OSHA Inspection: SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Issued

2015-05-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $1360.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:  a)    On or about 2/11/2015, the employer did not have a written respiratory protection program to protect their employees who wore tight-fitting half face respirators and filtering face piece (dust masks) voluntarily.   All provisions of 29CFR 1910.134 (c) through (m) must be covered in a written Respirator Program.  Key elements include, but are not limited to the following:      1. Employee Training.     2. Medical Evaluations.     3. Recordkeeping.     4. Program Review.

Issued

2015-05-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-17 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 employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    a)    On or about 2/11/2015, the employer did provide medical evaluations for employees that wore tight-fitting half face respirators.

Issued

2015-05-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $1700.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was 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)    On or about 2/11/2015, the employer was not providing initial lift truck training or refresher training for employees that operated lift trucks at the facility.

Issued

2015-05-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1): Circular handfed ripsaw(s) were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut:  a)    On or about 2/11/2015, The company was using a DELTA UNISAW with a missing hood guard.

Issued

2015-05-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(2): Hand-fed circular ripsaw(s) were not furnished with a spreader to prevent material from squeezing the saw or being thrown back on the operator:   a)    On or about 2/11/2015, The company was using a DELTA UNISAW with a missing spreader.

Issued

2015-05-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3): Hand-fed ripsaw(s) did not have non kickback fingers or dogs so located as to oppose the thrust or tendency of the saw to pick up the material or to throw it back toward the operator:   a)    On or about 2/11/2015, The company was using a DELTA UNISAW with missing anti-kickback fingers or dogs.

Issued

2015-05-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-05-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(r)(3): The point of operation on combination or universal woodworking machines was not guarded:  a)    On or about 2/11/2015, the company failed to guard the point of operation for routers attached to Powermatic table saws. 3/8" router bits were sticking up above the table approximately 1 1/2".

Issued

2015-05-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:    a)    On or about 2/11/2015, the company did not have a procedure in place for the periodic inspection of their energy control procedures.

Issued

2015-05-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a)    On or about 2/11/2015, the employer did not have a written hazard communication program.