OSHA Inspection: GREENWICH HOSPITAL

Issued

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.  Boiler Room: The employees were neither provided with appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) nor appropriate protective barriers/shields were utilized around the Ingersol Rand Reliance turbine generator (generator) to prevent the employees coming in contact with exposed hot parts of the generator.

Issued

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).   Boiler Room:  The employer did not assess the workplace to determine necessitate and appropriate types of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the employees servicing and maintenance of equipment in the boiler room.

Issued

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rests. On offhand grinding machines, work rests shall be used to support the work. They shall be of rigid construction and designed to be adjustable to compensate for wheel wear. Work rests shall be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage. The work rest shall be securely clamped after each adjustment. The adjustment shall not be made with the wheel in motion.  Boiler Room: The work rest on the right side grinding wheel of the Dayton double head bench wire brush/grinder, serial number 5382 was adjusted with an opening approximately 1 inch from the periphery of the grinding wheel.

Issued

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): Exposure adjustment. Safety guards of the types described in Subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b)(3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch.   Boiler Room: The tongue guard on the right side grinding wheel of the Dayton double head bench wire brush/grinder, serial number 5382, was adjusted with an opening approximately 1-½ inches away from the periphery of the grinding wheel.

Issued

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(iv): There shall be no damaged parts that may adversely affect safe operation or mechanical strength of the equipment, such as parts that are broken, bent, cut, or deteriorated by corrosion, chemical action, or overheating.  Boiler Room: The on/off switch of the Dayton double head bench wire brush/grinder, serial number 5382 was broken in the on position and not operable, and employees were manually inserting and/or pulling the attachment plug from a receptacle outlet.

Issued

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage shall be separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour.  Boiler Room: The five (5) oxygen cylinders were not separated from the acetylene fuel gas cylinders by a safe distance or an appropriate barrier.

Issued

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(f)(1)(iv): Overcurrent devices shall be readily accessible to each employee or authorized building management personnel:   Boiler Room: The electrical boxes and panels for cut-off switches and circuit breakers, having built-in overcurrent protection devices were blocked by several 5 gallon buckets of oil stored on the floor in front of the electric boxes/panels.

Issued

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5): Grounding path. The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures shall be permanent, continuous, and effective.  Boiler Room: The orange extension cord, used to energize an electric fan, was missing the ground pin.