OSHA Inspection: INNOVATIVE HEARTH PRODUCTS, LLC

Issued

Feb 8, 2019

Abate by

Feb 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,831 · Current $2,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): Floor(s) of workroom(s) were not maintained, so far as possible, in a dry condition.  Drainage was not maintained where wet process(es) were in use:    (a) On or about 9/17/2018 - Fiber Area, water was standing in a low area/pothole in the floor between the small oven and the tool/mold room.

Issued

Feb 8, 2019

Abate by

Mar 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,051 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.25(b)(7): Standard stairs were not used to provide access from one walking-working surface to another when operations necessitate regular and routine travel between levels, including access to operating platforms for equipment:    (a) On or about 9/17/2018 - Refractory Mixer Area, employees were required to climb a portable ladder on the west side of the cement mixer approximately 2 to 4 times an hour or 16 - 32 times in an eight-hour shift from the walking-working surface of the concrete floor to the walking-working surface of the third or fourth rung of the ladder and use a tool to push the wet cement mix to the bottom of the final dispending hopper.

Issued

Feb 8, 2019

Abate by

Feb 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $9,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(6)(i): Each employee less than 4 feet (1.2 m) above dangerous equipment was not protected from falling into or onto the dangerous equipment by a guardrail system or a travel restraint system, unless the equipment is covered or guarded to eliminate the hazard:    (a) On or about 9/17/2018 - Refractory Mixer Area, employees working from an elevated platform approximately 34 inches above the final dispensing hopper that contained a rotating auger were not protected from falling.

Issued

Feb 8, 2019

Abate by

Jul 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,440 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(a): Where mechanical handling equipment was used, sufficient safe clearances was not allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways and wherever turns or passage were made. Aisles and passageways were not kept clear and in good repair, with no obstruction across or in aisles that could create a hazard. Permanent aisles and passageways were not appropriately marked:    (a) On or about 9/17/2018 - Shipping Area, Main Aisle, the permanent aisle and passageway was not marked to identify heavy forklift traffic and pedestrians use.    (b) On or about 9/17/2018 - Fabrication Area, Main Outer Aisle, the permanent aisle and passageway was not kept in good repair and not marked to identify heavy forklift traffic and pedestrians use.

Issued

Feb 8, 2019

Abate by

May 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $6,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(b): Material stored in tiers was not stacked, blocked, interlocked or limited in height so that it was stable and secure against sliding and collapse:    (a) On or about 9/17/2018 - Main Aisle between Fab Tooling Area and Break Room/Restrooms, two steel coil racks on the Fab Tooling side of the aisle had a damaged horizontal member between the coil areas marked 255 and 256 and the coil areas marked 0033SH and 339.

Issued

Feb 8, 2019

Abate by

Feb 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,662 · Current $4,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    (a) On or about 9/17/2018 - Refractory Demold Area, the rotating chuck and flying concrete chips were not guarded on the Dayton 17" drill press.

Issued

Feb 8, 2019

Abate by

Feb 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,662 · Current $4,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(b): Machine(s) designed for fixed location(s) were not securely anchored to prevent walking or moving:    (a) On or about 9/17/2018 - Refractory Demold Area, the Dayton 17" drill press was not anchored.

Issued

Feb 8, 2019

Abate by

Feb 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,440 · Current $3,500 Reduced

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:    (a) On or about 9/17/18 - Refractory Demold Area, a 6-plug relocatable power tap (RPT) was plugged into an electrical receptacle with an extension cord and plugged into the RPT was an extension cord that was plugged into a Dayton 17" drill press, an extension cord that was plugged into a portable industrial fan, and a radio charger.

Issued

Feb 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,611 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): A Log of all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses (OSHA Form 300 or equivalent), was not completed in detail as required by the regulation:    (a) On or about 09/17/2018, Production Operator, the OSHA form 300 or equivalent did not include what object or substance injured the employee or the number of days the injured employee was on job transfer or restrictions for the injury occurring on 08/21/2018.    (b) On or about 09/17/2018, DV1, the OSHA form 300 or equivalent did not include what object or substance injured the employee or the number of days the injured employee was on job transfer or restrictions for the injury occurring on 08/28/2018.

Issued

Feb 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):  (a) On or about 9/17/2018 - Facility, training records for two forklift operators could not be located.