OSHA Inspection: COLUMBUS MITSUBISHI NORTH

Issued

Sep 6, 2022

Abate by

Sep 26, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,144 · Current $2,072 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.101(b): The in-plant handling, storage, and utilization of all compressed gases in cylinders, portable tanks, rail tankcars, or motor vehicle cargo tanks were not in accordance with Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet P-1-1965, which is incorporated by reference as specified in CFR 1910.6:   a.	On or about August 8, 2022, the employer did not ensure that the compressed gas cylinders located in the machine room were handled and stored in accordance with the Compressed Gas Association (CGA) Pamphlet P-1-1965 due to no poster to display the names of the gases stored (3.3.2), Oxygen, acetylene and nitrogen cylinders stored together without separation (3.3.3), fully charged and empty compressed gas cylinders stored together (3.3.4), and cylinders were stored near open containers of flammable oils and solvents (3.3.6).

Issued

Sep 6, 2022

Abate by

Sep 30, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,315 · Current $1,658 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.  On or about August 8, 2022, the employer did not provide machine guarding for the brake lathe used by maintenance technicians in the machine room, which exposed employees to struck-by and caught-in hazards at the lathe's rotating parts.

Issued

Sep 6, 2022

Abate by

Sep 26, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,972 · Current $2,486 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.244(a)(2)(vi)(a):Each jack used constantly or intermittently at a single locality  was not thoroughly inspected at least once every six months:  a.  On or about August 8, 2022, the employer did not perform inspections on a pump jack that was routinely used by employees in the maintenance room, thereby exposing them to struck-by hazards from malfunctioning equipment.

Issued

Sep 6, 2022

Abate by

Sep 26, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,315 · Current $1,658 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:  a. On or about August 8, 2022, the employer did not ensure that unused knockouts in the light switch box in the machine room were covered, which exposed employees to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

Sep 6, 2022

Abate by

Sep 26, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,315 · Current $1,658 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(g)(1)(iv): Flexible cords and/ or cables were used for purposes prohibited by paragraphs (A), (B), and (E) of 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv):  a. On or about August 8, 2022, the employer used a flexible electric cord to connect two water compressor drain pumps to an outlet in the machine room, running the cord up and over a wall in a permanent manner which exposed employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

Sep 6, 2022

Abate by

Sep 26, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,315 · Current $1,658 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. On and preceding August 8, 2022, the employer did not develop, implement and maintain a hazard communication program to ensure that workplace chemicals were labeled, safety data sheets were accessible to employees, and employees were trained on chemical hazards at the time of their initial assignment, exposing employees to chemical hazards while routinely working with oils, solvents, and compressed gases.

Issued

Sep 6, 2022

Abate by

Sep 26, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.22(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that all places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition:  a.  On or about August 8, 2022, the employer did not ensure that the walking-working surfaces of the service center's machine room were kept in a clean condition, which exposed employees to slip, trip, and fall hazards from debris, equipment, and puddles of liquid.

Issued

Sep 6, 2022

Abate by

Sep 26, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.22(a)(2): The employer did not ensure that the  floor of each workroom is maintained in a clean and, to the extent feasible, in a dry condition:  a.  On or about August 8, 2022, the employer did not ensure that the walking-working surfaces of the service center's machine room were kept dry condition, which exposed employees to slip, trip, and fall hazards from visibly wet and soiled floors and open containers of liquid.