OSHA Inspection: CORRY CONTRACT, INC.

Issued

Aug 9, 2019

Abate by

Sep 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,508 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances and chemical burns;           A.)  Corry Contract, Inc.; near head line leader office - On or about 2/12/19, and at times prior thereto, the company did not have appropriate gloves when employees were working with caustic chemicals.  Employees wore cotton gloves. Chemicals included, but were not limited to, CM-965-C.

Issued

Aug 9, 2019

Abate by

Oct 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:      A.)  Corry Contract, Inc.; near head line leader office - On or about 2/12/19, and at times prior thereto, the company did not have an eyewash near the area where an employee worked with caustic chemicals.  Chemicals included, but were not limited to, CM-965-C.

Issued

Aug 9, 2019

Abate by

Sep 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,508 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    A.)  Corry Contract, Inc.; 3rd floor paint department - On or about 2/12/19, and at times prior thereto, a temporary worker in the paint department was required to wear a 1/2 mask and a full face (3M) respirator while performing painting operations.  The employee had not received a medical evaluation by the company to determine if the employee was capable of wearing a respirator.

Issued

Aug 9, 2019

Abate by

Sep 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  A.)  Corry Contract, Inc.; 3rd floor paint department - On or about 2/12/19, and at times prior thereto, a temporary worker in the paint department was required to wear a 1/2 mask and a full face (3M) respirator while performing painting operations.  The employee had not received a fit test by the company to determine if the employee was donning the appropriate respirator with a tight seal.

Issued

Aug 9, 2019

Abate by

Sep 5, 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:   A.)  Corry Contract, Inc.; 3rd floor paint department - On or about 2/12/19, and at times prior thereto,  workers in the paint department were required to wear a 1/2 mask and a full face (3M) respirator while performing painting operations.  The employees were not clean shaven to ensure a tight seal between the face and the tight fit respirators.

Issued

Aug 9, 2019

Abate by

Sep 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,508 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(B): Affected employees were not instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure:    A.)  Corry Contract, Inc.; production area - On or about, 2/12/19, and at times prior thereto, all temporary worker affected employees were not trained on the basic elements of lockout/tagout and the prohibited acts of attempting to restart a machine that is locked out.

Issued

Aug 9, 2019

Abate by

Oct 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,508 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):    A.)  Corry Contract, Inc.; production area - On or about 2/12/19, and at times prior thereto, machinery did not have guarding to prevent employees from hazards associated with the point of operation.  Equipment that was required additional guarding, included, but was not limited to, Cincinnati #5 brake press.  The press did not have light curtains, 2 (two) hand controls or guarding in place.    B.)  Corry Contract, Inc.: production area - On or about 2/12/19, and at times prior thereto, machinery did not have adequate guarding to prevent employees from hazards associated with being able to contact the point of operation.  Equipment that required guarding included, but was not limited to, Cincinnati #3 Shear.

Issued

Aug 9, 2019

Abate by

Sep 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(c)(2)(i)(a): Point of operation guard(s) on mechanical power press(es) did not prevent entry of hands or fingers into the point of operation by reaching through, over, under or around the guard(s):  A.)  Corry Contract, Inc. - On or about 2/12/19, and at times prior thereto, the metal finger guard on the Bliss power press did not guard the point of operation or prevent personnel from getting their hands/fingers into the die area.

Issued

Aug 9, 2019

Abate by

Oct 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(d)(9)(i): The employer did not establish a die setting procedure for mechanical power press(es) that would ensure compliance with 29 CFR 1910.217(b):        A.)  Corry Contract, Inc.; production area - On or about 2/12/19, and at times prior thereto, the company did not have die setting procedures for the mechanical power presses.

Issued

Aug 9, 2019

Abate by

Sep 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,508 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:      A.)  Corry Contract, Inc.; maintenance department - On or about 12/12/19, and at times prior thereto, a Hisey bench grinder's work rest was approximately 1/2 inch away from the grinding wheel.

Issued

Aug 9, 2019

Abate by

Oct 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): Guard for abrasive wheel machine where the operator stands in front of the machine was not constructed so that the peripheral protecting member could be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel:      A.)  Corry Contract, Inc.; maintenance department - On or about 12/12/19, and at times prior thereto, a Hisey bench grinder did not have a tongue installed on it.  The left side of the grinder had a stone wheel installed on it that was used to take burrs off of parts/pieces of metal.

Issued

Aug 9, 2019

Abate by

Sep 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,381 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour:        A.)  Corry Contract, Inc.; area outside of weld dept. - On or about 2/12/19, and at times prior thereto, oxygen and acetylene were stored near each other.   Additionally, empty cylinders were restrained next to the oxygen until they were picked up for refills.  The barrier did not meet the one half hour fire rated requirement.

Issued

Aug 9, 2019

Abate by

Sep 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,381 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:        A.)  Corry Contract, Inc - On or about 2/12/19, and at times prior thereto, temporary workers had not received Hazard Communication training.  Employees worked with and around chemicals that included, but were not limited to, wet paint, powder coating, and caustics.

Issued

Aug 9, 2019

Abate by

Sep 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use    A.)  Corry Contract, Inc. - On or about 2/12/19, and at times prior thereto, the company still had an MSDS for the liquid paint enamel they use in the paint booths.

Issued

Aug 9, 2019

Abate by

Sep 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): A Log of all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses (OSHA Form 300 or equivalent) was not completed in the detail as required by the regulation:     A.)  Corry Contract, Inc. - The company did not complete Column F of the 300 Log in the detail required.  The Column did not list the injury or illness sustained by the employee.  This occurred on case #033773 in Calendar Year 2019