OSHA Inspection: ROTARY PRODUCTS INC.

Issued

Jun 8, 2023

Abate by

Jul 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,687 · Current $2,812 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(2)(ii): In addition, the employer must establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily is medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator is cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user. Exception: Employers are not required to include in a written respiratory protection program those employees whose only use of respirators involves the voluntary use of filtering facepieces (dust masks).   a. On or about March 17, 2023, the employer did not develop and implement a respirator protection program for employees who were wearing respirators voluntarily.

Issued

Jun 8, 2023

Abate by

Jul 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(2)(i): An employer may provide respirators at the request of employees or permit employees to use their own respirators, if the employer determines that such respirator use will not in itself create a hazard. If the employer determines that any voluntary respirator use is permissible, the employer shall provide the respirator users with the information contained in Appendix D to this section ("Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard"); and  a. On or about March 17, 2023, the employer did not provide employees who were voluntarily wearing respiratory protection with the information contained in Appendix D of the Respiratory Protection Standard.

Issued

Jun 8, 2023

Abate by

Jul 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(e)(1): General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.   a. On or about March 17, 2023, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation for employees who were wearing tight-fitting respirators voluntarily.

Issued

Jun 8, 2023

Abate by

Jul 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $3,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).  a. On or before March 17, 2023, the employer did not develop and implement a training program for employees who were operating forklifts.

Issued

Jun 8, 2023

Abate by

Jun 27, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,938 · Current $6,563 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 March 17, 2023, in the East High Building, the employer did not ensure that the unused portion of the blade on the Edge Saw Manufacturing Company Band Saw (Model E-2, Serial # 1237) was guarded.

Issued

Jun 8, 2023

Abate by

Jul 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,687 · Current $2,812 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:  a. On or before March 17, 2023, the employer did not develop and implement a hazard communication program for employees exposed to hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, Xylene, Toluene, and SHER-KEM Metal Finishing Enamel.

Issued

Jun 8, 2023

Abate by

Jul 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(8): The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s). (Electronic access and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the safety data sheets are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate employee access in each workplace are created by such options.)   a. On or before March 17, 2023, the employer did not maintain safety data sheets at the workplace for hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, Xylene, Toluene, and SHER-KEM Metal Finishing Enamel.

Issued

Jun 8, 2023

Abate by

Jul 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 March 17, 2023, the employer did not provide hazard communication training for employees exposed to hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, Xylene, Toluene, and SHER-KEM Metal Finishing Enamel.

Issued

Jun 8, 2023

Abate by

Jul 13, 2023

Penalty

Initial $1,562 · Current $937 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.29(a): Basic requirement. You must use OSHA 300, 300-A, and 301 forms, or equivalent forms, for recordable injuries and illnesses. The OSHA 300 form is called the Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, the 300-A is the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, and the OSHA 301 form is called the Injury and Illness Incident Report.  a. On or before March 17, 2023, the employer did not complete the OSHA 300 log, 300A summary forms, or 301 forms for injuries and illnesses in the workplace.

Issued

Jun 8, 2023

Abate by

Jun 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(2):The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.  a. On or before March 17, 2023, the employer did not certify that the workplace hazard assessment that determined the necessary PPE in the workplace was completed.

Issued

Jun 8, 2023

Abate by

Jun 27, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(j)(2)(iv): A receptacle installed in a wet or damp location shall be suitable for the location.  a. On or about March 17, 2023, a roof leak was present in the facility which was causing water to run down the wall near an electrical receptacle that was not suitable for wet locations.