OSHA Inspection: TAV HOLDINGS, INC.

Issued

Jun 3, 2022

Abate by

Jul 15, 2022

Penalty

Initial $10,256 · Current $8,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i):  Except as provided elsewhere in this section 29 CFR 1910.28, the employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the systems described in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i):  a) Dock Pit: On December 6, 2021, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to fall and drowning hazards, in that the employer did not provide a fall protection system for employees who work around the approximately 6-foot-deep wastewater treatment pits.

Issued

Jun 3, 2022

Abate by

Jul 15, 2022

Penalty

Initial $8,204 · Current $6,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(11)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each flight of stairs having at least 3 treads and at least 4 risers is equipped with stair rail systems and handrails as described in 29 CFR 1910.28 Table D-2-Stairway Handrail Requirements.   a) Dock Pit: On December 6, 2021, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards of approximately 4.75 feet in height, in that; a section of the top rail of the stairway next to the clarifier was missing as employees used the stairs to reach the top of the tank.

Issued

Jun 3, 2022

Abate by

Jul 15, 2022

Penalty

Initial $10,256 · Current $8,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.29(b)(1): The employer did not ensure that  guardrail systems met the requirement that the top edge height of top rails, or equivalent guardrail system members, that are 42 inches (107 cm), plus or minus 3 inches (8 cm), above the walking-working surface. The top edge height may exceed 45 inches (114 cm), provided the guardrail system meets all other criteria of paragraph (b) of this section (see Figure D11 of this section).  a) Processing Area, Exterior: On December 6, 2021, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards of approximately 10 feet in height, in that; a section of the top rail on the guardrail system around the star screen was  missing as employees worked on the platform of the machine.

Issued

Jun 3, 2022

Abate by

Jul 15, 2022

Penalty

Initial $6,153 · Current $6,153

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.29(g)(1): The employer did not ensure that cages and wells installed on fixed ladders are designed, constructed, and maintained to permit easy access to, and egress from, the ladder that they enclose (see Figures D-14 and D-15 of this section).  a) Processing Area, Exterior: On December 6, 2021, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards of approximately 6 feet in height, in that; the cages around the fixed ladders on the star screen had warped and damaged hoops and verticals, impeding easy access and egress as employees used the ladders to access the platforms around the machine.

Issued

Jun 3, 2022

Abate by

Jul 15, 2022

Penalty

Initial $8,204 · Current $6,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.37(a)(3):Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:  a) Warehouse, North Wall: On December 6, 2021, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to fire and respiratory hazards in that the emergency exit route at the north wall of the warehouse was obstructed as employees work in the area to store and retrieve finished products.   b) Warehouse, East Wall: On December 6, 2021, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to fire and respiratory hazards in that the emergency exit route at the south wall of the warehouse was obstructed as employees work in the area to store and retrieve finished products and to fabricate machine components.  c) Processing Area: On December 6, 2021, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to fire and struck-by hazards in that an emergency exit route required employees to travel underneath  a low configured conveyor belt system to include its casing, of the rotary dryer.

Issued

Jun 3, 2022

Abate by

Jul 15, 2022

Penalty

Initial $8,204 · Current $6,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.37(b)(4):Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent:  a) Processing Area: On December 6, 2021, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to fire and respiratory hazards, in that; there were no signs posted along the exit access to indicate the direction of travel to the exits that are obscured by the rotary dryer and the eddy current machines as employees operate the processing equipment in this area.

Issued

Jun 3, 2022

Abate by

Jul 15, 2022

Penalty

Initial $8,204 · Current $6,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.37(b)(6):Each exit sign was not illuminated to a surface value of at least five foot-candles (54 lux) by a reliable light source and be distinctive in color:  a) Warehouse, East Wall: On December 6, 2021, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to fire and respiratory hazards in that the exit sign over the emergency exit door at the east wall of the warehouse was not illuminated as employees worked in the area.  b) Processing Area, Emergency Exit Nearest the Star Strainer Machine: On December 6, 2021, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to fire and respiratory hazards in that the exit sign pointing to the emergency exit door nearest the rotary dryer was not illuminated as employees worked in the area.

Issued

Jun 3, 2022

Abate by

Jul 29, 2022

Penalty

Initial $14,357 · Current $11,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(ii): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, including, but not limited to Items of this section:   a) Processing Area, Interior and Exterior: On December 7, 2021, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to hazards that could result in amputations, in that; the employer's energy control procedures did not specify how to turn off and isolate energy sources for equipment in the processing area, including the hammer mill, eddy current lines, and ball mills as employees performed maintenance activities on them, including cleaning and applying grease to the inner components and conducting electrical work on them.

Issued

Jun 3, 2022

Abate by

Jul 29, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.333(b)(2)(i): The employer did not maintain a written copy of the procedures outlined in paragraph (b)(2) of 29 CFR 1910.333 and did not make it available for inspection by the Assistant Secretary of Labor and his or her authorized representatives:   a) Throughout Facility: On December 7, 2021, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to electrical hazards, in that; the employer did not develop and document energy control procedures as electricians performed rewiring and repair activities on fixed electrical equipment.

Issued

Jun 3, 2022

Abate by

Jul 15, 2022

Penalty

Initial $14,357 · Current $11,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A):Authorized employee(s) did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation:  a) Throughout Facility, including the Production Building, Warehouse, and Fabrication Shop: On December 7, 2021, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to hazards that could result in amputations, in that; the employer did not provide training to authorized employees on the applicable hazardous energy sources on the machinery and electrical equipment that employees perform maintenance activities on, including cleaning and applying grease to inner machine components and conducting electrical work on them.

Issued

Jun 3, 2022

Abate by

Jul 29, 2022

Penalty

Initial $14,357 · Current $11,600 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:   a) Fabrication Shop: On December 6, 2021, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to caught in and struck by hazards, in that; the area around the rotating chuck and bit of a Dayton 20" 5PHC4 drill press (serial no. 041200017) was unguarded,  as employees used it to fabricate machine parts.  b) Processing Area, Interior: On March 9, 2022, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to caught-in hazards via nip points, and rotating parts, in that; tail pulleys of multiple conveyor belt systems  on the large and small ball mill lines were unguarded, as employees operate the machines and clean excess scrap product from underneath them.  c) Processing Area, Interior: On March 9, 2022, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to caught-in hazards via nip points, and rotating parts, in that; tail pulleys of multiple conveyor belt systems  on the water table lines were unguarded, as employees operate the machines and clean excess scrap product from underneath them.  d) Processing Area, Interior: On March 9, 2022, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to caught-in hazards via nip points, and rotating parts, in that; tail pulleys of multiple conveyor belt systems  on the eddy current lines were unguarded, as employees operate the machines and clean excess scrap product from underneath them.  e) Processing Area, Interior: On March 9, 2022, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to caught-in hazards via nip points, and rotating parts, in that; tail pulleys of multiple conveyor belt systems  on the rotary dryer line were unguarded, as employees operate the machines and clean excess scrap product from underneath them.  f) Processing Area, Exterior: On December 16, 2022, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to caught-in hazards via nip points, and rotating parts, in that; the tail pulley at the feed point for the hammer mill was unguarded as employees cleaned excess scrap product from underneath it.  g) Processing Area, Exterior: On December 6, 2022, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to caught-in hazards via nip points, and rotating parts, in that; tail pulleys of multiple conveyor belt systems  on the trommel were unguarded, as employees operate the machine and clean excess scrap product from underneath it.

Issued

Jun 3, 2022

Abate by

Jul 15, 2022

Penalty

Initial $6,153 · Current $4,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(b):Machine(s) designed for fixed location(s) were not securely anchored to prevent walking or moving:  a) Fabrication Shop: On December 6, 2021, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to caught in and struck by hazards, in that; the Dayton 20" 5PHC4 drill press (serial no. 041200017) was not securely anchored to the floor to prevent walking or moving,  as employees used it to fabricate machine parts.

Issued

Jun 3, 2022

Abate by

Jul 29, 2022

Penalty

Initial $8,204 · Current $6,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.219(d)(1):Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):  a) Dock Pit/Wastewater Treatment Area: On December 6, 2021, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to hazards that could result in amputations, in that pulleys on the pump motor of the wastewater treatment system were unguarded as employees operated the system.  b) Processing Area, Interior: On March 9, 2022, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to hazards that could result in amputations, in that pulleys on the eddy current and water table lines were unguarded as employees operate the machines and clean excess scrap product from underneath them.

Issued

Jun 3, 2022

Abate by

Jul 15, 2022

Penalty

Initial $10,256 · Current $8,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2):Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:  a) CNC Room: On December 6, 2021, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to electrical hazards in that the circuits of the Siemens electrical panel were unlabeled as employees performed electrical and maintenance work using them.  b) Fabrication Shop: On December 6, 2021, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to electrical hazards,  in that; the circuits of the electrical panels were unlabeled as employees performed electrical and maintenance work using them.

Issued

Jun 3, 2022

Abate by

Jul 15, 2022

Penalty

Initial $14,357 · Current $11,350 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):  a) Dock Pit: On December 6, 2021, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to electrical hazards of 480 volts, in that; the enclosure of the control panel for the water pump was damaged such that the interior, including conductors, were exposed as employees operated it.  b) Fabrication Shop: On December 6, 2021, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to electrical hazards of 480 volts, in that; the front enclosures of the live electrical panels in the fabrication shop were removed or missing, leaving conductors unprotected.  c) Processing Area: On December 6, 2021, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to electrical hazards of 480 volts, in that; the front enclosures of the live electrical panels behind the dewatering machine were removed or missing, leaving conductors unprotected.

Issued

Jun 3, 2022

Abate by

Jul 15, 2022

Penalty

Initial $14,357 · Current $11,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(e)(1):Cabinets, cutout boxes, fittings, boxes, and panelboard enclosures in damp or wet locations were not installed to prevent moisture or water from entering and accumulating within the enclosures:  a) Processing Area: On December 6, 2021, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to electrical hazards up to 480 volts, in that; the electrical cabinets located behind the dewatering machine were not installed to resist the accumulation of water.

Issued

Jun 3, 2022

Abate by

Jul 15, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(4)(iii):An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:  a) Fabrication Shop: On December 6, 2021, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards in that the employer did not evaluate the performance of forklift operators every three years as they used the vehicles to transport materials and machine parts.