OSHA Inspection: ORIENTAL WEAVERS USA, INC.

Issued

2018-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5543.00 · Current $3326.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:   a) Heat Set department  - On or about 2/15/2018, and at the times prior, the employer exposed employees to slip and fall hazards in that the employer failed to provide slip resistant shoes to employees working/walking on the wet floor.

Issued

2018-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that appropriate eye protection was used when employees were subjected to eye injuries from flying objects, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors or potentially injurious light radiation.     a) Twisting department and Heat Set department - On or about 2/15/2018, and at the times prior, the employer exposed employees to eye injuries in that the employer failed to provide eye protections to employees operating twisting and heat set machines.

Issued

2018-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7391.00 · Current $4435.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, including, but not limited to Items of this sec:  a) Throughout facility - On or about 2/15/2018, and at the times prior, the employer exposed employees to amputation and electrical shock hazards in that the employer failed to provide the procedures for control of hazardous energies that outline the scope, purpose, rules, authorizations, and techniques when employees were working with twisting, weaving, extrusion and heat set machines.

Issued

2018-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(B): Affected employees were not instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure:  a) Throughout facility - On or about 2/15/2018, and at the times prior, the employer exposed employees to amputation and electrical shock hazards in that the employer failed to provide the training to affected employees for energy control program to ensure that purpose, function and use of the energy control procedure are understood by employees when they were working with twisting, weaving, coater, extrusion and heat set machines.

Issued

2018-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7391.00 · Current $4435.00 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, flying chips and sparks:  a) Twisting Department - On or about 12/12/2017, employees were exposed to amputation hazards, in that the methods of machine guarding was not provided for twisting machine when it was running and employees were operating the twisting machine.