OSHA Inspection: THREADED SCREW PRODUCTS CO INC

Issued

2023-03-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4465.00 · Current $2902.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(1)(i): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or likely to be present, and did not select and have each affected employee use the types of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that would protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the workplace hazard assessment:  a) 230 Barley Sheaf Road, Thorndale, PA 19372  - The employer did not conduct a hazard assessment and ensure that the proper hand and eye protection was used by employees refilling forklift batteries with water, thereby exposing employees to sulfuric acid.  Condition noted on or about September 14, 2022

Issued

2023-03-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4465.00 · Current $2902.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching of flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:   a) 230 Barley Sheaf Road, Thorndale, PA 19372 - On or about September 13, 2022, the employer did not ensure eyewash facilities were provided within the work area for immediate emergency use where an employee is exposed to corrosive materials, such as sulfuric acid.

Issued

2023-03-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $4063.00 Reduced

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, practical training, and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace:  a) 230 Barley Sheaf Road, Thorndale, PA 19372 - On or about September 13, 2022, the employer did not ensure that powered industrial truck operators had successfully completed a combination of formal instruction and practical training to operating such equipment, thereby exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2023-03-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(4)(iii): The employer did no ensure that each power industrial truck operator was competent to operate a power industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by successful completion of evaluation performances at least once every three years:  a) 230 Barley Sheaf Road, Thorndale, PA 19372 - On or about September 13, 2022, the employer did not ensure that powered industrial truck operators had received an evaluation performances at least once every three years, thereby exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2023-03-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4465.00 · Current $2902.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which described how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200 paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training would be met:  a) 230 Barley Sheaf Road, Thorndale, PA 19372 - On or about September 13, 2022, the employer did not develop, implement, and maintain a written hazard communication program at the workplace, thereby exposing employees to hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, sulfuric acid contained in battery acid.

Issued

2023-03-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  a) 230 Barley Sheaf Road, Thorndale, PA 19372 - On or about September 13, 2022, the employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical to include, but not limited to, sulfuric acid, thereby exposing employees to chemical hazards.