OSHA Inspection: BAE SYSTEMS ORDNANCE SYSTEMS, INC.

Issued

Dec 10, 2018

Abate by

Jan 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,391 · Current $7,391

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(i): The employer did not ensure each employee is protected from falling through any hole (including skylights) that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level by one or more of the following: covers, guardrail systems, travel restraint systems, or personal fall arrest systems, as required by sub-items A through D of this section.  a)    Army Radford Ammunition Plant Building 1626: On or about 06/11/2018, an employee sticking the #4 tank while standing on the distributor cone with a hole 36 inches wide and 66 inches deep was not protected from a potential fall hazard.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Dec 10, 2018

Abate by

Jan 14, 2019

Penalty

Initial $12,934 · Current $10,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(e)(3)(i): The process hazard analysis did not address the hazards of the process:  a)    Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Building 1626, on or about June 11, 2018 - The employer's 2017 Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) of the Solvent Propellant - Finishing/Recovery of the Building 1626 Air Dry Process did not address hazards of the process such as, but not limited to AFP-001 Propellant's sensitivity to friction, shock, impact, and the use of wooden push-down paddles to remove residual propellant from air dry tanks.  Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Dec 10, 2018

Penalty

Initial $12,934 · Current $12,934

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(i)(B): The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information and did not address normal operations.  a)    Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Building 1626, on or about June 11, 2018 - The employer did not develop and implement written procedures for the normal operating task of using wooden push-down paddles to remove residual propellant from air dry tanks in a process referred to as "sticking".     No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Dec 10, 2018

Abate by

Jan 14, 2019

Penalty

Initial $12,934 · Current $10,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(g)(1)(i): The employer did not train each employee in the operating procedures as specified in paragraph (f) of 29 CFR 1910.119.  a)    Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Building 1626, on or about June 11, 2018 - The employer did not provide initial training to each employee in the operating procedures specified in 29 CFR 1910.119(f).  An employee designated as a Group Leader and performing operator tasks in Air Dry Building 1626 did not receive training that included an overview of the process and the operating procedures as specified in 29 CFR 1910.119(f).   Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Dec 10, 2018

Abate by

Jan 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $12,934 · Current $10,500 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)    Army Radford Ammunition Plant Building 1626: On or about 06/11/2018, an employee was not provided with an aluminized suit when disturbing propellant that reacts violently to friction, shock, impact and electrostatic discharge. An employee was required to push propellant off a discharge cone, through a discharge chute and into a drop plug buggy using a wooden paddle.       b)    Army Radford Ammunition Plant Building 1626: On or about 06/11/2018, employees were not provided with the appropriate FR coveralls when working with propellant that reacts violently to friction, shock, impact and electrostatic discharge. An employee required to wear coveralls stood on the breezeway located outside of Bay #4 received second and third degree burns to the body.        Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Dec 10, 2018

Abate by

Jan 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $12,934 · Current $10,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(c): Personal protective equipment was not of safe design and construction for the work to be performed:   a)    BAE Systems Ordnance Systems, Inc., Radford Army Ammunition Plant: On or about 06/11/2018, an employee required to stick the #4 tank was provided coveralls that was not designed and constructed for the task as a result was severely burned.          Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Dec 10, 2018

Abate by

Feb 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,239 · Current $8,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:   a)    In the facility, on or about June 11, 2018 - The employer did not estimate or measure employee exposures to air contaminants such as, but not limited to methyl centralite, generated during open tank pulling and/or batching operations.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Dec 10, 2018

Abate by

Dec 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $7,391 · Current $12,934

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:   a) In the facility, on or about June 11, 2018 - The employer did not ensure that employees required to wear tight-fitting respirators were provided a medical evaluation to determine their ability to use a respirator in the workplace.  An employee designated as a Solvent Powder Operator was utilizing a half-mask respirator to pull coated powder from Air Dry Tank #1 in Building 1626 and was not medically evaluated prior to the use of the respirator.

Issued

Dec 10, 2018

Abate by

Jan 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $11,086 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  a)    In the facility, on or about June 11, 2018 - The employer did not ensure that fit testing was conducted for all employees required to wear a tight-fitting respirator prior to initial use of the respirator in the workplace.  An employee designated as a Solvent Powder Operator was utilizing a half-mask respirator to pull coated powder from Air Dry Tank #1 in Building 1626 and was not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator.   Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.