OSHA Inspection: HYUNDAI TRANSYS GEORGIA POWERTRAIN, INC.

Issued

Sep 6, 2019

Abate by

Oct 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,577 · Current $6,630 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that was 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by one or more of the following:  Guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  a) Assembly Line/Clean Room - On or about 3/27/2019, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards in that, fall protection systems such as, but not limited to harnesses were not provided lo employees working on top of the GA 00-100 Case Turnover #1 machine (Serial # FOA160 35-GA100) at heights or up to 8-feet.

Issued

Sep 6, 2019

Abate by

Oct 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,577 · Current $6,630 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.95(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent.   a) Assembly Line /Clean Room - On 4/9/2019, an employee was exposed to continuous noise al 93% of the permissible daily exposure of 85 dBA (8-hour time weighted average) or equivalent sound levels of 89.5 dBA during 411 minutes sampling period. The exposure calculation included a zero increment of the 69 minutes not sampled. The employer did not implement a hearing conservation program for employees exposed to potential hearing loss while operating assembly line machines daily while not wearing hearing protection.

Issued

Sep 6, 2019

Abate by

Oct 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B): Energy control procedure.  The procedures shall clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, the following: Specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy.  a) Assembly Line/Clean Room -On or about 3/9,2019 and at times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to caught-in hazards, in that the employer failed to ensure the machine specific lockout procedures for GA 00-100 TM Case Turn Over # 1 had sufficient detail for shutting down, isolating and blocking the machine to control hazardous energies for authorized employees required to replace the clamp pad energized with pneumatic (90 PSI), electrical (480-volt) and gravitational energies.

Issued

Sep 6, 2019

Abate by

Oct 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i): Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware were not provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources:  a ) Assembly Line/Clean Room - On or about 3/9/2019 and at times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to caught-in hazards in that blocks were not avail able to CIT Specialists for isolating and securing the machine from energy sources when employees were replacing clamp pad for GA 00-100 TM Case Tum Over #1 machine.

Issued

Sep 6, 2019

Abate by

Oct 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $13,260

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:  a) Assembly Line/Clean Room - On or about 3/9/2019 and at times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to caught-in hazards in that the employer failed to conduct periodic inspections of the energy control procedures for machinery with multiple energy sources which includes but is not limited to GA 00-100 TM Case Turn Over #1 machine.

Issued

Sep 6, 2019

Abate by

Oct 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2): Machine or equipment shutdown. The machine or equipment shall be turned off or shut down using the procedures established for the machine or equipment. An orderly shutdown must be utilized to avoid any additional or increased hazard(s) to employees as a result of the equipment stoppage.  a) Assembly Line/Clean Room - On or about 3/9/2019 and at times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to caught-in hazards, in that employees replacing the clamp pad on the GA 00-J00T/M Case Turn Over # 1, utilized the E-Stop button instead of locking out the machine energized with pneumatic (90 PSI), electrical (480-volt) and gravitational energies.

Issued

Sep 6, 2019

Abate by

Oct 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3): All energy isolating devices that are needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment was not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy sources:  a) Assembly Line/Clean Room - On or about 3/9/2019 and at times prior thereto, the employer exposed employees to caught-in hazards, in that employees replacing the clamp pad on GA 00-100 TM Case Turn Over # 1, utilized the E-Stop button instead of the Turn Over # 1 Case Over Tooling head support or a block (an energy isolating device).