OSHA Inspection: TOKAI CARBON GE LLC

Issued

2022-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14502.00 · Current $14502.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces:  In the auger pit at the Phoenix machine, employees were instructed to collect graphite dust samples in a permit space that did not have posted danger signs.

Issued

2022-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(c)(3):  When the employer decided its employees would not enter permit spaces, the employer did not take effective measures to prevent its employees from entering the permit spaces:   In the auger pit at the Phoenix machine, employees were instructed to collect graphite dust samples in a permit space that did not have posted danger signs.

Issued

2022-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14502.00 · Current $14502.00

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:  On the Phoenix machine, employees engaged in collecting graphite dust samples from the auger trough in the pit on the west side of the machine were exposed to the augers rotating and moving parts. The employer did not ensure a specific hazardous energy control procedure was developed, documented, and utilized.