OSHA Inspection: APPLIED IMAGE INC.

Issued

Feb 28, 2018

Abate by

Apr 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,663 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    a) On or about 02/21/18 in the Glass Finishing shop; employees who performed service and maintenance, such as but not limited to, changing the grinding wheel on the Bothner grinder, were exposed to a laceration hazard when the employer did not have an energy control program and conduct employee training to ensure prior to employees conducting service and maintenance work on equipment they followed energy isolation and control procedures.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 28, 2018

Abate by

Apr 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,663 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 rotating parts of the gearing on the side of the machine:     a) On or about 02/21/18 in the Glass Finishing Shop; employees were exposed to the nip point created by the rotating gearing on the Bothner grinder when the left and right side covers were not secured allowing access to the gearing while the grinder was being used.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 28, 2018

Abate by

Apr 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(4): Revolving container(s) were not guarded by enclosure(s) which were interlocked with the drive mechanism so that the container(s) could not revolve unless the enclosure(s) were in place:  a) On or about 02/21/18 in the tumbler area; employees were exposed to a stuck by hazard when the access gate to the container tumbler area was not interlocked with the tumbler drive mechanism.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 28, 2018

Abate by

Apr 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,956 · Current $2,217 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    a) On or about 02/21/18 in the Clean Room Lab; employees were exposed to injuries from using corrosive liquids, such as but not limited to, sulfuric acid 52-100%, when the employer did not provide suitable eye wash facilities.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 28, 2018

Abate by

Apr 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  a) On or about 02/21/18 throughout the facility; employees were exposed to contact with hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to, sulfuric acid ( corrosive ), isopropyl alcohol ( flammable) ethyl alcohol ( flammable), when the employer did not have or implement a written Hazard Communication program.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED