OSHA Inspection: EVS METAL PENNSYLVANIA, INC.

Issued

2021-06-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-06-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3121.00 · Current $2184.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment:  (a) Production area - Employees were exposed to eye hazards from metal shards and chemical splashes and were not provided or required to wear eye protection, on or about May 4, 2021.  Abatement Certification Required

Issued

2021-06-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-06-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.133(a)(1):Protective eye equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment:  (a) Production area - Employees were exposed to eye hazards from metal shards and chemical splashes and were not provided or required to wear eye protection, on or about May 4, 2021.  Abatement certification required.

Issued

2021-06-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3901.00 · Current $2730.00 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)Production area - Employees changing dies were exposed to hazardous stored energy from not having an established energy control program, on or about May 4, 2021.  Abatement Certification Required.

Issued

2021-06-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  (a)Production area - Employees changing dies were exposed to hazardous stored energy from not having established energy control procedures for the Amada RG-3512 Press Brake, on or about May 4, 2021.  Abatement Certification Required.

Issued

2021-06-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3121.00 · Current $2184.00 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:  (a) Production area - Employees were exposed to the corrosive chemical ethanolamine (Rustlick SYN-KOOL) and an eye wash station was not within their work area for immediate emergency use, on or about May 4, 2021.  Abatement Certification Required.

Issued

2021-06-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-07-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3121.00 · Current $2184.00 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) Production area - Employees were exposed to chemicals such as but not limited to ethanolamine (Rustlick SYN-KOOL) and acetone, and a hazard communication program had not been developed, on or about May 4, 2021.  Abatement Certification Required.

Issued

2021-06-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-06-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3121.00 · Current $2184.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.  (a) Production area - Employees were exposed to chemicals such as but not limited to ethanolamine (Rustlick SYN-KOOL) and acetone, safety data sheets were not available in the workplace, on or about May 4, 2021.  Abatement Certification Required.

Issued

2021-06-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-07-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3121.00 · Current $2184.00 Reduced

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) Production area - Employees were exposed to chemicals such as but not limited to ethanolamine (Rustlick SYN-KOOL) and acetone without being provided effective information and training, on or about May 4, 2021.  Abatement Certification Required.