OSHA Inspection: SHINHWA AUTO USA CORP.

Issued

2021-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3121.00 · Current $2100.00 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:  a) facility; on April 1, 2021 and times prior the employer exposed employees to amputation and crushed by hazards by not instituting a  program consisting of energy control procedures (LO/TO).

Issued

2021-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2340.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1):The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  a) facility; on April 1, 2021 and times prior the employer exposed employees to chemical hazards in that he did not provide a written Hazardous Communication Program in order to protect employees from hazardous materials such as oils, lubricates, aluminum, and cleaning solvents.

Issued

2021-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:   a) facility; on April 1, 2021 and times prior the employer exposed employees to chemical hazards in that he did not provide training as part of a written Hazardous Communication Program in order to protect employees from hazardous materials such as, but not limited to, oils, lubricates, aluminum, and cleaning solvents.

Issued

2021-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.38(a): 29 CFR 1910.38(a): The employer did not have an emergency action plan as required by an OSHA standard.  The requirements in this section apply to each such emergency action plan.   a) facility; on April 1, 2021 and times prior the employer exposed employees to chemical hazards in that he did not provide an emergency action plan in order to protect employees from hazardous events such as, but not limited to, fires, inclement weather, and medical emergencies. The facility has a furnace that melts aluminum in order to cast auto parts.

Issued

2021-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.38(e): 29 CFR 1910.38(e): The employer did not train employees to assist in a safe and orderly evacuation of other employees.   a) facility; on April 1, 2021 and times prior the employer exposed employees to hazards in that he did not train employees on the components of an emergency action plan in order to protect employees from hazardous events such as, but not limited to, fires, inclement weather, and medical emergencies. The facility has a furnace that melts aluminum in order to cast auto parts.

Issued

2021-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(1):The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):  a) facility; on April 1, 2021 and times prior the employer exposed employees to safety hazards by failing to document that a workplace assessment to determine the hazards, and the necessary personal protective equipment required for the task, had been performed.