OSHA Inspection: MACO MANUFACTURING, INC.

Issued

Apr 9, 2019

Abate by

Apr 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $3,182 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, and service rooms were not kept clean and orderly and in a sanitary condition.  On or about December 12, 2018, and in times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure that all surfaces were kept free of hazardous accumulations of combustible and explosive sawdust, exposing employees to the hazard of fire, deflagration and dust explosion in the mill area.

Issued

Apr 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,630 · Current $3,978 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(ii)(b)(2): More than 120 gallons of Category 2, 3, or 4 flammable or combustible liquids in containers were located outside of inside storage room(s) or storage cabinet(s):  On or about December 12, 2018, and in times prior thereto, approximately 800 gallons of flammable paints, adhesives and thinners were stored in the finishing area creating a fire hazard to painters.

Issued

Apr 9, 2019

Abate by

Apr 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iv)(d): Flammable liquids were not drawn from or transferred into vessels, containers, or portable tanks within a building only through a closed piping system, from safety cans, by means of a device drawing through the top, or from a container or portable tanks by gravity through an approved self-closing valve:  On or about December 12, 2018, and in times prior thereto, open drums and buckets were used to transfer flammable paints, thinners and adhesives, located in the flatline/finishing area, exposing workers to a fire hazard.

Issued

Apr 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,387 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; the evaluation did not include a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazard(s) and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form. Where the employer cannot identify or reasonably estimate the employee exposure, the employer shall consider the atmosphere to be IDLH.  On or about December 12, 2018, and in times prior thereto, the employer did not evaluate the workplace for respiratory hazards related to the exposure of organic vapors, exposing employees to health hazards such as but not limited to inhalation, located in the painting area.

Issued

Apr 9, 2019

Abate by

Apr 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:  On or about December 12, 2018, and in times prior thereto, employees wearing tight-fitting respirators while performing painting operations were not clean shaven, exposing them to health hazards such as, but not limited to inhalation, located in the painting area.

Issued

Apr 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,387 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):  On or about December 12, 2018, and in times prior thereto, pulleys on a Speedaire, air compressor were not guarded, exposing workers to a caught in hazard, located in the assembly area.

Issued

Apr 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $3,182 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent, continuous, and effective:  On or about December 12, 2018, and in times prior thereto, the extension cords energizing a Central Machinery dust collector had missing ground prongs, exposing employees working in the milling area to the hazard of electric shock.

Issued

Apr 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:  On or about December 12, 2018, knock-out openings on breaker panels and light switch covers were not provided in the assembly area creating an electric shock hazard to employees.

Issued

Apr 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:  On or about December 12, 2018, and in times prior thereto, non-intrinsically safe equipment such as, but not limited to electrical panels and receptacles were being used in an area of the facility that was found to have combustible dust, exposing employees to a fire hazard.