OSHA Inspection: DOUBLE-E, INC.

Issued

2012-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck by and/or crushed-by hazards:     This violation occurred on June 06, 2012, and at times prior thereto, in the fabrication and assembly area, the pendant controls to the Dayton 2-ton overhead hoist model 4Z x 22 (3092866-1) did not have legible function labels exposing employees to struck-by and/or crushed-by hazards.

Issued

2012-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1):     A continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.95(c) through (n) was not instituted when employee noise exposures equaled or exceeded an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (TWA) of 85 dBA:    This violation occurred on June 06, 2012, in the sandblasting room of the manufacturing facility, where employees were exposed to continuous noise level at 100.8% of the allowable 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (85 dBA). The equivalent dBA level of 100.8% is approximately 90.1 dBA. The sampling was performed for 440 minutes during one shift on June 08, 2012.

Issued

2012-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(k)(1):     The employer did not institute a training program for all employees who are exposed to noise at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, and did not ensure employee participation in such program:    This violation occurred on June 06, 2012 and at times prior thereto, in the sandblasting room of the manufacturing facility, the employer did not provide training to employees whose noise exposure equaled or exceeded an 8-hour TWA of 85 decibels.

Issued

2012-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(l)(1):     The employer did not make available to affected employees or their representatives copies of this standard and did not also post a copy in the workplace:    This violation occurred on June 06, 2012 and at times prior thereto, in the sandblasting room of the manufacturing facility, the employer did not post a copy of the standard for employees exposed to daily noise levels above an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 85 decibels.

Issued

2012-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1):     The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures:    This violation occurred on June 06, 2012 and at times prior thereto, in the sandblasting room of the production facility, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program for employees wearing respirators to perform spraying operations in the facility.

Issued

2012-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-06 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 employees ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    This violation occurred on June 06, 2012 and at times prior thereto, in the sandblasting room of the production facility, the employer did not provide medical evaluation for employees required to use respirators.

Issued

2012-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2):     The employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirators is fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter:     This violation occurred on June 06, 2012, in the manufacturing facility, where an employee required to use a respirator was not fit tested prior to respirator use and annually.

Issued

2012-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k):     The employer did not provide effective training to employees who are required to use respirators:     This violation occurred on June 06, 2012, in the manufacturing facility, where the employer had not provided training to an employee before the employee was required to use the respirator in the workplace.

Issued

2012-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):     Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) 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;                                                                                                                This violation occurred on June 06, 2012, and at times prior thereto, in the metal fabricating area, employees  operated a 16 speed drill  press, model #79312888851 with no guard over rotating parts.

Issued

2012-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii):     Flexible cords were not used in continuous lengths without splice or tap:        This violation occurred on June 06, 2012 and at times prior thereto, at the saw area, spliced electrical wires were being used to power the Dayton 2-ton overhead crane model  4z x 22 (3092866-1), exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

2012-10-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 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:    Employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at each work place, 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:        This violation occurred on June 06, 2012 and at times prior thereto, in the production facility, the employer did not ensure that a written hazard communication program was available at the workplace.