OSHA Inspection: NATIONAL HEAT TREAT, LLC

Issued

Jun 28, 2019

Abate by

Jul 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,031 · Current $1,516 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): Except as provided elsewhere in this section, 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 protection system, such as a personal fall arrest, travel restraint, or positioning system:     On or about April 4, 2019, and at times prior thereto at the facility where employees were exposed to a fall hazard exceeding four feet when loading and unloading material on and off the nitrile platform.

Issued

Jun 28, 2019

Abate by

Jul 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $1,895 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:    On or about April 4, 2019, and at times prior thereto, employees working and walking in the tempering furnaces area were exposed to fire and heat hazards, without being provided with or required to use appropriate personal protective equipment.

Issued

Jun 28, 2019

Abate by

Jul 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $2,652 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces:    On or about April 4, 2019, and at times prior thereto, employees working in the tempering and batch furnaces area were exposed to fire, inhalation, and struck-by hazards, from permit required confined spaces without any effective means to warn the employees of the danger posed by the permit spaces.

Issued

Jun 28, 2019

Abate by

Jul 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146:  On or about April 4, 2019, and at times prior thereto, employees in the tempering and batch furnaces area were exposed to fire, inhalation, and struck-by hazards while doing maintenance work in permit required confined spaces without having a written permit space entry program in place.

Issued

Jun 28, 2019

Abate by

Jul 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $1,895 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:      On or about April 4, 2019, at the facility where employees were exposed to caught-in and struck-by hazards while performing maintenance and servicing work on heat treating equipment without having an energy control program that included effective energy control procedures.

Issued

Jun 28, 2019

Abate by

Jul 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,031 · Current $1,516 Reduced

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:    On or about April 4, 2019, and at times prior thereto, employees at the facility were exposed to chemical hazards while working with or near corrosive chemicals, without having unblocked access to an eyewash and shower station.

Issued

Jun 28, 2019

Abate by

Jul 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $1,895 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    On or about April 4, 2019, at the facility where employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while using a Cosen brand horizontal band saw without a guard to protect employees from unused portion of the blade.

Issued

Jun 28, 2019

Abate by

Jul 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,789 · Current $1,895 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):    On or about April 4, 2019:    a. In the furnace area where employees were exposed to a caught-by hazard while working near T1 Tempering Furnace without guards to completely cover two belt pulleys.    b. In the furnace area where employees were exposed to a caught-by hazard while working near T2 Tempering Furnace without guards to completely cover two belt pulleys.    c. In the furnace area where employees were exposed to a caught-by hazard while working near T3 Tempering Furnace without guards to completely cover two belt pulleys.      d. In the furnace area where employees were exposed to a caught-by hazard while working near T4 Tempering Furnace without guards to completely cover two belt pulleys.      e. In the furnace area where employees were exposed to a caught-by hazard while working near T5 Tempering Furnace without guards to completely cover two belt pulleys.      f. In the furnace area where employees were exposed to a caught-by hazard while working near T6 Tempering Furnace without guards to completely cover two belt pulleys.      g. In the furnace area where employees were exposed to a caught-by hazard while working near T7 Tempering Furnace without guards to completely cover two belt pulleys.      H. In the furnace area where employees were exposed to a caught-by hazard while working near BF1 Quenching Furnace without guards to completely cover two belt pulleys.      i. In the furnace area where employees were exposed to a caught-by hazard while working near BF2 Quenching Furnace without guards to completely cover two belt pulleys.      j. In the furnace area where employees were exposed to a caught-by hazard while working near BF3 Quenching Furnace without guards to completely cover two belt pulleys.      k. In the furnace area where employees were exposed to a caught-by hazard while working near BF4 Quenching Furnace without guards to completely cover two belt pulleys.      l. In the furnace area where employees were exposed to a caught-by hazard while working near BF5 Quenching Furnace without guards to completely cover two belt pulleys.

Issued

Jun 28, 2019

Abate by

Jul 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Horizontal belts which had both runs seven feet or less from the floor level were not guarded with a guard that extended to at least fifteen inches above the belt:  On or about April 4, 2019:  a. In the furnace area where employees were exposed to a caught-by hazard while working near T1 Tempering Furnace without guards to completely cover the motor drive belt.  b. In the furnace area where employees were exposed to a caught-by hazard while working near T2 Tempering Furnace without guards to completely cover the motor drive belt.  c. In the furnace area where employees were exposed to a caught-by hazard while working near T3 Tempering Furnace without guards to completely cover the motor drive belt.    d. In the furnace area where employees were exposed to a caught-by hazard while working near T4 Tempering Furnace without guards to completely cover the motor drive belt.    e. In the furnace area where employees were exposed to a caught-by hazard while working near T5 Tempering Furnace without guards to completely cover the motor drive belt.    f. In the furnace area where employees were exposed to a caught-by hazard while working near T6 Tempering Furnace without guards to completely cover the motor drive belt.    g. In the furnace area where employees were exposed to a caught-by hazard while working near T7 Tempering Furnace without guards to completely cover the motor drive belt.    H. In the furnace area where employees were exposed to a caught-by hazard while working near BF1 Quenching Furnace without guards to completely cover the motor drive belt.    i. In the furnace area where employees were exposed to a caught-by hazard while working near BF2 Quenching Furnace without guards to completely cover the motor drive belt.    j. In the furnace area where employees were exposed to a caught-by hazard while working near BF3 Quenching Furnace without guards to completely cover the motor drive belt.    k. In the furnace area where employees were exposed to a caught-by hazard while working near BF4 Quenching Furnace without guards to completely cover the motor drive belt.    l. In the furnace area where employees were exposed to a caught-by hazard while working near BF5 Quenching Furnace without guards to completely cover the motor drive belt.

Issued

Jun 28, 2019

Abate by

Jul 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service:  On or about April 4, 2019, throughout the facility where employees were using forklifts that were put into service without first being examined to check unsafe conditions.

Issued

Jun 28, 2019

Abate by

Jul 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:  On or about April 4, 2019, in the shipping area employees were using and working near a plastic bowl filled with what appeared to be a lubricating oil without any markings to identify what the chemical was or its hazard warnings.