OSHA Inspection: NG MERCER METALS, LTD.

Issued

2017-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $3296.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.104(b)(8)(vi): "Security." Storage containers, piping, valves, regulating equipment, and other accessories were not protected against physical damage and against tampering.    The employer failed to place barriers in front and on the sides to protect the 1500 gallon tank of liquid oxygen from any physical damage, exposing employees to explosion hazards.

Issued

2017-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $1412.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(a)(3)(i): Places of employment were not kept clean to the extent that the nature of the work allowed.      The employer failed to keep the area clean from scrap metal and other debris from accumulating on the floor, exposing employees to slips, trips and fall hazards.

Issued

2017-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $3296.00 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 were engaged in activities covered by this section.      The employer failed to develop and implement a written lockout/tagout procedure for the Accupress Press Brake exposing employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

2017-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i): Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware were not provided by the employer for isolating, securing, or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources.  The employees were not provided with lockout/tagout hardware to isolate the energy sources on the Accupress Press Brake while performing maintenance activities and/or while operating and setting it up to run, exposing employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

2017-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-11-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees.        The employer failed to train employees on their written lockout/tagout program and the written procedures for the Press Brakes exposing employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

2017-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $1412.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries.      The fire extinguishers were not mounted and readily accessible throughout the plant, exposing employees to fire hazards.

Issued

2017-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $1412.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service.      The employer failed to ensure daily inspections on the industrial trucks were conducted exposing the employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

2017-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2897.00 · Current $1883.00 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:      The employer failed to ensure the back side of an Industrial box fan was adequately guarded exposing employees to rotating part hazards.

Issued

2017-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-11-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $3296.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s).      Employees operating and/or performing work on presses were exposed to struck by or amputation hazards.  The following presses did not have point of operation guarding in place:    a)  AccurPress  #725012  b)  Toyokoki Press APB, Model 286  c)  Toyokoki Press APB, Model 184  d)  AccurPress Advantage #7606  e)  Bridgeport Drill Press

Issued

2017-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(iii): Special hand tools for placing and removing material(s) was not provided to permit easy handling of material without the operator placing a hand in the danger zone:   The employer failed to provide special hand tools for employees to use at the point of operation, exposing the employees to amputation hazards.

Issued

2017-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2897.00 · Current $1883.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o).        The side panel exposing the belt and pulley to the Bridgeport Drill press was not guarded, exposing employees to ingoing nip point hazards.

Issued

2017-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Horizontal belts which had both runs seven feet or less from the floor level were not guarded with a guard that extended to at least fifteen inches above the belt.   The side panel exposing the belt and pulley to the Bridgeport Drill press was not guarded, exposing employees to ingoing nip point hazards.

Issued

2017-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3622.00 · Current $2354.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.243(c)(3): Abrasive wheels used on vertical portable grinder(s) (right angle head grinders) were not provided with safety guard(s) having a maximum exposure angle of 180 degrees and located between the operator and wheel:      The employer failed to ensure the portable hand-held grinders were adequately guarded exposing employees to rotating parts and flying chip hazards.

Issued

2017-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2897.00 · Current $1883.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(iv): Valve protection caps, where cylinders were designed to accept caps, were not always in place, hand-tight, except when cylinders were in use or connected for use.      The employer failed to ensure gas cylinders were capped at the end of the day or when they are not in use, exposing employees to explosion hazards.

Issued

2017-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2897.00 · Current $1883.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1): Electrical equipment was not free from recognized hazards that were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that the employer did not ensure the safety of the equipment pursuant to the considerations in sections (i) through (viii) of 29 CR 1910.303(b)(1):      The Toyokok Press, APR 286, was missing it's side electrical panel, exposing employees to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

2017-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2897.00 · Current $1883.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i): Work space was less than 30 inches wide in front of electric equipment operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less.        The working space in front of electrical panels were blocked by various pieces of equipment, machinery and tools, exposing employees to electrical and fire hazards.

Issued

2017-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3622.00 · Current $2354.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:    The following receptacles and control box had unused openings exposing employees to electrical shock and fire hazards:    a)  A two-plug metal receptacle box attached to the work table.         b)  A 4-plex metal receptacle box had an unused opening on the side.    c)  The metal electrical control box for the Mark II jet machine had an unused opening on its side.

Issued

2017-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $1412.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure.    Temporary wiring was used on the following equipment exposing employees to electrical hazards:    a)  A black extension cord used to energize a pedestal fan was plugged into a power strip that was plugged into a two-plug receptacle.    b)  The refrigerator cord was plugged into an extension cord that was plugged into a power strip.  The power strip was plugged into a 2-plug receptacle.

Issued

2017-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws.    The employer failed to ensure the black cord energizing the Omax pump unit had strain relief exposing employees to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

2017-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $1412.00 Reduced

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.      The employer failed to develop and implement a hazard communication program, to include the chemicals in which the employees use, exposing employees to health hazards.

Issued

2017-09-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1811.00 · Current $1177.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.31(a): Recordable injuries and illnesses of all company employees including labor, executive, hourly, salary, part-time, seasonal, or migrant workers and employees who were not on the company payroll but supervised by the employer were not recorded on the OSHA 300 log.    The employer failed to record injuries and illnesses of its employees on the OSHA Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses form known as the OSHA 300 log.