OSHA Inspection: P-D VALMIERA GLASS USA CORP.

Issued

Apr 10, 2018

Abate by

May 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $7,391 · Current $4,804 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.152(g)(11): Each service or refueling area was not provided with at least one fire extinguisher having a rating of not less than 20B:C located so that an extinguisher would be within 75 feet of each pump, dispenser, underground fill pipe opening and lubrication or service center.     A) Main building by loading dock doors, on or about January 16, 2018, there was no fire extinguisher available by the above ground diesel fuel dispensing tank, exposing employees to a fire hazard.

Issued

Apr 10, 2018

Abate by

May 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,239 · Current $6,005 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    A) Middle area of fiber feed area, on or about January 16 2018, an employee was working by an open sided floor, exposing the employee to an 8 foot fall hazard.

Issued

Apr 10, 2018

Abate by

May 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(b)(2): Midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, or equivalent intermediate structure members were not installed between the top edge of the guardrail system and the walking/working surface when there was no wall or parapet wall at least 21 inches (53 cm) high:   A) By Feeder #8, second floor fiber forming area, an open sided floor rail did not have a midrail, exposing employees to a fall hazard of 12 feet.

Issued

Apr 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(b)(2)(i): Midrails, when used, were not installed at a height midway between the top edge of the guardrail system and the walking/working level; screens and mesh, when used, did not extend from the top rail to the walking/working level and along the entire opening between top rail supports; Intermediate members, when used between posts, were more than 19 inches (.5 m) apart; Other structural members were installed such that there are no openings in the guardrail system that are more than 19 inches (48 cm) wide:   A) East side of furnace area, on or about January 16, 2018, the ratchet strap used as a midrail was not midway between the top cable guardrail and the working level, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 14 1/2 feet.

Issued

Apr 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(b)(3): Guardrail systems were not capable of withstanding, without failure, a force of at least 200 pounds (890 N) applied within 2 inches (5.1 cm) of the top edge, in any outward or downward direction, at any point along the top edge:   A) East side of furnace area, on or about January 16, 2018, the wire cable guardrail system was not capable of supporting a force of 200 pound without failure in that the cable would deflect to a height less than 39 inches, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 14 1/2 feet.

Issued

Apr 10, 2018

Abate by

May 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i): Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights) more than 6 feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes:   A) First level tunnel area #1, on or about January 16, 2018, there were seven floor openings in the cabinets where winding machines are to be placed, exposing employee to a fall hazard of  approximately 8 feet or onto a conveyor system.   B) Second level tunnel areas, on or about January 16, 2018, there were thirteen floor openings in the cabinets where form feeder machines are to be placed, exposing employees to a fall hazard of up to 16 feet or onto hazardous machinery below.

Issued

Apr 10, 2018

Abate by

May 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,848 · Current $1,201 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.41(a)(1): Annual electronic submission of part 1904 records by establishments with 250 or more employees. The establishment had 250 or more employees at some time during the previous calendar year, and this part required the establishment to keep records, but the employer did not electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses to OSHA or OSHA's designee. The employer did not submit the information once a year, no later than the date listed in paragraph (c) of this section of the year after the calendar year covered by the form:    a) P-D Valmiera Glass USA Corp. located at 168 Willie Paulk Parkway Dublin, Georgia: On or about January 30, 2018, and times prior there to, the employer failed during calendar year 2017, to electronically submit information from the OSHA Form 300A or equivalent by 12/31/2017. The establishment employed approximately 276 employees and was classified in NAICS as 327212 during calendar year 2016.

Issued

Apr 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.152(g)(9): Conspicuous and legible signs prohibiting smoking were not posted in service and refueling areas:  A) Main building by loading dock doors, on or about January 16, 2018, there was no "NO SMOKING" sign by the above ground diesel fuel dispensing tank, exposing employees to a fire hazard.