OSHA Inspection: HUESTIS MACHINE CORPORATION

Issued

2024-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-01-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9680.00 · Current $4840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use.                 (a) Production Area Paint Booth: On or about 6/28/24, the employer did not fully implement their respiratory protection program, in that employees were not medically evaluated and cleared to wear a respirator, employees were not fit tested on the respirator they were utilizing, and employees were not trained in respiratory protection.

Issued

2024-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-01-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace.  (a) Production Area Paint Booth: On or about 06/28/2024, employees were potentially exposed to respiratory type illnesses from utilizing a tight-fitting respirator without being medically evaluated and cleared to do so.

Issued

2024-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-01-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator.  (a) Production Area Paint Booth: On or about 06/28/2024 the employer did not ensure that employees who are required to utilize tight-fitting face piece respirators, were fit tested prior to their initial use.

Issued

2024-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-01-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11292.00 · Current $5646.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.  (a) Production Area: On or about 6/28/24, the employer did not implement a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to prevent the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy during servicing or maintenance of machines.

Issued

2024-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-01-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section.   (a) Production Area: On or about 6/28/2024, procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy, in that the employer did not have machine-specific lockout/tag-out procedures.

Issued

2024-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-01-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8067.00 · Current $4034.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not 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) Establishment: On or about 6/28/24, the employer could not provide documents or records indicating that each powered industrial truck operator had completed training and an operator evaluation.

Issued

2024-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-01-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6453.00 · Current $3227.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program that included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii).  (a) Production Area: On or about 6/28/2024, the employer had not fully implemented a written hazard communication program that included the requirements of 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii) for the protection of employees utilizing hazardous chemicals.

Issued

2024-11-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-01-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $906.00 · Current $453.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv): The bloodborne pathogens exposure control plan was not reviewed and updated at least annually.  (a) Establishment: On or about 6/28/24, the employer did not ensure that the bloodborne pathogens program was reviewed or updated annually as required.

Issued

2024-08-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-10-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1613.00 · Current $1613.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.41(a)(1)(i) - The employer had more than 20, and less than 249 employees, during calendar year 2023 and is classified in an industry listed in appendix A to subpart E of this part, and did not electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses to OSHA or OSHA's designee. You must submit the information once a year, no later than the date listed in paragraph (c) of this section of the year after the calendar year covered by the form.   (a) At the establishment: On or about 6/28/2024, the employer did not electronically submit the information from their OSHA Form 300A for calendar year 2023, or equivalent, into the Injury Tracking Application (ITA) system by March 2, 2024.  The establishment employed 26 employees during calendar year 2023 and is classified within NAICS 332710 - Machine Shops.