OSHA Inspection: AWESOME PRODUCTS, INC.

Issued

Feb 14, 2020

Abate by

Mar 2, 2020

Penalty

Initial $12,145 · Current $6,073 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:  On or about August 16, 2019, the employer did not ensure employees wore seat belts when operating forklifts in the workplace, exposing them to crushing hazards.

Issued

Feb 14, 2020

Abate by

Feb 26, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.178(m)(5)(iii): When the operator of an industrial truck was dismounted and within 25 feet of the truck still in his view, the load engaging means were not fully lowered, controls neutralized, and the brakes set to prevent movement:   During the walk around inspection on August 16, 2019, a forklift operator did not fully lower the load engaging means when dismounting an industrial truck on the southeast side of the workshop.

Issued

Feb 14, 2020

Abate by

Mar 2, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(n)(6): Industrial truck drivers were not required to look in the direction of, and keep a clear view of the path of travel:  On or about August 16, 2019, forklift operators were observed pushing multiple pallets of materials and finished product on the floor using the forks of the forklift such that their line of sight was obstructed in the following locations:  a. Multiple pallets of materials such as but not limited to empty bottles from the receiving station to the production floor.  b. Multiple pallets of finished products from the production floor to the warehouse and shipping dock.

Issued

Feb 14, 2020

Abate by

Mar 9, 2020

Penalty

Initial $10,409 · Current $5,205 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:  (a) On or about August 16, 2019, the employer failed to provide personal protective equipment to employees working with detergent products that contained hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to sodium hypochlorite, acetic acid, and formaldehyde to allow them to recognize the hazards of inhalation and chemical burns.

Issued

Feb 14, 2020

Abate by

Mar 9, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  (a) On or about August 16, 2019, in the workshop area, the employer failed to ensure each employee wore a safety glass or chemical goggle when handling detergents and other chemicals such as but not limited to Sodium hypochlorite.

Issued

Feb 14, 2020

Abate by

Mar 9, 2020

Penalty

Initial $12,145 · Current $6,073 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  Employees perform servicing and maintenance activities such as, setting up, adjusting, inspecting, maintaining, repairing and cleaning a variety of machines and equipment such as conveyors, filler machines, and case erectors on the production floor.  Employees performing servicing and maintenance did not use lockout or tagout devices to isolate energy sources, inspections on lockout methods were not performed, nor was training provided to employees on the energy control measures.

Issued

Feb 14, 2020

Abate by

Mar 16, 2020

Penalty

Initial $12,145 · Current $6,073 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 August 16, 2019, the employer did not provide machine guarding for the following conveyors:  a. Employees were exposed to being caught in the in running nip point between the conveyor and the guide roller at the ends of the Hytrol conveyor belt on Line 6 Case Erector.  b. Employees were exposed to the moving and rotating parts in the area where empty bottles are placed on the conveyor at Line 9.

Issued

Feb 14, 2020

Abate by

Mar 2, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,205 · Current $2,603 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating  at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):  On or about August 16, 2019, in the workshop,   a. Line 2, the cover was not secured underneath the control panel for the Allen Bradley Motor on the CFS conveyor.

Issued

Feb 14, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:  On or about August 16, 2018 and times prior, the employer used a junction box with unused openings in the maintenance area of the workshop.

Issued

Feb 14, 2020

Abate by

Mar 2, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords and cables were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief was provided that would prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  On or about August 16, 2019, in the workshop,    a. On Line 6, the outer insulation of the cord entering the high voltage electrical panel by the filler station was pulled from its connection to the panel.

Issued

Feb 14, 2020

Abate by

Mar 16, 2020

Penalty

Initial $12,145 · Current $6,073 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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:  On or about August 16, 2019:  a. Metal outlet boxes installed as pendants were used to provide power on all nine lines for equipment such as but not limited to fans and motors of conveyors.  b. In the maintenance area, extension cords were used to provide power to the fans and hand tools such as but not limited to the grinders and drilling machines.  c. West of the break area, extension cords were used to provide power to industrial shrink wrap machines. d. On the fence in the break area, flexible cords were used to provide power to light fixtures.

Issued

Feb 14, 2020

Abate by

Mar 16, 2020

Penalty

Initial $12,145 · Current $6,073 Reduced

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:  On or about August 16, 2019, in the chemical storage tanks area north of the main workshop, containers of chemicals such as but not limited to detergent perfumes were not labeled.

Issued

Feb 14, 2020

Abate by

Mar 16, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s)  On or about August 16, 2019, safety data sheets were not available for the chemical products stored in the storage tanks area north of the main workshop.

Issued

Feb 14, 2020

Abate by

Mar 16, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2): Exit access(es) were not at least 28 inches (71.1 cm) wide at all points.  On or about August 16, 2019, the exit access into/out of the Case Erector on Line 6 was approximately 22 inches wide, restricting egress during an emergency evacuation.

Issued

Feb 14, 2020

Abate by

May 11, 2020

Penalty

Initial $12,145 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1048(d)(1)(i): Employees of a workplace covered by this standard were not monitored to determine their exposure to formaldehyde:    On or about August 16, 2019, the employer did not monitor employees to determine the level of exposure to formaldehyde in the production workshop where totes of formaldehyde were stored and used.