OSHA Inspection: LIGHT METALS COLORING CO., INC.

Issued

2019-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7293.00 · Current $7293.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasion; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes:     H LINE  HOT WATER SEAL TANK     On, or about September 5, 2018, an employee cleaning sensors inside the HCCP line sustained second and third degree burns to her fingers when trying to retrieve a rag from the tank which was heated to 212 degrees Fahrenheit. The employee was wearing a permeable latex coated mesh glove and should have been wearing an impermeable, chemical and thermal resistant glove.

Issued

2019-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5834.00 · Current $5834.00

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:    H LINE AUTOMATED HOIST HOT WATER SEAL TANK   On, or about September 5, 2018, an employee did not follow hazardous energy control procedures developed by the company for the automated hoist, when the H line was accessed to clean dirty sensors that may have been the cause of the automated hoist jam, stuck in an overhead position.