OSHA Inspection: VOYLES OVERHEAD DOOR, INC.

Issued

Jan 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $3,622 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): Places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces were not kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition:  On or about 9/6/2018, at areas including but not limited to the CNC Table area, employees engaged in the manufacturing of garage doors were exposed to hazards associated with the accumulation of combustible dust on floors and walls.

Issued

Jan 15, 2019

Abate by

Mar 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $3,622 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:  On or about 9/6/2018 Employees perform servicing and maintenance activities such as but not limited to, setting up, servicing, adjusting, unjamming, inspecting, maintaining, repairing, cleaning, and servicing a variety of machines and equipment (e.g. CNC Table, bulk melter, and bander).  Employees did not use lockout or tagout devices to isolate energy sources, inspections on lockout methods were not performed, nor was training provided to employees on the energy control devices.

Issued

Jan 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,552 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly:  On or about 9/6/2018 at 1085 Parkway Industrial Park Drive, Ste B, Buford, GA, where the employer had an expectation of employees fighting incipient the portable fire extinguishers were not inspected monthly since 11/11/2017.

Issued

Jan 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage firefighting:  On or about 9/6/2018 at 1085 Parkway Industrial Park Drive, Ste B, Buford, GA, employees engaged in the manufacturing of garage doors were expected to use portable fire extinguishers to fight incipient level fires.  The employer did not provide training to employees on how to operate portable fire extinguishers.

Issued

Jan 15, 2019

Abate by

Feb 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $3,622 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(d)(1): Circular handfed crosscut table saw(s) were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut:  On or about 9/6/2018 at 1085 Parkway Industrial Park Drive, Ste B, Buford, GA, employees performing wood cutting and grooving operations in support of manufacturing doors and windows were exposed to amputation hazards where the employer failed to enforce the use of the guards for:  a. the Craftsman table saw and b. the Jet table saw.

Issued

Jan 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $3,622 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 P.S.I.:  On or about 9/6/2018 at 1085 Parkway Industrial Park Drive, Ste B, Buford, GA, workers were exposed to potential struck by and embolism hazards where an employee was observed cleaning himself with compressed at measuring at 72 P.S.I. The employer failed establish a work rule prohibiting the use of compressed air for cleaning personnel and failed to have compressed air reduced to less than 30 P.S.I. for cleaning wood dust and debris from the floors, tools, and equipment.

Issued

Jan 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,885 · Current $1,320 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:    On or about 9/6/2018 at 1085 Parkway Industrial Park Drive, Ste B, Buford, GA, where employees engaged in performing cutting operations with the Craftsman table saw were exposed to electrical shock and burn hazards where it was:    a. plugged into a quad outlet powered by flexible cord and not hard-wired as designed;     b. the 110V flexible cord that was plugged into the wall powered the surge protector that powered the metallic quad outlet not in use as designed, creating a daisy chain.

Issued

Jan 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,885 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7): Electrical equipment was not installed in a neat and workmanlike manner.    On or about 9/6/2018 at the metal storage area, employees were exposed to electrical shock hazards where the energized 220V electrical cable coming out of the wall did not terminate.

Issued

Jan 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,885 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii): Flexible cords were not used in continuous lengths without splice or tap:    On or about 9/6/2018 at the security system power panel area the employer failed to protect workers plugging and in-plugging the saw from electrical hazards where the 110V flexible cord powering Craftsman table saw was improperly spliced.

Issued

Jan 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,885 · Current $1,320 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  On or about 9/6/2018 at CNC machine employees were exposed to electrical hazards where the 220V flexible cord powering the CNC machine did not have effective strain relief where the inner conductors were visible at the plug where the outer sheathing was pulled away.

Issued

Jan 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $3,622 Reduced

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:  On or about 9/6/2018 at 1085 Parkway Industrial Park Drive, Ste B, Buford, GA, where Employees use a variety of hazardous material including but not limited to Acetone, adhesives, cleaners, paints, lubricants, propane, and wood products were used in support of wooden door manufacturing processes. A written hazard communication program had not been developed to promote the safe handling and use of the hazardous materials.

Issued

Jan 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):  The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical:  On or about 9/6/2018 at 1085 Parkway Industrial Park Drive, Ste B, Buford, GA, where the employer failed to provide Safety Data Sheets (SDS) to all employees potentially exposed to the chemicals that are in use in the facility for support of wood door manufacturing. Chemicals included but were not limited to Acetone, adhesives, cleaners, paints, lubricants, propane, and wood products.

Issued

Jan 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h): Employees were not provided effective information and training as specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) and -2 on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced into their work area:  On or about 9/6/2018 at 1085 Parkway Industrial Park Drive, Ste B, Buford, GA, Employees use hazardous chemicals including Acetone, adhesives, cleaners, paints, lubricants, propane, and wood products. Employees were not provided with information and training on the specific hazards of the chemicals and their proper use, storage, and handling.

Issued

Jan 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  On or about 9/6/2018 at 1085 Parkway Industrial Park Drive, Ste B Buford, GA, employees were using 3M 8210 N95 dust masks for use on a voluntary basis. The employer did not provide employees with the information contained in Appendix D of the OSHA standard.

Issued

Jan 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:  On or about 9/6/2018 at the CNC machine operators were exposed to electrical shock hazards where the breaker was not labeled.

Issued

Jan 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  On or about 9/6/2018 at the compressor employees were exposed to electrical hazards where the 110V flexible cord powering the compressor was cable clipped to the structure creating permanent wiring.