OSHA Inspection: LOGAN COATINGS

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Every open-sided floor or platform 4 feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level shall be guarded by a standard railing (or the equivalent as specified in paragraph (e)(3) of this section) on all open sides except where there is entrance to a ramp, stairway, or fixed ladder. The railing shall be provided with a toeboard wherever, beneath the open sides,  a. The shipping and receiving dock was 4 feet from the ground and was not guarded by a guard rail or equivalent, thereby exposing employees to a 4 foot fall hazard.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

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). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:  a. The employer's PPE assessment does not identify a need for PPE related to working on or around live electrical parts, thereby exposing employees to an electrical hazard.  b. The employer PPE assessment indicates excessive noise, however does not provide hearing protection or have a hearing conservation program.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(a): General requirements. Employers shall select and require employees to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands are exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasions; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes.  a. Employees were working with metal parts that posed the risk of causing lacerations without gloves, thereby exposing employees to laceration hazards.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i): Employees working in areas where there are potential electrical hazards shall be provided with, and shall use, electrical protective equipment that is appropriate for the specific parts of the body to be protected and for the work to be performed.  Note: Personal protective equipment requirements are contained in subpart I of this part.  a. On June 30, 2016, and times prior to, employees entered live electrical boxes to test circuits with testing equipment leads without protective gloves or arc rated apparel.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): In any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall 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 respirator use. The employer shall include in the program the following provisions of this section, as applicable:  a. In the powder coating booth employees where a full face respirator while performing coating operations without a respirator program, thereby exposing employees to respiratory hazards.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer shall evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces are permit-required confined spaces.   NOTE: Proper application of the decision flow chart in Appendix A to section 1910.146 would facilitate compliance with this requirement.    a. The employer failed to perform an analysis on confined spaces, thereby exposing employees to potential caught in hazards.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.    a. The employers lock out tag out procedure is incomplete and lacks training, specific procedures, and periodic inspections, thereby exposing employees to hazards associated with re-energization.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $840.00 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.  a. On June 24, 2016 the work rest for the right wheel on the bench grinder was not installed properly, thereby exposing employees to a struck by hazard.

Issued

2016-07-29 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. (See Figures O-18, O-19, O-20, O-21, O-22, and O-23.)  a. On June 24, 2016, the Delta bench grinder was not equipped with tongue guards, thereby exposing employees to a struck by hazard.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Where both runs of horizontal belts are seven (7) feet or less from the floor level, the guard shall extend to at least fifteen (15) inches above the belt or to a standard height, except that where both runs of a horizontal belt are 42 inches or less from the floor, the belt shall be fully enclosed in accordance with paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section.  a. Prior to June 24, 2016, the employer was using a compressor with 3 horizontal belts and a pulley system that were not fully guarded, thereby exposing employees to a caught in hazard.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Installation and use. Listed or labeled equipment shall be installed and used in accordance with any instructions included in the listing or labeling.  a. In the production area the employer daisy chained extension cords to power fans for the oven, thereby exposing employees to an electrical hazard.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): As a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure;  a. Affixed to support pillar d6 a flexible cord was used as fixed wiring for exhaust fans, thereby exposing employees to an electrical hazard.    b. In the production area the employer daisy chained extension cords to power fans for the oven, thereby exposing employees to an electrical hazard.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(e)(1)(ii): Other markings giving voltage, current, wattage, or other ratings as necessary.  a. The disconnects, cabinets, and boxes were not marked with current, voltage, wattage or other ratings, thereby exposing employees to an electrical hazard.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Services, feeders, and branch circuits. Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, shall be legibly marked to indicate its purpose, unless located and arranged so the purpose is evident.  a. The breakers in the breaker boxes throughout the facility were not marked to indicate purpose, thereby exposing employees to an electrical hazards.  b. The disconnect box outside the powder spray booth was not marked to indicate its purpose, thereby exposing employees to an electrical hazard.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by this standard, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more shall be guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the following means:  a. The power supply for the next to the compressor was not guarded and had live voltage in excess of 50 volts, thereby exposing employees to an electrical hazard.  b. The conduit run below the disconnect for the old compressor was live with exposed copper touching the floor, thereby exposing employees to an electrical hazard.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

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.  a. On June 30, 2016, the flexible cord for the battery charging terminal was missing a grounding pin, thereby exposing employees to an electrical hazard.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(j)(1)(i): Fixtures, lampholders, lamps, rosettes, and receptacles may have no live parts normally exposed to employee contact. However, rosettes and cleat-type lampholders and receptacles located at least 2.44 m (8.0 ft) above the floor may have exposed terminals.  a. The receptacle in the maintenance area did not have a cover, thereby exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings shall be effectively closed.   a. On pillar C3 the receptacle box had an unused opening, thereby exposing employees to an electrical hazard.    b. The electrical on pillar B4 had multiple unused openings, thereby exposing employees to an electrical hazard.    c. Panel #1 in the maintenance area had unused openings, thereby exposing employees to an electrical hazard.    d. On pillar E9 the feed exhausts disconnect had an unused opening on the bottom of the box, thereby exposing employees to an electrical hazard.    e. The powder booth electrical box had three unused openings, thereby exposing employees to an electrical hazard.    f. Panel 7 near the offices had multiple unused openings, thereby exposing employees to an electrical hazard.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): All pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings shall be provided with covers identified for the purpose. If metal covers are used, they shall be grounded. In completed installations, each outlet box shall have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy. Covers of outlet boxes having holes through which flexible cord pendants pass shall be provided with bushings designed for the purpose or shall have smooth, well-rounded surfaces on which the cords may bear.  a. On June 24, 2016, the powder booth electrical box had flexible cable entering the box without a bushing, thereby exposing employees to an electrical hazard.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c): Electrical installations. Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations shall be intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location. Requirements for each of these options are as follows:  a.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(a)(2)(x): Flexible cords and cables shall be protected from accidental damage, as might be caused, for example, by sharp corners, projections, and doorways or other pinch points.  a. On June 24, 2016, in the maintenance area the extension cord was damaged, thereby exposing employees to an electrical hazard.  b. On June 24, 2016, near the powder coating booth, there was an extension cord that was damaged, thereby exposing employees to an electrical hazard.  c. On June 30, 2016, in the powder coating booth, there was an extension cord that was damaged exposing employees to an electrical and explosion hazard.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(i): "Procedures." The employer shall maintain a written copy of the procedures outlined in paragraph (b)(2) and shall make it available for inspection by employees and by the Assistant Secretary of Labor and his or her authorized representatives.  Note: The written procedures may be in the form of a copy of paragraph (b) of this section.    a. The employer has not developed written procedures for performing electrical work and electrical Lockout/tagout, thereby exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(iv)(B): A qualified person shall use test equipment to test the circuit elements and electrical parts of equipment to which employees will be exposed and shall verify that the circuit elements and equipment parts are deenergized. The test shall also determine if any energized condition exists as a result of inadvertently induced voltage or unrelated voltage backfeed even though specific parts of the circuit have been deenergized and presumed to be safe. If the circuit to be tested is over 600 volts, nominal, the test equipment shall be checked for proper operation immediately after this test.    a. Unqualified employees used testing equipment to test for voltage with a voltage meter with probes for direct contact, thereby exposing the employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

2016-07-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-09-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(m)(5)(i): When a powered industrial truck is left unattended, load engaging means shall be fully lowered, controls shall be neutralized, power shall be shut off, and brakes set. Wheels shall be blocked if the truck is parked on an incline.    a. On or about June 30, 2016, an employee left the forklift unattended without shutting off the power in order to check the manifest, thereby exposing employees to a minimal hazard.