OSHA Inspection: ADVANCED ALUMINUM STRUCTURES, INC.

Issued

Jan 4, 2019

Abate by

Jan 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,885 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1):  The employer did not establish A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with work-site specific procedures that was not established and implemented where respirators were necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators were required by the employer.:      (a)Advanced Aluminum Structures, Inc. dba Landsport at 1220 Sturgis Street, Sturgis, SD 57785:  On or about and at times prior to October 18, 2018, the employer did not have a written respiratory protection program with work-site specific procedures, as specified in subparagraph (c)(1)(i) through (ix) of this section. The program was not established and implemented whenever respirators were required by the employer.  The employer required the use of a PAPR respirator when employees conducted welding operations.  This hazard exposed two welders to respiratory hazards.     Abatement Note: The employer shall include in the program the following provisions of this section, as applicable:       (1)Procedures for selecting respirators for use in the workplace;       (2)Medical evaluations of employees required to use respirators;       (3)Fit testing procedures for tight-fitting respirators;       (4)Procedures for proper use of respirators in routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations;       (5)Procedures and schedules for cleaning, disinfecting, storing, inspecting, repairing, discarding, and otherwise maintaining respirators;       (6)Procedures to ensure adequate air quality, quantity, and flow of breathing air for atmosphere-supplying respirators;       (7)Training of employees in the respiratory hazards to which they are potentially exposed during routine and emergency situations;       (8)Training of employees in the proper use of respirators, including putting on and removing them, any limitations on their use, and their maintenance;     (9)Procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the program.

Issued

Jan 4, 2019

Abate by

Jan 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,885 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs 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 the machine or equipment was isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    (a)Advanced Aluminum Structures, Inc. dba Landsport at 1220 Sturgis Street, Sturgis, SD 57785:  On or about and at times prior to October 18, 2018, the employer did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, including employee training and regular inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment would be isolated, and rendered inoperative.     Abatement Note:  As part of an energy-control program, employers must:       (1) Establish energy-control procedures for removing the energy supply from machines and for putting appropriate lockout or tagout devices on the energy-isolating devices to prevent unexpected reenergization.  When appropriate, the procedure also must address stored or potentially reaccumulated energy.       (2)Train employees on the energy-control program, including the safe application, use, and removal of energy controls.      (3)Inspect these procedures periodically (at least annually) to ensure that they are being followed and that they remain effective in preventing employee exposure to hazardous energy.       The energy-control procedures must outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques that employees will use to control hazardous energy sources, as well as the means that will be used to enforce compliance.  These procedures must provide employees at least the following information:       (1)A statement on how to use the procedures;       (2)Specific procedural steps to shut down, isolate, block, and secure machines;       (3)Specific steps designating the safe placement, removal, and transfer of lockout/tagout devices and identifying who has responsibility for the lockout/tagout devices;       (4)Specific requirements for testing machines to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices, tagout devices, and other energy-control measures.

Issued

Jan 4, 2019

Abate by

Jan 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,513 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point of operation of machinery were not guarded or guards were not designed and constructed to prevent employees from having any part of their body in the danger zone during operating cycles:     (a)Advanced Aluminum Structures, Inc. dba Landsport at 1220 Sturgis Street, Sturgis, SD 57785:  On or about and at times prior to October 18, 2018, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from the point of operation while operating the Steel Fab 123 - 48 inch mechanical press brake without an effective machine guard. This condition exposed employees to an amputation hazard.      Abatement Note: Examples of acceptable machine guards may include barrier guards, two hand tripping devices, and electronic light curtains. Additionally, because of the limited use of the machine, safeguarding by maintaining a safe distance is acceptable.      Abatement Note: Safeguarding by maintaining a "safe distance" is acceptable, during normal production operation, if the operating employee does not approach closer than necessary and in no case, closer than 4 inches (10.16 centimeters), to the press brake point of operation as required under CPL 2-1.25, Guidelines for Point of Operation Guarding of Power Press Brakes paragraph and ANSI B11.3-1982, Safety Requirements for Power Press Brakes. One feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to ensure that each employee who works on the power press brakes receives documented training, and supervision to ensure that operating power press brakes safely by maintaining a safe distance from the point of operation.

Issued

Jan 4, 2019

Abate by

Jan 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,885 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): The employer did not ensure that pulleys, any parts of which are seven (7) feet or less from the floor or working platform, were guarded in accordance with the standards specified in paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section:    (a)Advanced Aluminum Structures, Inc. dba Landsport at 1220 Sturgis Street, Sturgis, SD 57785:  On or about and at times prior to October 18, 2018, the employer did not ensure that the belt and pulley power transmission apparatus on the vertical Bridgeport milling/drilling machine was properly guarded. This condition exposed employees to laceration and amputation hazards.