OSHA Inspection: AMERI PLATE, INC.

Issued

2013-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1):     Every open-sided floor or platform 4 feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level shall be guarded by a standard railing (or the equivalent as specified in paragraph (e)(3) of this section) on all open sides except where there is entrance to a ramp, stairway, or fixed ladder.       a. Storage Area above management's offices - On or about December 13, 2012, employees were required to access a storage area above an office to store card board boxes. The storage area was 10 ft. 9 inches above ground and did not have a standard guardrail system. Employees were thereby exposed to fall hazards.       b. Clarifier Area/Eastside - On or about December 13, 2012, employees were required to perform waste water treatment operations from a catwalk that did not have a standard guardrail system. The catwalk was missing its midrail and its toeboard. Employees were thereby exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

2013-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 208522602310

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c):     Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.  [63 FR 33450, June 18, 1998]    a. First Floor/Production Areas - On or about December 13, 2012, employees required to work with corrosive chemicals, such as but not limited to caustic soda, hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, were not provided with an eye wash station or a functioning eye was station. The deficiencies found regarding eye wash stations and their locations were the following;    1. At the waste water treatment area the eye wash station was inoperable (no water available).     2. The chemical storage area/transferring chemical area did not have an eye wash station.

Issued

2013-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1):     The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demostrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation especified in this paragraph (L):     a. Cleaning/Washing tank lines - On or about December 13, 2012, employees were required to operate powered industrial trucks. The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed training and evaluation on the safe operation of industrial trucks. Employees were thereby exposed to struck by and crushing hazards.

Issued

2013-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2):     In completed installations, each outlet box shall a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy.    a. Quality Control Laboratory - On or about December 13, 2012, employees were required to work areas where several electrical boxes were not effectively closed or covered. The electrical boxes were located in the following areas:    1. North Wall - a light switch box was not effectively cover/closed.    2. North Wall - a 4 phase receptacle box was not effectively cover/closed.     3. North West Post/Packaging Area - a power box was not effectively closed (missing screws).    4. SouthWest Post - a power box was not effectively closed (missing screws).

Issued

2013-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 2150

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6):     The user shall see that all nameplates and markings are in place and are maintained in a legible condition.    a. Plating Tanks Area - On or about December 13, 2012, employees were required to operate a propane powered forklift truck that had several warning safety decals (safe instructions on propane tank use) maintained in a not clear and legible condition.    1.  The propane powered TCM with ID # 25  - Serial # A12WO2725 and Model # FCG25F9.

Issued

2013-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(1):     Housekeeping Surfaces. All surfaces shall be maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of lead.    a. Outside the QC Laboratory/Packaging Table - On or about December 13, 2012, areas at the workplace were not maintained as free as practicable of accumulation of inorganic lead. The following area showed accumulation of lead;     1. The packaging table outside the quality control laboratory showed (wipe sample # 200)  accumulation of 44.3750 micrograms per 10 square centimeters of area.

Issued

2013-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 06860689

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(j)(1)(i):     Housekeeping - The employer shall ensure that all surfaces are maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of chromium (VI) in all forms.    a. By the employee's lunch room - On or about December 13, 2012, the employer had work surfaces that were not maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of chromium (VI) in all forms. These work surfaces were the following;    1. The top surface (wipe sample # 50) of the table in the lunch room contained 0.0902 micrograms per 10 square centimeters of area of chromium (VI) and 0.1735 micrograms per 10 square centimeters of area of chromic acid and chromates (CrO3).    2. The top surface (wipe sample # 7) of the barbecue table outside the lunch room contained 0.0605 micrograms per 10 square centimeters of area of chromium (VI) and 0.1163 micrograms per 10 square centimeters of area of chromic acid and chromates (CrO3).

Issued

2013-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 2310

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)(i):     The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s);      a. Cleaning and Rinsing Tank Lines - On or about December 13, 2012, one plastic container containing a mixture solution of sulfuric acid was not marked with its identity.