OSHA Inspection: GFX INTERNATIONAL LLC

Issued

Jan 25, 2019

Abate by

Feb 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,525 · Current $12,000

General-duty citation text

1910.9(b)  Training. Standards in this part requiring training on hazards and related matters, such as standards requiring that employees receive training or that the employer train employees, provide training to employees, or institute or implement a training program, impose a separate compliance duty with respect to each employee covered by the requirement. The employer must train each affected employee in the manner required by the standard, and each failure to train an employee may be considered a separate violation.  (a) Digital Finishing Department - On December 19, 2019, the employer did not develop written procedures to train the employees on the setup procedures for the Multicam CNC router requiring employees to have both hands on the router machine control while the drill bit is being lowered in to position to home the drill bit prior to production  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Jan 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,525 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours, either by telephone or in person to the OSHA Area Office that is nearest to the site of the incident, by telephone to the OSHA toll-free central telephone number, 1-800-321-OSHA (1-800-321-6742), or by electronic submission using the reporting application located on the OSHA public web site at www.osha.gov:  (a) On December 5, 2018, an employee suffered an injury to his finger. on December 7, 2018, the employer received conflicting medical reports. On December 10, 2018, the employer reported the injury as an amputation to OSHA.   No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.