OSHA Inspection: JACOBI CARBONS, INC

Issued

2018-07-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9054.00 · Current $5885.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(3): (3) Walking-working surfaces are maintained free of hazards such as sharp or protruding objects, loose boards, corrosion, leaks, spills, snow, and ice.  a. In the CRISP Room, the work platform located near the Double Cone was not maintained free of hazards. On or about April 26, 2018, an employee was working on the work platform when a ball valve located on the Double Cone was opened, and hot oil was sprayed onto the employee, resulting in 3rd degree burns.

Issued

2018-07-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6467.00 · Current $4204.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.   Note: Exception: The employer need not document the required procedure for a particular machine or equipment, when all of the following elements exist: (1) The machine or equipment has no potential for stored or residual energy or reaccumulation of stored energy after shut down which could endanger employees; (2) the machine or equipment has a single energy source which can be readily identified and isolated; (3) the isolation and locking out of that energy source will completely deenergize and deactivate the machine or equipment; (4) the machine or equipment is isolated from that energy source and locked out during servicing or maintenance; (5) a single lockout device will achieve a locker-out condition; (6) the lockout device is under the exclusive control of the authorized employee performing the servicing or maintenance; (7) the servicing or maintenance does not create hazards for other employees; and (8) the employer, in utilizing this exception, has had no accidents involving the unexpected activation or reenergization of the machine or equipment during servicing or maintenance.    a. At the workplace, the employer did not document the energy control procedures for servicing and maintenance of equipment such as, but not limited to, the Munson Machine and Mill 3.