OSHA Inspection: EDGERTON FORGE, INC.

Issued

Apr 17, 2019

Abate by

Apr 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $10,210 · Current $5,105 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1): When information indicated that any employee's exposure may equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, the employer did not develop and implement a monitoring program.    a. Edgerton Forge, Inc. located in Edgerton, Ohio:  On or about November 15, 2018, the employer did not ensure noise monitoring was conducted where employees were exposed to noise at levels of 92 dBA while operating the forging hammers.

Issued

Apr 17, 2019

Abate by

Apr 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,293 · Current $3,646 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(l)(4)(i): All areas were not kept free of the accumulation of powder coating dusts, particularly such horizontal surfaces as ledges, beams, pipes, hoods, booths, and floors.    a. Edgerton Forge, Inc. located in Edgerton, Ohio:  On or about November 15, 2018, the employer did not ensure the powder coating booth was maintained free of accumulations of powder coating dust which obstructed the lenses of the fire detection system.

Issued

Apr 17, 2019

Abate by

Jul 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,293 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(2): The employer did not develop an emergency response plan for emergencies which shall address, as a minimum, the following areas to the extent that they are not addressed in any specific program required in this paragraph.    a. Edgerton Forge, Inc. located in Edgerton, Ohio:  On or about November 15, 2018, the employer did not ensure the written emergency response plan contained the following information:    1. Pre-emergency planning and coordination with outside parties;  2. Personnel roles, lines of authority, training, and communication;  3. Emergency recognition and prevention;  4. Decontamination;  5. Emergency medical treatment and first aid;  6. Emergency alerting and response procedures;  7. Critique of response and follow-up;  8. PPE and emergency equipment.

Issued

Apr 17, 2019

Abate by

Jul 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,293 · Current $3,646 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv): The Exposure Control Plan was not reviewed and updated at least annually and whenever necessary to reflect new or modified tasks and procedures which affect occupational exposure and to reflect new or revised employee positions with occupational exposure.     a. Edgerton Forge, Inc. located in Edgerton, Ohio:  On or about November 15, 2018, the employer did not ensure the bloodborne pathogens program was reviewed and updated annually.

Issued

Apr 17, 2019

Abate by

Apr 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(1)(i): The employer did not make available the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccination series to all employees who have occupational exposure, and post-exposure evaluation and follow-up to all employees who have had an exposure incident.  a. Edgerton Forge, Inc. located in Edgerton, Ohio:  On or about November 15, 2018, the employer did not ensure the hepatitis B vaccination was offered to all of the employees who were responsible for responding to fist aid incidents.

Issued

Apr 17, 2019

Abate by

Apr 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): The employer did not use signs, placards, process sheets, batch tickets, operating procedures, or other such written materials in lieu of affixing labels to individual stationary process containers, as long as the alternative method identifies the containers to which it is applicable and conveys the information required by paragraph (f)(5) of this section to be on a label.   a. Edgerton Forge, Inc. located in Edgerton, Ohio:  On or about November 15, 2018, the employer did not ensure a large 55 gallon drum of mold release spray located adjacent to forging hammer #53 was labeled to show information such as the product identifier, signal word, hazard statements, pictograms, precautionary statements, and information on the chemical manufacturer.