OSHA Inspection: BUHLER, INC.

Issued

2019-01-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5543.00 · Current $3326.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    a) Test Lab: An employee is required to wear a Surviair Sperian Premier half mask dual cartridge respirator while conducting test trials involving water-based solvents. The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program, on or about 7/25/18 and 12/19/18.

Issued

2019-01-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Test Lab: An employee is required to wear a Surviair Sperian Premier half mask dual cartridge respirator while conducting test trials involving water-based solvents. The employer did not provide a medical evaluation for an employee who is required to wear respirator protection, on or about 7/25/18 and 12/19/18.

Issued

2019-01-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:     a) Test Lab: An employee is required to wear a Surviair Sperian Premier half mask dual cartridge respirator while conducting test trials involving water-based solvents. The employer did not provide training covering the use, limitation and maintenance of respiratory protection, on or about 7/25/18 and 12/19/18..

Issued

2019-01-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-02-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7391.00 · Current $4435.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  a) Main Shop Area: Employees are required to operate powered industrial forklift trucks to transport material and other heavy equipment around the shop. The employer did not ensure that affected employees were competent to operate powered industrial vehicles safely, through successful completion of training and evaluation, on or about 7/25/18 and 12/19/18.

Issued

2019-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7391.00 · Current $4435.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(c)(1): Sling(s) that were damaged or defective were used:  a) Machine Shop Area: A synthetic sling with worn stitching was used to lift crates, and smaller machines weighing up to 600 pounds, on or about 7/25/18.  b) Machine Area adjacent to Shipping/Receiving: A damaged synthetic sling was used to lift equipment and other heavy equipment, on or about 7/25/18.

Issued

2019-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(d): Sling(s) and fastenings were not inspected each day or during use and were not removed from service when damaged or defective:  a) Shop-Wide: The employer did not ensure that slings were inspected prior to each use, on or about 7/25/18 and 12/19/18.

Issued

2019-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5543.00 · Current $3326.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b)(3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch:  a) Machine Shop Adjacent to Welding: The tongue guard opening on a Palmgren 8-inch bench grinder, used to grind threads and metal parts, exceeded one-fourth inch, on or about 7/25/18.

Issued

2019-01-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5543.00 · Current $3326.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxillary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substanially equivalent to the wall of the equipment:  a) Lab Mezzanine: The main disconnect box that powers control mixers, grinding machines and dispersion machines was missing knockouts, on or about 7/25/18.  b) Test Lab: A 480-volt disconnect box numbered 7 that controls a mixer was missing knockouts, on or about 7/25/18.  c) Main Shop: Several disconnect boxes located in the shop area were missing knockouts, on or about 7/25/18.

Issued

2019-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(3): Walking-working surfaces were not maintained free of hazards:  a) Lab Mezzanine: Hoses used for coolant equipment was strewn throughout the floor, and near the stairway, thus exposing employees to a trip hazard, on or about 7/25/18.

Issued

2019-01-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Facility-Wide: Employees are required to use hazardous chemicals and substances, including, but not limited to, acetone, toluene, isopropyl alcohol, synthetic oils and various water-based solvents. The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program, on or about 7/25/18 and 12/19/18.

Issued

2019-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier, signal word, hazard statement(s), pictogram(s), precautionary statement(s) and name, address, and telephone number of the chemical manufacturer, importer, or other responsible party:  a) Test Lab: A quart size unlabeled container of an unknown chemical and an unlabeled 16- ounce spray bottle containing isopropyl alcohol were stored on the work table, on or about 7/25/18.  b) Assembly Inspection Area: Two 16 ounce spray bottles containing an unknown chemical and lying on a work table were unlabeled, on or about 7/25/18.

Issued

2019-01-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    a) Facility-Wide: Employees are required to use hazardous chemicals and substances, including, but not limited to, acetone, toluene, isopropyl alcohol, synthetic oils and various water-based solvents. The employer did not provide initial training on the safe methods and practices to use when working with hazardous chemicals and substances, thus exposing employees to chemical hazards, on or about 7/25/18 and 12/19/18.