OSHA Inspection: KEPHACO CORPORATION

Issued

Feb 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $2,070 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.36(d)(3): An exit route door may be locked from the inside only in mental, penal, or correctional facilities and then only if supervisory personnel are continuously on duty and the employer has a plan to remove occupants from the facility during an emergency.    a) On or about November 17, 2017, in the spray area next to the spray booth, there was an exit discharge door that was locked and dead bolted. The door could not be opened from the inside without unlocking the door. There was no panic bar.    b) On or about November 17, 2017, in the finishing department, there was an exit discharge door that was locked and dead bolted. The door could not be opened from the inside without unlocking a door handle. There was no panic bar.

Issued

Feb 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,467 · Current $2,587 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit routes must be free and unobstructed. No materials or equipment may be placed, either permanently or temporarily, within the exit route. The exit access must not go through a room that can be locked, such as a bathroom, to reach an exit or exit discharge, nor may it lead into a dead-end corridor. Stairs or a ramp must be provided where the exit route is not substantially level.    On or about November 7, 2017 the emergency exit doors were not kept free and obstructed:    a) The employer did not provide stairs where the exit route was not substantially level next to the spray booth. The exit door in the spray department had a drop of approximately 13 inches from the inside of the building to the outside.    b) The employer did not provide an unobstructed exit door that was located in the finishing department. The exit was obstructed by metal racks.

Issued

Feb 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $2,587 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(iii): Combustible waste material and residues in a building or unit operating area were not kept to a minimum, stored in covered metal receptacles and disposed of daily:    On or about November 7, 2017, the employer did not provide a covered metal receptacle to dispose of rags that were soaked in acetone. Employees were exposed to the waste material that was thrown in an open cardboard box underneath the work table, which was located in the setup department.

Issued

Feb 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $7,760 · Current $3,880 Reduced

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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:    On or about November 7, 2017, the employer failed to conduct at least an annual inspection of the lock out tag out procedures and ensure that it met all of the requirements within the standard.  The employees use the following machines, that require lock out/tag out, to include but not limited to: the Solid Surface Mixer, Large Mixer, Medium Mixer, small mixer south, small mixer north, Hostess carts #1 -#4, bucket vein mixer, Powermatic RB37 wide belt sander, Sallair 1800 Compressor, Hitachi CLOFSB radial arm saw, Hitachi CLOFSB radial arm saw, Ryobi radial arm saw, and Excaliber radial arm saw.

Issued

Feb 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $7,760 · Current $3,880 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees:     On or about November 7, 2017, the employer did not provide lockout/tagout training to the employees. The employees use the following machines, that require lock out/tag out, to include but not limited to: the Solid Surface Mixer, Large Mixer, Medium Mixer, small mixer south, small mixer north, Hostess carts #1 -#4, bucket vein mixer, Powermatic RB37 wide belt sander, Sallair 1800 Compressor, Hitachi CLOFSB radial arm saw, Hitachi CLOFSB radial arm saw, Ryobi radial arm saw, and Excaliber radial arm saw.

Issued

Feb 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,467 · Current $3,234 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter:    On or about November 7, 2017, the employer did not train employees on the use of portable fire extinguishers for those employees expected to fight incipient stage fires.    NOTE:  The employer may exercise one of the following options:      1) Provide portable fire extinguishers as specified in 29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1), meet the distribution requirements per 29 CFR 1910.157(d) (75 to the nearest extinguisher for Class A fires and 50 to the nearest extinguisher for Class B fires), and provide training and education for all employees in the use of such equipment and the hazards associated with incipient stage fire fighting as required in 29 CFR 1910.157(g).  The other sections of 29 CFR 1910.157 also apply.      2)  Provide extinguishers as specified in 29 CFR 1910.157(c) (1), designate certain employees to be the only employees authorized to use such equipment and require all other employees to immediately evacuate upon the sounding of the fire alarm, establish this in writing in an emergency action plan as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.38(c) and train/educate designated employees per 1910.157(g).  Utilizing this option exempts the employer from distribution requirements of 29 CFR 1910.157(d).      3) Establish a written fire safety policy which requires the immediate and total evacuation of employees from the workplace upon the sounding of a fire alarm signal.  This policy includes an emergency action plan and a fire prevention plan as specified in 29 CFR 1910.38(a) and (b).  Utilizing this option exempts the employer from the requirements of 1910.157 to include the need for providing portable fire equipment unless a specific standard requires that a portable fire extinguisher be provided (such as those requirements in 29 CFR 1910.106/107 relating to use/storage of flammable/combustible liquids).  If extinguishers are provided but not intended for employee use, 29 CFR 1910.157(a) and (f) are still applicable (inspection, maintenance and testing of equipment).

Issued

Feb 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $1,940 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.212(a)(5): Fan blade guards, where the periphery of the blades was less than seven feet above the floor or working level, had openings larger than one half inch:    a) On or about November 7, 2017 the fan located in the Hostess Building, setup department, had the center cover plate missing thus exposing employees to the rotary blades.    b) On or about November 7, 2017 the fan located in the finishing department had the center cover plate missing thus exposing employees to the rotary blades.

Issued

Feb 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $2,587 Reduced

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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:    On or about November 7, 2017 the employer failed to ensure that multiple electrical feeder and/or branch circuit boxes located at the Hostess Building section, by the spray booth, were marked indicating the proper voltage and purpose of each unit. Employees access the panel boxes daily that are rated between 120 volts and 208 volts.

Issued

Feb 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace.  On or about November 7, 2017, the employer failed to ensure that employees tasked with operating powered industrial vehicles, were currently trained.

Issued

Feb 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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) On or about November 7, 2017, the employer failed to provide guarding on the Hostess cart #1, located in the hostess building - set up/pouring department, to protect employees from coming in contact with the rotating shaft.  b) On or about November 7, 2017, the employer failed to provide guarding on the Hostess cart #2, located in the hostess building - set up/pouring department, to protect employees from coming in contact with the rotating shaft.  c) On or about November 7, 2017, the employer failed to provide guarding on the Hostess cart #3, located in the hostess building - set up/pouring department, to protect employees from coming in contact with the rotating shaft.  d) On or about November 7, 2017, the employer failed to provide guarding on the Hostess cart #4, located in the hostess building - set up/pouring department, to protect employees from coming in contact with the rotating shaft.