OSHA Inspection: PLY GEM SPECIALTY PRODUCTS, LLC

Issued

2019-06-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13260.00 · Current $13260.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of hazardous energy when employees or contractor employees were engaged in activities such as servicing and/ or maintenance of equipment:    Employees were exposed to a crushing hazard.  A contract or temporary worker engaged in welding a crack in a metal hopper for the North Carolina Line was exposed to a crushing hazard.  Lockout / tagout was not being utilized to control all energy sources of the machine prior to maintenance work being performed.

Issued

2019-06-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13260.00 · Current $13260.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees:    (a)  Contractor or temporary workers engaged in performing maintenance and preventive maintenance on hard wired equipment such the North Carolina Line were exposed to crushing hazards.  Inadequate lockout / tagout training was provided.  No lockout / tagout was being used when a contractor or temporary worker was crushed by the unloading track of the North Carolina Line.     (b)   Contractor or temporary employee(s) engaged in performing maintenance and preventive maintenance on hard wired equipment such the North Carolina Line were exposed to crushing hazards.  Inadequate lockout / tagout training for company employee(s) responsible for hiring outside personnel.  The company's management employee(s) did not do the following:    1)  Conduct a pre-job meeting to review all applicable lockout / tagout procedures for the job.  2)  Obtain a copy of the contractor or temporary worker's lockout / tagout program.  3)  Obtain a copy of the contractor or temporary worker's lockout / tagout program training documentation.  4)  Determine if the contractor or temporary worker had lockout / tagout devices to isolate and control all energy sources.

Issued

2019-06-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13260.00 · Current $13260.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(f)(2)(i): When outside servicing personnel were engaged in activities in a facility, the onsite employer and the outside employer did not inform each other of their respective lockout or tagout procedures:     Employees were exposed to crushing hazards.  On or about February 20, 2019 a contract / temporary worker engaged in welding a crack in a metal hopper for the North Carolina Line was exposed to a crushing hazard.  No lockout / tagout was used to control all energy sources.  Canyon Stone and the contract / temporary worker did not communicate to each other their respective lockout / tagout procedures prior to starting the welding work on the North Carolina line.

Issued

2019-06-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5683.00 · Current $5683.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information specified under paragraphs (f)(6)(i) through (ii) of this section:    Employees were exposed to chemical hazards.  Employees using caster oil and methanol from two 5 gallon containers, at column post B-4 located at 550 East Highway 56, Olathe, Kansas, were exposed to skin irritation / carcinogen hazards.  The containers were not labeled to identify the chemicals being used to spray molds.

Issued

2019-06-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1895.00 · Current $1042.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.33(a): At this establishment, the employer did not retain (save) the OSHA 300 Log, the privacy case list (if one exists), the annual summary, and the OSHA 301 Incident Report forms for five (5) years following the end of the calendar year that these records covered:    At the establishment, the employer did not retain the OSHA 300 log and 300A summary for the following calendar years:     (a) 2014    (b) 2015