OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN BRUSH COMPANY

Issued

2019-04-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9282.00 · Current $4641.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices,electronic safety devices, etc.  Locations:   Winder 2:  On or about 3/6/19 the saw blade that cuts the sticks to length was not adequately guarded exposing the employee operating the machine to severe laceration and/or amputation hazards.  Operators fingers are within 3-5 inches of the blade while rotating.  Winder 3: On or about 3/6/19 the saw blade that cuts the sticks to length was not adequately guarded exposing the employee operating the machine to severe laceration and/or amputation hazards. Operators fingers are within 4-5 inches of the blade while rotating.

Issued

2019-04-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(d)(1)(i): Each employer who has a workplace covered by this standard shall monitor employees to determine their exposure to formaldehyde.  Location: Winder 2, Winder 3  On or about 3/6/2019 the employer had not conducted any monitoring of employees to determine any exposure to formaldehyde.  On 3/6/19 Winder 2 and Winder 3 worker exposures to airborne formaldehyde for an 8 hr. Time Weighted Average were 0.12 ppm and .17 ppm respectively which was below the Action Limit of 0.5 ppm and the 8 hour Time Weighted Permissible Exposure Limit of 0.75 ppm.

Issued

2019-04-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(m)(2)(ii): As a minimum, for all materials listed in paragraph (m)(1)(i) and (iv) of this section capable of releasing formaldehyde at levels of 0.1 ppm to 0.5 ppm, labels shall identify that the product contains formaldehyde; list the name and address of the responsible party; and state that physical and health hazard information is readily available from the employer and from safety data sheets.  Location: winder2 and winder 3  On or about 3/6/2019 the employer did not have labels on the Polypropylene Homopolymer indicating that are capable of releasing formaldehyde at levels of 0.1 ppm or more.  On 3/6/19 Winder 2 and Winder 3 worker exposures to airborne formaldehyde for an 8 hr. Time Weighted Average were 0.12 ppm and .17 ppm respectively.

Issued

2019-04-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1290

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(n)(1): Participation. The employer shall assure that all employees who are assigned to workplaces where there is exposure to formaldehyde participate in a training program, except that where the employer can show, using objective data, that employees are not exposed to formaldehyde at or above 0.1 ppm, the employer is not required to provide training.  Location: Winder area  On or about 3/6/2019 employees had not been provided formaldehyde training or participated in an formaldehyde training program, employee exposure was above 0.1 ppm.  On 3/6/19 Winder 2 and Winder 3 worker exposures to airborne formaldehyde for an 8 hr. Time Weighted Average were 0.12 ppm and .17 ppm respectively which was below the Action Limit of 0.5 ppm and the 8 hour Time Weighted Permissible Exposure Limit of 0.75 ppm.

Issued

2019-04-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): The employer may 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. The written materials shall be readily accessible to the employees in their work area throughout each work shift.  Location: Winder 3  On or about 3/6/19 the chemical container located on the back side of winder 3 was improperly labeled.  The manufacturers label on the container identified it as Glass Cleaner, the taped on label identified it as Coolant Mist.  The container actually contained a product called Mobilecut 100 (which contained skin and eye irritating type chemicals.