OSHA Inspection: CLASSIC EQUINE EQUIPMENT

Issued

Jan 15, 2019

Abate by

Mar 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(2): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses eye protection that provides side protection when there was a hazard from flying objects:    Employee(s) did not use eye protection with side guards when operating equipment, such as a band saw, that could produce flying metal pieces.    Abatement documentation is require for this violation.

Issued

Jan 15, 2019

Abate by

Mar 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,467 · Current $4,500 Reduced

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:    A comprehensive lockout/tagout program, according to the requirements of the standard, was not developed and implemented at the company, such as for changing dies, saw blades, and performing any other servicing or maintenance of machines requiring lockout.  No written program, and no training, according to the standard requirements, including machine specific procedures, had been developed.    Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

Jan 15, 2019

Abate by

Mar 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3): All energy isolating devices that were needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment were not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s):  The disconnect to the iron worker was missing (lockout was not performed during servicing).  Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

Jan 15, 2019

Abate by

Mar 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,500 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. Foot control guards were damaged and not protecting for the ironworker (one of two) and the U.S. Industrial Machinery shear.    b. A guard was not present for the unused portion of the Hyd-Mech, S-20P (cutting shop), horizontal band saw blade.    Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

Jan 15, 2019

Abate by

Mar 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii): There was a defect or evidence of damage that could have exposes an employee to injury and the defective or damaged item was not removed from service:    Examples existed of damaged power and extension cords used to energize equipment such as hand grinders.    Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

Jan 15, 2019

Abate by

Mar 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(iv): There were damaged parts adversely affecting safe operation or mechanical strength of equipment, such that parts were broken, bent, cut, or deteriorated by corrosion, chemical action, or overheating:  Electrically controlled emergency stop, that was mounted on the foot control pedestal to the U.S. Industrial Machinery shear, was damaged and missing.  Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

Jan 15, 2019

Abate by

Mar 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,467 · Current $6,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2610

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of zinc oxide fume listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 5 milligrams/cubic meter:    Welders were exposed to zinc oxide fume levels at a statistically significant confidence limit of 95%, exceeding the permissible exposure level (PEL) of 5 milligrams/cubic meter as follows:    Welder 2 at 5.99 milligrams/cubic meter, Welder 3 at 5.8 milligrams/cubic meter.    In addition, Welder 1 was exposed to 5.19 milligrams/cubic meter, but that exposure was not at a statistically significant level.  Welders 1 through 3 were also exposed to elevated levels of copper and iron oxides that did not exceed the permissible exposure limits.    Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

Jan 15, 2019

Abate by

Mar 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 2610

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:  Where welders were exposed to zinc oxide fume levels exceeding the permissible exposure level (PEL) of 5 milligrams/cubic meter, in addition to elevated levels of copper and iron oxide (but not exceeding the PEL), a respiratory protection program, that addressed all requirements of the standard, was not written and implemented.  Respirators were not worn by all welders, nor provided to all welders.  Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

Jan 15, 2019

Abate by

Mar 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 8111

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:  For welder/grinders, but not limited to, who were exposed to noise levels exceeding the action level, 85 dBA, a hearing conservation program was not implemented.  Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

Jan 15, 2019

Abate by

Mar 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter:  Training was not provided for fire extinguisher use, to employees required to be trained, such as welders.  Abatement documentation is required for this violation.

Issued

Jan 15, 2019

Abate by

Mar 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace:  Forklift training was not provided according to the requirements of the standard.  There was no training certification for forklift operation.  Abatement documentation is required for this violation.