OSHA Inspection: PHOENIX/ELECTROTEK, LLC

Issued

2022-12-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10151.00 · Current $7106.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(1):Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.  a. On or about October 4, 2022, the employer did not ensure that ingoing nip points on the rotating spools of wire on the Striping Machine were guarded.   b. On or about October 4, 2022, the employer did not ensure that the point of operation on the Wardell B10 Braiding Machine was guarded.

Issued

2022-12-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-02-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $3046.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1):Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.  a. On or before October 4, 2022, the employer did not provide employees with training on the hazards of chemicals in their workplace such as, but not limited to, acetone.