OSHA Inspection: TEXTRON GSE PREMIER INC

Issued

2019-08-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7577.00 · Current $3789.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(8): The cap (if equipped) and top step of a stepladder are not used as steps;     On or about February 21, 2019 an employee was standing on the top rung a 4 ft. Werner step ladder while accessing the top of a vehicle frame in the electrical department.

Issued

2019-08-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9472.00 · Current $4736.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle:     On or about February 21, 2019 the punch press operation on the Piranha iron worker was not guarded to prevent the operator's hand from contacting the downward punch stroke while in operation. The adjustable guard on the front of the punch did not prevent contact. The sides and back of the punch operation had not guarding installed.

Issued

2019-08-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7577.00 · Current $3789.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): Exposure adjustment. Safety guards of the types described in Subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b)(3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch:     On or about February 21, 2019 the tongue guard on the Master Force Bench grinder exceeded the maximum 1/4 inch gap opening between the grinding wheel; the gap opening was measured at 1/2 inch.

Issued

2019-08-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9472.00 · Current $4736.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i): Conductors entering cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings shall be protected from abrasion, and openings through which conductors enter shall be effectively closed:    On or about February 21, 2019 conductors entering the HEM Saw disconnect switch box were not protected from abrasion and the opening was not effectively closed.

Issued

2019-08-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9472.00 · Current $4736.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(2)(iii): If monitoring reveals employee exposures to be at or above the action level, the employer shall perform periodic monitoring at least every six months.    On or about February 21, 2019 the employer had not performed periodic exposure monitoring every six months for chromium (VI) when exposure levels measured on or about January 25, 2017 had been found to be over the action level for employees performing welding (MIG and TIG) operations on stainless steel.

Issued

2019-08-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(k)(1)(i)(A): The employer shall make medical surveillance available at no cost to the employee, and at a reasonable time and place, for all employees: Who are or may be occupationally exposed to chromium (VI) at or above the action level for 30 or more days a year;  On or about February 21, 2019 the employer did not make medical surveillance available to employees who were or may have been occupationally exposed to chromium (VI) at or above the action level for 30 or more days a year while employees were welding (MIG and TIG) on stainless steel.

Issued

2019-08-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(2)(i): The employer shall ensure that each employee can demonstrate knowledge of at least the following: [A] the contents of this section; and [B] the purpose and description of the medical surveillance program required by paragraph (k) of this section:     On or about February 21, 2019 the employer did not provide information and training to employees on the contents of this section or the purpose and description of the medical surveillance program when employees were exposed to chromium (VI) while welding (MIG and TIG) on stainless steel.

Issued

2019-08-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(i)(1): Sling identification. Each sling shall be marked or coded to show the rated capacities for each type of hitch and type of synthetic web material:   On or about February 21, 2019 a three inch wide synthetic sling used in conjunction with the mobile crane did not have an identification tag to identify its rated capacity.