OSHA Inspection: TROY LAMINATING AND COATING, INC.

Issued

May 21, 2019

Abate by

Jun 24, 2019

Penalty

Initial $10,210 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1):  Walking-working surfaces are inspected, regularly and as necessary, and maintained in a safe condition;    a) On 3/18/2019 the employer did not ensure that the decking was completed on the back side of the #18 coater, two employees were in the process of cleaning excess coating from an oven, the employees were cleaning the backside of the oven while standing on the oven vents and a support beam, employee #1 had finished cleaning a spot on the oven and went to step off of the vent piping onto the beam, as the employee stepped down the employee missed the beam and fell through an opening in the decking of 2 ft. X 4 ft. the employee fell approximately 5 ft. to the concrete floor below the oven vents.

Issued

May 21, 2019

Abate by

Jun 24, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(15): (15) Walking-working surfaces not otherwise addressed.  Except as provided elsewhere in this section or by other subparts of 29 CFR part 1910, the employer must ensure each employee on a walking-working surface 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by:  i) Guardrail system ii) Safety net systems; or iii) Personal fall protection systems, such as personal fall arrest, travel restraint, or positioning systems.   a) On 3/18/2019 the employer did not ensure that employees working on the backside of the #18 Coater machine  were protected from a fall of greater than 4 ft. Two employees were climbing on the backside of the machine cleaning excess coating out of the oven,  an employee stepped off of an oven vent and fell through a opening in the deck of about 2 ft. X 4 ft. The employee fell approximately 5 ft. to the concrete floor. The employees were not protected from falling to a lower level.

Issued

May 21, 2019

Abate by

Jun 24, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.30(a)(1): (a) Fall hazards. (1) Before any employee is exposed to a fall hazard, the employer must provide training for each employee who uses personal fall protection systems or who is required to be trained as specified elsewhere in this subpart.  Employers must ensure employees are trained in the requirements of this paragraph on or before May 17, 2017.  a) On 3/26/2019 the employer did not ensure that employees were properly trained on utilizing fall protection systems to ensure employees understand the hazards associated with working aloft above 4 ft. to prevent falls, two employees were climbing on the backside of the machine cleaning excess coating out of the oven,  employee #1 stepped off of an oven vent and fell through a deck opening of 2 ft. X 4 ft. The employee fell approximately 5 ft. to the concrete floor.

Issued

May 21, 2019

Abate by

Jun 24, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,293 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer shall evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces are permit-required confined spaces.   NOTE: Proper application of the decision flow chart in Appendix A to section 1910.146 would facilitate compliance with this requirement.    a) On 3/26/2019 the employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if the Coater ovens through-out the facility were properly labeled as permit-required confined spaces.   Employees enter the ovens to clean excess coating from inside the ovens.

Issued

May 21, 2019

Abate by

Jun 24, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,293 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1): The employer shall provide training so that all employees whose work is regulated by this section acquire the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under this section.    a) On 3/26/2019 the employer did not ensure employees were properly trained to understand the hazards associated with the permit required confined space.  Employees get into ovens to remove excess coating from inside of the ovens.

Issued

May 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,293 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by this standard, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more shall be guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the following means:    a) On 3/26/2019 employees were exposed to electrical shock due to live wires of greater than 50 volts hanging from different electrical components such as, but not limited to the control instruments for a control panel located on the backside platform of the oven and a control sensor for the Co2 fire suppression system located under the backside of the oven platform.