OSHA Inspection: ZARBANA ALUMINUM EXTRUSION, LLC

Issued

Jun 20, 2018

Abate by

Jul 5, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,134 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.25(c)(2): In addition to paragraph (b) of this section, the employer must ensure standard stairs have a maximum riser height of 9.5 inches (24 cm):       On or about January 6, 2018, the employer failed to ensure employees had a safe means of accessing the rack system on the 9 inch extruder press line, in that, employees had to climb approximately 28 inches to access the equipment.

Issued

Jun 20, 2018

Abate by

Jul 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $4,980 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:    On or about January 11, 2018, the employer failed to ensure written lockout/tagout procedures were developed to protect employees who enter the 7 and 9 inch aluminum extruders to perform cleaning, maintenance and apply wax to the press.

Issued

Jun 20, 2018

Abate by

Jul 17, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(i): A procedure was not utilized to afford the employees a level of protection equivalent to that provided by the implementation of a personal lockout or tagout device when servicing and/or maintenance was performed by a crew:    On or about January 6, 2018, the employer failed to ensure employees working inside the 9 inch aluminum extruder performing maintenance and adding machine guarding were protected by ensuring group lockout tagout procedures were created and followed.

Issued

Jun 20, 2018

Abate by

Jul 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8870

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees:    On or about January 11, 2018, the employer did not ensure employees maintaining, cleaning, and applying wax to the 7 and 9 inch aluminum extrusion presses were trained as authorized employees under the control of hazardous energy standard.

Issued

Jun 20, 2018

Abate by

Jul 25, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $4,980 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, and flying chips:    On or about January 11, 2018, the employer failed to ensure employees entering the aluminum extruder were protected against:    1. Struck by hazards while unjamming moving stock on the rail system and walking through rolling stock to exit the equipment.     2. Crushing hazards from the die while applying wax.

Issued

Jun 20, 2018

Abate by

Jul 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $4,980 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8870

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(i): Flexible cords and cables were not approved for conditions of use and location:    On or about January 11, 2018, the employer failed to ensure extension cords lying in water were approved to be utilized in wet conditions.

Issued

Jun 20, 2018

Abate by

Jul 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $4,980 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8870

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:    On or about January 11, 2018, the employer did not ensure that the heater for the caustic tank had permanent wiring supplying power in lieu of an extension cord.

Issued

Jun 20, 2018

Abate by

Jul 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,055 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8870

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii): Flexible cords were not used only in continuous lengths without splice or tap:    On or about January 11, 2018, the employer did not ensure that multiple extension cords were not plugged into each other to supply power to the heater for the caustic tank.