OSHA Inspection: PROINLOSA ENERGY CORPORATION

Issued

Jul 22, 2022

Abate by

Aug 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $7,252 · Current $3,626 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:  On or about April 7, 2022, and at times prior thereto, throughout the facility where main walkways to exit routes were blocked with pallets of material.

Issued

Jul 22, 2022

Abate by

Aug 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,801 · Current $2,901 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.157(c)(1):Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries:  On or about April 7, 2022, and at times prior thereto, in the welding and grinding area of facility where there was a portable fire extinguisher surrounded by pallets of material without being accessible.

Issued

Jul 22, 2022

Abate by

Aug 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $10,151 · Current $5,076 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 April 20, 2016, and at times prior thereto:      a. In the machining area, employees were using a TruBend brand 5230 press break, identified by the employer as PB1, without a guard to protect employees from the point of operation.         b. In the machining area, employees were using a TruBend brand 5085 press break, identified by the employer as PB2, without a guard to protect employees from the point of operation.    c. In the machining area, employees using a unknown brand roll bender, identified by the employer as LR1, without a guard to protect employees from the point of operation.  d. In the machining area, employees using a Roundo brand pipe bender, identified by the employer as R1, without a guard to protect employees from the point of operation.  e. In the machining area, employees using a Dayton brand drill press, identified by the employer as D1, without a guard to protect employees from the point of operation.  f. In the machining area, employees using a Porter Cable brand drill press, identified by the employer as D2, without a guard to protect employees from the point of operation.  g. In the machining area, employees using a Mek Verkstad brand drill press, identified by the employer as D3, without a guard to protect employees from the point of operation.

Issued

Jul 22, 2022

Abate by

Aug 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $7,252 · Current $3,626 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:  On or about April 20, 2022, in the machining area, employees using a S-20 Hydromech brand horizontal band saw without a guard to protect employees from the unused portion of the blade.

Issued

Jul 22, 2022

Abate by

Aug 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $7,252 · Current $3,626 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:  On or about April 7, 2022, in the welding area, employees were using a metal plug receptacle outlet box wired to a flexible electrical cord in place of an extension cord without the box being permanently mounted as required in listing and labeling instructions.

Issued

Jul 22, 2022

Abate by

Aug 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i): Conductors entering cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not protected from abrasion, and openings through which conductors enter were not effectively closed:  On or about April 7, 2022, in the welding area, employees were using a metal plug receptacle outlet box wired to a flexible electrical cord in place of an extension cord without the flexible cord being protected from abrasion or having the opening where the conductor wires entered effectively closed.

Issued

Jul 22, 2022

Abate by

Aug 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $1,450 · Current $724 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3): Each recordable injury or illness was not entered on the OSHA 300 Log and/or an incident report (OSHA Form 301or equivalent) within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occurred:  On or about April 7, 2022, at the facility, six employees with injuries resulting in days away from work were not listed on the 2022 OSHA 300 Log or an OSHA form 301 within seven calendar days of the employer receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occurred.

Issued

Jul 22, 2022

Abate by

Aug 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent:  On or about April 20, 2022, in the welding and grinding area, employees were exposed to noise at eight hour time weighted averages between 90.0 and 93.7 decibels before an effective hearing conservation program had been implemented.

Issued

Jul 22, 2022

Abate by

Aug 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(a)(3)(i): Places of employment were not kept clean to the extent that the nature of the work allowed:  On or about April 20, 2022, and at times prior thereto, in the employee break room where a window unit air conditioner was installed into a wall and exhaust air vented into the employees break room causing condensation and mold.

Issued

Jul 22, 2022

Abate by

Aug 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace:     On or about April 20, 2022, and at times prior thereto, when employees in the facility were required to operate forklifts while moving material without having been trained and evaluated to ensure they could do so safely.