OSHA Inspection: PRECISION CUSTOM COATING LLC

Issued

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4200.00 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 an employee was exposed to a fall hazard while working from an aerial platform.   a) Non-Woven # 2 Machine Area: Employee performing work approximately 10 feet above the floor was exposed to a fall hazard from a Skyjack aerial lift that was missing a guardrail , on or about 1/16/2014.

Issued

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:Note:  Toeboards are only required when persons can pass, there is moving equipment or there is equipment with which falling materials could create a hazard.  a) Non-Woven #2 platform: Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 5 feet while cleaning foamer from the platform on the Non-Woven # 2 machine that was not equipped with a complete guard rail system, on or about 1/16/2014.

Issued

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4400.00 · Current $2640.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.110(f)(2)(i): LP-Gas Containers were not stored in a manner to minimize exposure to excessive temperature rise, physical damage, or tampering by unauthorized persons  a) Outside Propane Storage Tank Area: Compressed gas cylinders containing propane were unsecured and stored outside the propane storage tank, on or about 2/20/2014.

Issued

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.145(f)(5): Danger tags were not used where an immediate hazard presented a threat of death or serious injury to employees:   a) Non-Woven # 2 Drying Section: Danger tags were not used to warn employees exposed to thermal burns from a 280 degree dry can, on or about 11/14/2013.

Issued

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by rotating parts:   a) Non-Woven # 2 Drying Can: Employees were exposed to thermal burn hazards from a 280 degree dry can that was not covered with heat insulating material or otherwise guarded, on or about 11/14/2013.

Issued

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): Procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(A), (c)(4)(ii)(B), (c)(4)(ii)(C) and (c)(4)(ii)(D):         a) Throughout Facility: The employer did not have specific procedural steps for controlling hazardous energy while performing servicing and maintenance on equipment's, such as but not limited to the (4) Non-Woven machines, (3) Needle Punch machines, (2) Pace machines, (3) High Loft machines, (3) Roto machines, (15) Inspection machines and (2) Slitting machines, on or about 1/16/2014.

Issued

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii): The employer did not certify that periodic inspections of the energy control procedures had been performed:        a) Throughout Facility: The employer did not certify that periodic inspection of the company energy control procedures were performed, on or about 1/16/2014.

Issued

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees:        a) Non-Woven # 2 Area: The employer did not provide training for the machine operator who was required to clean the duffers on the Non-Woven # 2 machine, on or about 1/16/2014.

Issued

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees:      a) Non-Woven # 2 Area: The mechanics did not use locks to lockout the Non-Woven # 2 machine while they were repairing the interlocks on the doors, on or about 1/16/2014.  b) Non-Woven # 2 Area: The machine operator did not lockout the Non-Woven # 2 machine while cleaning the lower duffer, on or about 1/16/2014.

Issued

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4200.00 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) Non-Woven # 2 machine area: The employer did not ensure that the operator of a powered industrial truck had successfully completed the training on the safe operation of a powered industrial truck, on or about 1/16/2014.

Issued

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5500.00 · Current $3300.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.178(m)(5)(i): When a powered industrial truck is left unattended, load engaging means were not fully lowered, controls were not neutralized, power was not shut off, and brakes set   a) Non-Woven # 2 Machine: A Hyster powered industrial truck was not running, left unattended and forks were not lowered, on or about 1/30/2014.

Issued

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform were not protected by stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s) enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting   a) Non-Woven # 2 machine: Employees exposed to a struck by hazard from rotating protruding shafts that were not guarded, on or about 9/30/2013.

Issued

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4200.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.243(c)(1)(ii)(a): Safety guard(s) for portable abrasive wheel(s) did not cover the spindle end, and flange projections:   a) Non-Woven # 2 Area:  A Bosch portable grinder used by employees was not equipped with a guard, on or about 1/16/2014.

Issued

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5500.00 · Current $3300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:   a) Non-Woven # 2 Electrical Panel: The breakers on an electrical panel were not labeled to indicate their purpose, on or about 1/16/2014.

Issued

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:  a) Electrical Panel: The area in front of the electrical panels in the Non-Woven # 2 area was used for the storage of cardboard boxes and containers of chemicals, on or about 1/16/2014.  b) Non-Woven # 2 Electrical Panel: The bottom spaces inside the electrical panels were used for the storage of cardboard boxes, on or about 1/16/2014.

Issued

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5500.00 · Current $3300.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent, continuous, and effective:    a) Non-Woven # 2 Machine Area: A portable drill used in conjunction with an electrical extension cord with a missing ground pin, on or about 1/16/2014.

Issued

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $70000.00 · Current $42000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.145(f)(5): Danger tags were not used where an immediate hazard presented a threat of death or serious injury to employees:      a) Non-Woven # 2 Drying Section: Danger tags were not used to warn employees exposed to thermal burns from a 280 degree rollers, on or about 01/16/2014.

Issued

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by ingoing nip points and rotating parts:   a) Non-Woven # 2 Drying Can: Employees were exposed to thermal burn hazards from a 280 degree dry can that was not covered with heat insulating material or otherwise guarded, on or about 01/16/2014.

Issued

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $38500.00 · Current $23100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by ingoing nip points and rotating parts:      a) Non-Woven Area: The employer does not ensure  that employees are protected from amputation hazards through machine guarding rollers and other rotating parts such as on the Non-Woven # 2 machine, on or about 9/28/2013.        Precision Custom Coating was previously cited for a repeat violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314680570, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 1/12/2012, with respect to a workplace located at 200 Maltese Drive, Totowa, New Jersey 07512.