1, 2017, and times prior the employer exposed employees to electrical hazards by failing to ensure that circuit breakers are legibly marked to indicate their purpose in the electrical panel box.

Issued

Sep 22, 2017

Abate by

Oct 2, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,600 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) Production area: On or about August 1, 2017 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to chemical hazards in that employees were allowed to handle hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to Hydrochloric acid, Nitric acid and sodium hydroxide without being provided with a hazard communication program.

Issued

Sep 22, 2017

Abate by

Oct 2, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s).   (a) Production area: On or about August 1, 2017 and at times prior thereto the employer exposed employees to hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to hydrochloric acid, nitric acid and sodium hydrochloride without maintaining safety data sheets for these chemicals as required by the standard.

Issued

Sep 22, 2017

Abate by

Oct 2, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, the identity of the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed, and the date the hazard assessment was done:   (a) Production area: On or about August 2, 2017 and at times prior thereto the employer failed to have a written job hazard assessment to determine the kind of personal protective equipment that the employees need to perform a specific task.