OSHA Inspection: MIDWEST STERILIZATION CORPORATION

Issued

Sep 20, 2017

Abate by

Oct 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,387 · Current $3,771 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating  at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):  a. On the mezzanine, several de-gas 20 motor control boxes, enclosing 480 V electrical parts, were not covered.  b. In the electrical room, the Zener Barrier panel box, containing 120 V electrical parts, was not latched.  c. In the electrical room, wireways were not covered.  Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

Sep 20, 2017

Abate by

Oct 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:  "Knockout" openings were not closed in several electrical boxes, such as, in electrical room #1.  Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

Sep 20, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,232 · Current $2,262 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii): There was a defect or evidence of damage that could have exposed an employee to injury and the defective or damaged item was not removed from service:  On the day of inspection, an extension cord, without a ground pin, was being used outside chamber #10.