OSHA Inspection: WINDSOR MOLD USA INC.

Issued

Jun 4, 2018

Abate by

Aug 27, 2018

Penalty

Initial $12,934 · Current $7,760 Reduced

Hazardous substances 81108111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:   At this mold manufacturing plant, in the plant production area, where employees were exposed to noise hazard without a continuing, effective conservation program in place:  The Spotting Press mold maker was exposed to a noise level of 88.04 dBA during a 466 minutes sampling period on March 20, 2018.

Issued

Jun 4, 2018

Abate by

Aug 27, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,543 · Current $3,326 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:   At this mold manufacturing plant, in the plant production area, employees were exposed to hazards such as, but not limited to, struck-by, caught-in/between, hazardous energies, eye and hand burns, chemicals and materials, and flying metal alloy chips. The employer did not verify and evaluated the workplace through a written certificate that a hazard assessment was performed.

Issued

Jun 4, 2018

Abate by

Jun 21, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(3): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee, who wore prescription lenses while engaged in operations that involved eye hazards, used protection that incorporated the prescription in its design, or wore eye protection over the prescription glasses or protective lenses with side shields:   At this mold manufacturing plant, in the plant production area, the employer did not ensure that each affected employee, who wore prescription lenses, used eye protection that incorporated the prescription in its design.

Issued

Jun 4, 2018

Abate by

Jun 21, 2018

Penalty

Initial $7,391 · Current $4,435 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:  At this mold manufacturing plant, the employees fabricated and repair metal alloy molds, and used abrasive wheel bench grinders that were not provided with tongue guards:  a. Abrasive Bench Grinder (by Spotting Press Machine System); and, b. Abrasive Bench Grinder (Model Baldor).

Issued

Jun 4, 2018

Abate by

Jun 21, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.243(c)(1): Abrasive wheel(s) were used on portable grinder(s) which were not provided with safety guard(s) meeting the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.243(c)(1) through (c)(4)(a):   At this mold manufacturing plant, the employees fabricated and repair metal alloy molds, and used an abrasive portable wheel grinder that was not provided with a safety guard. This exposed employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Jun 4, 2018

Abate by

Jun 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:    At this mold manufacturing plant, employees fabricated and repair metal alloy molds, and wore filtering face-piece respirators, and were not provide basic advisory information on respirators.

Issued

Jun 4, 2018

Abate by

Jun 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):   At this mold manufacturing plant, employees were involved in loading and unloading alloy metal bars, blocks and mold products and utilized powered industrial trucks (PITs) without certification of training and evaluation from the employer. This exposed employees to struck-by and caught-in-between hazards.