OSHA Inspection: TROJAN BATTERY COMPANY, LLC

Issued

May 11, 2018

Abate by

Jun 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,638 · Current $6,180 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:    Trojan Battery Company, LLC, Lithonia, GA - At the plant, Maintenance Technicians, Team Leaders and Operators performed maintenance and cleaning of the equipment including lines 1-8 in the Oxide Department. The written program was not being utilized as described in that locks of different colors were not assigned to the group of authorized employees described in the program, on or about 4/17/18.

Issued

May 11, 2018

Abate by

Jun 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): Procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(A), (c)(4)(ii)(B), (c)(4)(ii)(C) and (c)(4)(ii)(D):  Trojan Battery Company, LLC, Lithonia, GA - In the Oxide Department, Operators performed cleaning of the equipment including lines 1-8, including the reactors and the screw conveyors which had 480 volts electrical and heat energies. Clear specific procedures were not developed, on or about 4/17/18.

Issued

May 11, 2018

Abate by

Dec 3, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,638 · Current $6,180 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:    Trojan Battery Company, LLC, Lithonia, GA - At the plant, Maintenance Technicians, Team Leaders and Operators performed maintenance and cleaning of the equipment including but not limited to lines 1-8 in the Oxide Department. The annual periodic inspection had not been performed, on or about 4/17/18.

Issued

May 11, 2018

Abate by

Jun 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,638 · Current $6,180 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Each authorized employee did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control:    Trojan Battery Company, LLC, Lithonia, GA - In the Oxide Department, operators performed cleaning of the lines, including but not limited to the reactors and screw conveyors. Information and training as required by the lockout/tagout (LOTO) program for the operators performing authorized work was not performed, on or about 4/17/18.

Issued

May 11, 2018

Abate by

Jun 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,911 · Current $4,255 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform were not protected by stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s) enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting:    Trojan Battery Company, LLC, Lithonia, GA - In the Oxide Department, the water pumps for lines 1-8 had exposed horizontal rotating shafts. The rotating shafts were located approximately 55 inches from the floor, on or about 4/17/18.

Issued

May 11, 2018

Abate by

Jun 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,911 · Current $4,255 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(3): Vertical or inclined shafting seven -7 feet or less from floor or working platform was not enclosed with stationary casing:    Trojan Battery Company, LLC, Lithonia, GA - In the Oxide Department, the lead pumps for lines 1-8 had exposed inclined rotating shafts. The rotating shafts were located less than five feet from the floor, on or about 4/17/18.

Issued

May 11, 2018

Abate by

Jun 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,183 · Current $4,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft:  Note:  Does not apply if guarded by nonrotating caps or sleeves.    Trojan Battery Company, LLC, Lithonia, GA - In the Oxide Department, the screw conveyors in lines 5-8 had rotating shaft ends that were located approximately 42 inches from the floor. The shafts extended 4 and 3/8 inches out with a diameter of two inches and not guarded by a stationary cap, on or about 4/17/18.

Issued

May 11, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,638 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer failed to report the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, within (24) twenty-four hours:    Trojan Battery Company, LLC, Lithonia, GA - In the Oxide Department, an employee suffered the amputation of three fingers on 4/8/18 at 9:00 am. The amputation was not notified to OSHA until 4/9/18 at 2:42 pm.