OSHA Inspection: BETTER BUY GLASS MIRROR & SCREEN COMPANY, INC.

Issued

2013-11-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1260.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(a): The employer did not establish a written emergency evacuation plan for employees expected to evacuate in the event of a fire or other emergency.  1) Production Area - The employer did not have a written emergency action plan (EAP) for the 38 non-union employees working in the facility.  The employer failed to communicate procedures to the employees in an event of a fire or other emergency evacuation.

Issued

2013-11-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 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:  1) Production Area - The employer did not implement a lockout/tagout program that focuses on energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections for employees that are required to change the blades on the equipment such as but not limited to: band saw, upper right grinder, roll press, glass washer, electrical panel boxes and other equipment in the production area.

Issued

2013-11-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):  1) Production Area - Employees were using a band saw model 1612-U and serial 146-62975 that was not equipped with a guard, exposing employees to a cut or amputation hazards.  2) Glass Area - Employees were using an upper right grinder model 20272 and serial 106-FB-12 that was not equipped with a guard, exposing employees to a nip point hazard from rotating parts.

Issued

2013-11-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused opening in electrical cabinets were not effectively closed provide substantially equivalent protection to the equipment:  1) Production Area - Employees were exposed to shock hazards from live parts exposed, due to missing blank on the 120 volts circuit breaker.

Issued

2013-11-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1260.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:  1) Production Area - Equipment such as fans, vacuum cleaner and other equipment was stored in front of the 120V/208Y electrical panel box creating insufficient working space. In event of an emergency the electrical panel box were not kept clear for immediate employee access.  Employees were exposed to electrical hazards.

Issued

2013-11-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1260.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent, continuous, and effective:  1) Fabrication Area - The flexible electrical cord that was supplying power to the Marathon router machine was missing a ground pin, exposing employees to a shock hazard.

Issued

2013-11-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1260.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii): Flexible cords were not used only in continuous lengths without splice or tap:  1) Production Area - The flexible electrical cord that was supplying power to the Marathon router machine was spliced, exposing employees to a shock hazard.

Issued

2013-11-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1260.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  1) Production Area - Employer did not develop a written hazard communication program including listing and documenting all the chemicals employees are required to use on a daily basis that including but not limited to white mineral oil, argon, petroleum oil,titanium dioxide, xylene and diphenylmethane diisocyanate.

Issued

2013-11-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use  1) Production Area - The employer did not provide or make available safety data sheet (SDS) for employees required to use hazardous chemicals used on a daily basis that, including but not limited to white mineral oil, argon, petroleum oil, titanium dioxide, xylene and diphenylmethane diisocyanate.

Issued

2013-11-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  1) Production Area - The employer did not provide any training to the employees on the hazardous chemicals used on a daily basis that, including but not limited to white mineral oil, argon, petroleum oil, titanium dioxide, xylene and diphenylmethane diisocyanate.