OSHA Inspection: CHICK MASTER INCUBATOR CO.

Issued

2015-03-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 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 cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to combustible fiberglass reinforced plastic (frp) dust deflagration, explosion, and other fire hazards while working at or near a cartridge filter dust collection system that was not designed and located to prevent or minimize employee exposure in the event of an internal deflagration or other fire event:    On or about October 6, 2014 the indoor Torit DF2 2DF4 (SN # IG333420-001) cartridge filter dust collector servicing the CNC operation by collecting combustible fiberglass reinforced plastic (frp) dust presented the following recognized hazards:    (a)    The Torit dust collector was located indoors and lacked a means of explosion protection.      (b)    The Torit dust collector was located indoors and lacked a means of deflagration propagation protection (isolation) for the upstream cyclone and CNC operation as well as the units dust discharge (hopper) area.      (c)    The Torit dust collector was located indoors and lacked means to prevent the transmission of the effects of a fire (heat, smoke, embers) or a deflagration (pressure front, propagating flame front) to indoor locations through the return air (filtered air) discharge.

Issued

2015-03-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): Places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly to the extent that the nature of the work allowed:    On or about October 6, 2014, the employer did not keep clean work stations and surfaces from the build up of fiberglass and styrofoam dust.

Issued

2015-03-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:    On or about October 6, 2014, employees performing activities involving clean up of fiberglass and styrofoam dust, and maintenance and repair of the cnc machine and their exhaust ventilation systems, were not provided with flame retardant clothing to protect against burns in the event of a fire and/or explosion related to fiberglass and styrofoam dust.

Issued

2015-03-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:      On or about October 6, 2014, the workplace hazard assessment had not been put in writing and certified with the person conducting the evaluation and the dates the hazard assessment was completed.

Issued

2015-03-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment:    On or about October 6, 2014, employees required to wear personal protective equipment have not been trained on its use. Employees are working with propane, machine oil, welding fumes, fiber glass and combustible fiberglass and styrofoam dust. Employees are required to wear safety glasses on the plant floor and welders are required to wear welding helmets when welding.

Issued

2015-03-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.145(c)(3): Safety instruction sign(s) were not used where there was a need for general instructions and suggestions relative to safety measure(s):    On or about October 6, 2014, there were no warning signs in the vicinity of the dust collector to warn employees of the fire and explosion potential from the fiberglass and styrofoam dust. There were no signs to prohibit the use of standard lift trucks in the area, warn against smoking, and to instruct employees on personal protective equipment requirements during potentially hazardous activities.

Issued

2015-03-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been  taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition.    a) On or about October 6, 2014, the employer did not remove from service the Datson Forklift (SN#CPF02-000169) that was exhausting high levels of CO. Pipetest showed an LEL of 21% and 500+ppm CO.    b) On or about October 6, 2014, the employer did not remove from service the Nissan Forklift (SN#CRGH02-905480) that was exhausting high levels of CO. Pipetest showed an LEL of 10%  and 500+ppm CO.

Issued

2015-03-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

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:    On or about October 6, 2014, the employer did not provide training or information to employees working with hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to propane, machine oil, combustible dust, welding fumes, carbon monoxide and fiberglass.

Issued

2015-03-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv):   The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer did not include an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employee could obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:  On or about October 6, 2014, the employer did not provide training or information to employees working with hazardous chemicals on the details of the new hazard communication standard which encompasses the Global Harmonization System(GHS).

Issued

2015-03-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(k)(2): The training program was not repeated annually for each employee included in the hearing conservation program. Information in the training program was not updated to be consistent with changes in protective equipment and work processes:    On or about October 6, 2014, the employer had not provided annual training to employees involved in the hearing conservation program.

Issued

2015-03-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  On or about October 6, 2014 the employer did not provide employees with Appendix D of the respiratory standard when voluntarily using N-95 filtering face piece respirators while operating the cnc machine.