OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN HOWA KENTUCKY, INC.

Issued

2020-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-04-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10814.00 · Current $7299.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(i): (3) Holes.  The employer must ensure: (i) Each employee is protected from falling through any hole (including skylights) that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level.  a. On or about September 26, 2019, a floor openings located in the upper platform level of HLP1 line did not have a guardrail system, covers, travel restraint system, or personal fall arrest system in place to prevent employees from falling through the opening.   b. On or about September 26, 2019, floor openings located in the upper platform level of HLP2 line did not have a guardrail system, covers, travel restraint system, or personal fall arrest system in place to prevent employees from falling through the opening.

Issued

2020-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5408.00 · Current $3245.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): In addition, the employer must establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily is medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator is cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user. Exception: Employers are not required to include in a written respiratory protection program those employees whose only use of respirators involves the voluntary use of filtering facepieces (dust masks).  a. On or before September 26, 2019, employees that used a tight fitting half mask respirator in the maintenance area were not evaluated to ensure they were medically able to use the respirator.

Issued

2020-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9012.00 · Current $5948.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): The procedures shall clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance.  a. On or before September 26, 2019, the lockout procedure for the Press in the molding area failed to identify all of the specific steps to follow to isolate and disable the equipment and control all the hazardous energies, such as but not limited to, gravity, electrical, and hydraulic energies. The procedures also lacked specific steps to relieve and otherwise render all energies in a safe state, specific steps to place and remove lockout devices and specific steps to verify all hazardous energies were controlled.

Issued

2020-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9012.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.  a. On or before September 26, 2019, periodic inspections of the energy control procedures were not performed at least annually to ensure the procedures and requirements were being followed and were adequate.

Issued

2020-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9012.00 · Current $5948.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d): Application of control. The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147 (d)(1) through (d)(6).  a. On or before September 26, 2019, employees were exposed to machine hazards associated with moving parts during activities such as but not limited to, preventative maintenance on the press lines. The employer failed to implement energy control application steps as energy isolation devices were not operated to control all energy for the press lines, a selector switch was used. [per the 1910.147(d)(3) requirements]. As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving LOTO device application [(d)(4)], dissipation of residual energy [(d)(5)(I)], and verification of isolation [(d)(6)], were not implemented to protect employees from machine servicing hazards.

Issued

2020-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5408.00 · Current $3245.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): Workplace labeling. Except as provided in paragraphs (f)(7) and (f)(8) of this section, the employer shall ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace is labeled, tagged or marked with either:  29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, will provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.  a. On or about September 26, 2019, chemicals in a containers affixed to the side of HLP1 line did not have labels that included at least the general information of the hazards of the chemicals.  Containers were labeled "Cutter washing oil" with additional writing in Japanese.  b. On or about September 26, 2019, chemicals in a containers affixed to the side of HLP2 line did not have labels that included at least the general information of the hazards of the chemicals.  Containers were labeled "Cutter washing oil" with additional writing in Japanese.

Issued

2020-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): An employer may provide respirators at the request of employees or permit employees to use their own respirators, if the employer determines that such respirator use will not in itself create a hazard. If the employer determines that any voluntary respirator use is permissible, the employer shall provide the respirator users with the information contained in Appendix D to this section ("Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard").  a. On or before September 26, 2019, the employer did not provide Appendix D to employees that used a half mask respirator on a voluntary basis.

Issued

2020-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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. On or about September 26, 2019, in the assembly area, a power strip was connected to a table leg with a zip tie around the cord and was not properly installed.

Issued

2020-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-04-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(vii): The training program shall contain at a minimum the following elements:  29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(vii)(D): An explanation of the employer's exposure control plan and the means by which the employee can obtain a copy of the written plan.  a. On or before September 26, 2019, access to and an explanation of the exposure control plan was not included in the training program for employees with potential occupational exposure.