OSHA Inspection: TRANSFER ENTERPRISES, INC.

Issued

2019-06-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2387.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.38(d): The employer did not have and maintain an employee alarm system. The employee alarm system must use a distinctive signal for each purpose and comply with the requirements in 1910.165:     Company:  On, or about, April 18, 2019, the building was not provided with an alarm, paging system or other method to alert employees to evacuate in the event of an emergency.  The companys Emergency Action Plan required that all employees evacuate the building.

Issued

2019-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check:   Company:  On, or about, April 15, 2019, portable fire extinguishers had not been inspected since June, 2016.

Issued

2019-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4508.00 · Current $2705.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iv)(c): Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), were used where there were open flames or other sources of ignition within the possible path of vapor travel.  Wood Shop:  On, or about, April 15, 2019, Woodsong flammable stains were mixed on the desk located next to the spray booth.  An energized relocatable power tap was located on the same work surface.

Issued

2019-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i): Adequate precautions were not taken to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors:   Wood Shop:  On, or about, April 15, 2019, steel file supports and a steel letter opener were used to mix Woodsong flammable stains.  Non-sparking tools and stir sticks were not provided.

Issued

2019-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.107(e)(2): The quantity of flammable liquids or liquids with a flashpoint greater than 199.4 degrees F (93 degrees C) kept in the vicinity of spraying operations were not a minimum required for operations or they exceeded a supply for one day or one shift:   Wood Shop:  On, or about, April 15, 2019, flammable stains and solvents were stored in a file cabinet and red cabinet in the work area of the Binks spray booth.  Because neither the file cabinet nor the red metal cabinet met the requirements of a flammable storage cabinet, the storage of the flammable liquids was not adequately separated from the spray area.

Issued

2019-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4508.00 · Current $2705.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment:  Entrance to Backroom:  On, or about, April 15, 2019, an opening had been left in the dead front of Panel 12, a Square D Load Center.

Issued

2019-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i)(A): For electric equipment operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, and likely to require examination, adjustment, servicing, or maintenance while energized, the depth of the working space in the direction of access to live parts (as measured from the live parts where they were exposed or from the enclosure front or opening where they were enclosed) was less than indicated in Table S-1 of Subpart S of Part 1910:   Entrance to Backroom:  On, or about, April 15, 2019, the partitions the separated a storage area from the access aisle to the Panel A, a Square D panelboard, allowed 37.5 inches of working space.

Issued

2019-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:  A.  Wood Shop:  On, or about, April 15, 2019, two relocatable power taps were energized through a yellow extension cord.  Instructions for the use of relocatable power taps state that they can not be energized through extension cords.    B.  Storage Area:  On, or about, April 15, 2019, two relocatable power taps were energized in series to energize a radio and fluorescent light fixture.

Issued

2019-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:     Wood Shop:  On, or about, April 15, 2019, a yellow extension cord was used in lieu of permanent wiring to energize two relocatable power taps at the work desk.

Issued

2019-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(B): Flexible cords and/or cables were run through holes in walls, ceilings, or floors:  Storage Area:  On, or about, April 15, 2019, a flexible cord was run through a hole in OSB (oriented strand board) to energize a fluorescent light fixture in a storage enclosure.

Issued

2019-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  Wood Shop:  On, or about, April 15, 2019, the outer insulation provided on the yellow extension cord was pulled from the fitting on the male plug, exposing the inner, coated conductors.

Issued

2019-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii): There was a defect or evidence of damage that could have exposed an employee to injury and the defective or damaged item was not removed from service:   Production Area:  On, or about, April 15, 2019, the power cord provided for the Black & Decker portable drill was damaged at the tool connection, exposing the inner conductors.

Issued

2019-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $265.00 · Current $159.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:  Load Out, Bay 6:  On, or about, April 15, 2019, items such as a fan, barrel, waste containers and boxes were stored in front of two Square D circuit breaker panels.    Transfer Enterprises, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 1165068, Citation Number 1, Item Number 7 and was affirmed as a Final Order on January 6, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at Manchester, Connecticut.

Issued

2019-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1904.41(a)(2): Annual electronic submission of OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses by establishments with 20 or more employees but fewer than 250 employees in designated industries. If your establishment had 20 or more employees but fewer than 250 employees at any time during the previous calendar year, and your establishment is classified in an industry listed in appendix A to subpart E of this part, then you must electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses to OSHA or OSHA's designee. You must submit the information once a year, no later than the date listed in paragraph (c) of this section of the year after the calendar year covered by the form.  Located at Transfer Enterprises, Inc.: On or about April 15, 2019, the employer failed to submit data for calendar year 2018, to electronically submit information from their OSHA Form 300A or equivalent March 2, 2019.  a). The establishment employed 45 employees and is classified 453310 during calendar year 2018.

Issued

2019-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.37(a)(4): Safeguard(s) designed to protect employees during an emergency (e.g., sprinkler systems, alarm systems, fire doors, exit lighting), were not in proper working order at all times:  Shipping Support:  On, or about, April 15, 2019, the exit signs provided above two of the exit doors were not illuminated.

Issued

2019-06-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(iii): All operator training and evaluation was not conducted by persons who had the knowledge, training, and experience to train powered industrial truck operators and evaluate their performance:  Company:  On, or about, April 18, 2019, the training provided to employees who operated powered industrial trucks was not provided by trainer who either had been trained as a trainer or who had experience operating the equipment provided in the facility.

Issued

2019-06-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical:  Wood Shop:  On, or about, April 18, 2019, the company did not have the Safety Data Sheets available for the following materials: M.L. Campbell Enviromax C130644, Woodsong Microtan WS2 M301, Woodsong Mircrotan WS2 M307, Woodsong Microtan WS2 M303, M.L. Campbell Flow Enhancer #2 C163 and M.L. Campbell Enviromax C130644.  All the materials were flammable liquids.

Issued

2019-06-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv):   The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, did not include an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer:  Company:  On, or about, April 18, 2019, the company did not include information and training regarding pictograms in the Hazard Communication training that was provided to employees.