OSHA Inspection: BLACK LION PRODUCTS, LLC

Issued

2020-01-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9282.00 · Current $3710.00 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:    On or about December 3, 2019 the employer failed to evaluate the workplace for confined spaces which may be permit-required. The employer has a dust collection system which employees can bodily enter to change and correct the filter system. The dust collection filter and bagging system is a permit-required confined space.

Issued

2020-01-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 December 3, 2019 the employer failed to ensure that a written permit space entry program was developed and implemented prior to employees entering a permit-required confined space. Employees were tasked with bodily entering the dust collection filter and bagging system.

Issued

2020-01-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9282.00 · Current $3710.00 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:    On or about December 3, 2019 the employer failed to establish and implement a program for the control of hazardous energies when employees were tasked with servicing and maintaining equipment at the worksite. Equipment includes but is not limited to metal cutting tables and presses. Hazardous energies present on equipment includes but is not limited to electrical, mechanical, thermal, gravitational, and hydraulic.

Issued

2020-01-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6630.00 · Current $2657.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    On or about December 3, 2019 the employer failed to ensure that employees tasked with operating powered industrial fork trucks within the facility had received training prior to the operation of them.

Issued

2020-01-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6630.00 · Current $2657.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2): Frequent inspections of the cranes were not performed at intervals as generally defined in paragraph (j)(1)(ii)(a) of this section or as specifically indicated:    On or about December 3, 2019 the employer failed to ensure that the 10 ton overhead cranes available and utilized by employees had received frequent inspections as required. The employer had not performed monthly crane inspections.

Issued

2020-01-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(3): Complete inspections of the cranes were not performed at intervals as generally defined in paragraph (j)(1)(ii)(b) of this section, depending upon its activity, severity of service, and environment, or as specifically indicated below. These inspections did not include the requirements of paragraph (j)(2) of this section and in addition, the following items. Any deficiencies such as listed shall be carefully examined and determination made as to whether they constitute a safety hazard:    On or about December 3, 2019 the employer failed to ensure that annual inspections of the 10 ton overhead cranes in use in the facility had been performed.

Issued

2020-01-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6630.00 · Current $2650.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(e)(3)(i): A thorough periodic inspection of alloy steel chain slings was not made on a regular basis and/or were done at intervals greater than once every 12 months:    On or about December 3, 2019 the employer failed to ensure that periodic inspections of the alloy steel chains in use or available for use by employees in the facility had been performed. Inspections had not been performed in over a year as they had not been done prior to the inspection at all.

Issued

2020-01-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9282.00 · Current $3710.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):    On or about December 3, 2019 the employer failed to ensure that effective machine guarding was in place to protect employees from the hazardous area of the Cincinnati 400 ton press brake.  The press brake was operated by foot pedal without the use any other type of additional guarding. Additionally, the rear of the press brake was not guarded and able to be accessed by personnel.

Issued

2020-01-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5304.00 · Current $2122.00 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 December 3, 2019 the employer failed to ensure that a 480v electrical control switch panel contained a cover to protect employees from the exposed electrical conductive wiring.