OSHA Inspection: CORRELL, INC.

Issued

Dec 20, 2022

Abate by

Feb 1, 2023

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iv)(d):  Flammable liquids were not drawn from or transferred into vessels, containers, or portable tanks within a building only through a closed piping system, from safety cans, by means of a device drawing through the top, or from a container or portable tanks by gravity through an approved self-closing valve:  On or about August 24, 2023, in the paint storage room employees were dispensing gray and black enamel paints, with flash points of less than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, through metal pipes equipped with ball valves that were not self-closing.

Issued

Dec 20, 2022

Abate by

Jan 18, 2023

Penalty

Initial $8,702 · Current $4,351 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(6):  The employer did not determine the employee's ability to use a respirator through a medical evaluation and the frequency of evaluations:  In the painting department an employee who donned a 3M half-face respirator with organic filter cartridges while spray painting parts was not medically cleared to wear the respirator.

Issued

Dec 20, 2022

Abate by

Jan 18, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  In the painting department an employee donned a 3M half-face respirator with organic filter cartridges while spray painting parts without being fit-tested prior to wearing a respirator.

Issued

Dec 20, 2022

Abate by

Jan 18, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A):  Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:   In the painting department a bearded employee donned a 3M half-face respirator with organic cartridges while spray painting parts.

Issued

Dec 20, 2022

Penalty

Initial $10,151 · Current $5,076 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(1): Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazard(s) created by:  On or about June 22, 2022, at the P. R. Machinery tube bending machine, serial number 44367-76384, employees were operating the machine without a guard.

Issued

Dec 20, 2022

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): On offhand grinding machines, work rests were not used to support the work and/or were not kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage.    (a)  On or about August 24, 2022, in the production department, employees used the Dayton, model 22341N pedestal grinder without a tool rest on the left grinding stone to sharpen tools.  (b)  On or about August 24, 2022, in the production department, employees used the Dayton, model 22341N pedestal grinder to sharpen tools and the tool rest on the right grinding stone was measured to be approximately 15/16ths of an inch away from the stone.

Issued

Dec 20, 2022

Abate by

Jan 18, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9):  Guard for abrasive wheel machine where the operator stands in front of the machine was not constructed so that the peripheral protecting member could be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel:    On or about August 24, 2022, in the production department, employees used the Dayton, model 22341N double sided pedestal grinder to sharpen tools without a tongue guard on either side to protect them from materials thrown out from the grinder.

Issued

Dec 20, 2022

Abate by

Jan 18, 2023

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.219(c)(2)(i):  All exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform were not protected by stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s) enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting:  At the Yoder roll forming machine, the power transmission shaft that transferred power from the motor was not enclosed.

Issued

Dec 20, 2022

Penalty

Initial $7,252 · Current $3,626 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):   At the Yoder roll forming machine, the two pulleys that carried the three v-belts that transferred power from the motor to the power transmission shaft were not enclosed or otherwise guarded.

Issued

Dec 20, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.219(e)(3)(i):  Vertical or inclined belt(s) were not enclosed by guard(s) conforming to the requirements specified at 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):   At the Yoder roll forming machine, the three v-belts that transferred power from the motor to the power transmission shaft were not enclosed or otherwise guarded.

Issued

Dec 20, 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 September 21, 2022, in the production department by the Chicago, Dries & Krump brake press, an employee was using a floor fan that was plugged into an electrical box with pre-punched knockouts affixed to the end of a flexible cord.

Issued

Dec 20, 2022

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5):  The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent, continuous, and effective:   On or about September 21, 2022, in the production department by the Chicago, Dries & Krump brake press, the flexible cord was missing the ground pin from the male connector.

Issued

Dec 20, 2022

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.39(a)(2):  The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in a hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye:   On or about June 22, 2022, at the P. R. Machinery tube bending machine, an employee suffered a finger amputation while operating the machine.  The employer did not notify OSHA of the work-related amputation.