OSHA Inspection: BERRIDGE MANUFACTURING COMPANY

Issued

2016-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2970.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures. The program shall be updated as necessary to reflect those changes in workplace conditions that affect respiratory use. The employer shall include in the program the following provisions of this section, as applicable:  1) Procedures for selecting respirators for use in the workplace;  2) Medical evaluations of employees required to use respirators;  3) Fit testing procedures for tight-fitting respirators;  4) Procedures for proper use of respirators in routine work or likely emergencies;  5) Procedures and schedules for cleaning, disinfecting, storing, inspecting, repairing, discarding, and otherwise maintaining respirators;  6) Procedures to ensure adequate air quality, quantity, and flow of breathing air for atmosphere-supplying respirators;  7) Training of employees in the respiratory hazards to which they are potentially exposed during routine and emergency situations;  8) Training of employees in the proper use of respirators, including putting on and removing them, any limitations on their use, and their maintenance; and  9) Procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the program.    On or about 24 May 2016, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program for employees conducting spraying operations in the paint booth. Therefore, the following requirements were not completed to ensure employee protection from respiratory hazards. Medical evaluations and fit testing were not conducted prior to requiring the use of respirators.     Painters at the site were required to wear air purifying respirators when conducing painting operations in the paint booth. The painters utilized North full-face respirators with organic vapor cartridges.

Issued

2016-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5670.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.      On or about 10 May 2016, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not develop and implement documented procedures for the cleaning and polishing services of the Roll Former machine, exposing employees performing the activity to the hazard of being caught in the rollers.

Issued

2016-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2430.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting. Note:  Applies where all employees are expected to fight fires.    On or about 24 May 2016, and at times prior thereto, employees within the office area were not trained on how to use a fire extinguisher in the event of an incipient fire, exposing the employees to fire hazards.

Issued

2016-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2430.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(n)(4)(i): At the beginning of each operator's shift, the upper limit switch of each hoist was not tried out under no load. Extreme care shall be exercised; the block shall be "inched" into the limit or run in at slow speed. If the switch does not operate properly, the appointed person shall be immediately notified.    On or about 24 May 2016, and at times prior thereto, crane operators did not perform a function test of the upper and lower limit switches for the approximately 19 overhead cranes located at the facility, exposing the operators to the hazard of being struck by falling pieces from the crane and spool.

Issued

2016-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4860.00 · Current $3000.00 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 point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks.    On or about 24 May 2016, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not utilize machine guarding to protect operators from the point of operation and ingoing nip points, exposing the employees to amputation hazards.  1) Flats Machines #74 and #76: The conveyor belt at the roller was unguarded with the Operator standing next to the area.  2) Zee-Rib Machine No Vinyl #6: The fixed expanded metal guard at the shear was missing while in operation of the machine and during the feeding of a new spool.  3) Furring Channel #7: The fixed expanded metal guard at the shear was missing while in operation of the machine and during the feeding of a new spool.

Issued

2016-07-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2430.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(b): Machine(s) designed for fixed location(s) were not securely anchored to prevent walking or moving.    On or about 24 May 2016, and at times prior thereto, a pedestal bench grinder was utilized within the Machine Shop without being bolted to the floor, exposing the employees using the grinder to the hazard of being struck in the event of the grinder falling over.

Issued

2016-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2430.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch. Note:  Use only for bench, floor, or cylindrical grinders.    On or about 24 May 2016, and at times prior thereto, a bench grinder was used without the tongue guard adjusted to within 1/4 inch, exposing the employees to the hazard of being struck by flying debris and objects.

Issued

2016-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6480.00 · Current $3000.00 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 toe boards. 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.    On or about 24 May 2016, and at times prior thereto, an employee would access the roof of a mezzanine over the Pallet Build Area to either pull or store bullet heaters, which placed him within four feet of the edge, exposing the employee to a fall hazard of approximately 9 feet to the concrete slab below.    Berridge Manufacturing Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.23(c)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 315627323, citation number 01, item number 002 and was affirmed as a final order on 03/21/2012, with respect to a workplace located at 6515 Fratt Road, San Antonio, TX 78218.

Issued

2016-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $990.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): A Log of all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses (OSHA Form 300 or equivalent) was not completed in the detail as required by the regulation.    On or about 24 May 2016, and at times prior thereto, for calendar years 2013 through 2016, the information in Column F of the OSHA 300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses was not in the detail required by the regulation.  1) Calendar year 2013 had 17 recordable cases that did not have the object or substance that directly injured or made the person ill.  2) Calendar year 2014 had 6 recordable cases that did not have the object or substance that directly injured or made the person ill.  3) Calendar year 2015 had 3 recordable cases that did not have the object or substance that directly injured or made the person ill.  4) Calendar year 2016 had 2 recordable cases that did not have the object or substance that directly injured or made the person ill.

Issued

2016-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4950.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer failed to report the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, within (24) twenty-four hours.    On or about 10 May 2016, the employer failed to report the finger amputation of an employee due to a work-related incident within (24) twenty-four hours of the injury event. The injured employee sustained an amputation of the left middle finger up to the second knuckle on 10 May 2016. The work-related incident was not reported to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration until 20 May 2016 by the employer, or approximately 10 days later.

Issued

2016-07-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $990.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.    On or about 24 May 2016, and at times prior thereto, employees working in the Machine Shop would utilize compressed air to blow off metal shavings from the work area without the use of side shields, exposing the employees to the hazard of being struck to the eye by flying debris or objects.

Issued

2016-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $810.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not 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.    On or about 24 May 2016, and at times prior thereto, the employer used a noncombustible barrier to separate Oxygen cylinders from fuel-gas cylinders while in storage without knowing the fire-resistance rating of the barrier, exposing employees working nearby to a fire and explosion hazard.