OSHA Inspection: LINDQUIST MACHINE CORP

Issued

2020-04-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-05-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5205.00 · Current $3123.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii):  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):    At a facility located at 610 Baeten Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, the employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator. Welder employees in the Stainless Steel Department were provided elastomeric tight-fitting half-face respirators for voluntary use during welding operations.    All provision of 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii) must be contained in a written respiratory protection program. Key element include, but are not limited to the following:    1)  Medical evaluations  2)  Training on respirator use, limitations, maintenance and storage

Issued

2020-04-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-05-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1):  The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator:  At a facility located at 610 Baeten Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, the employer did not provide medical evaluations to determine welder employees' abilities to use a respirator. Welder employees in the Stainless Steel Department were provided elastomeric tight-fitting half-face respirators for voluntary use during welding operations.

Issued

2020-04-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-09-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12145.00 · Current $6073.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):  One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices,electronic safety devices, etc.:    At a facility located at 610 Baeten Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, the employer did not provide one or more methods of machine guarding to protect operators in machine areas from hazards such as, but not limited to the following:    a)  The Cadillac lathe (Yam 1422) located in the Machining department was not provided with a chip/splash guard to protect against Machinist employees from coming into contact with the rotating portion of the lathe's chuck while employees manually polished metal parts on the lathe.    b)  Two Mori Seiki CNC lathes (SL-25) located in the Machining department were not provided with locking or interlocking doors to protect Machinist employees from coming into contact with the rotating portion of the CNC lathes' chucks while employees manually polished metal parts in the CNC lathe.    c)  The Dainichi CNC lathe (F 35) located in the Machining department was not provided with locking or interlocking doors to protect Machinist employees from coming into contact with the rotating portion of the CNC lathe's chuck while employees manually polished metal parts in the CNC lathe.

Issued

2020-04-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-05-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8675.00 · Current $3470.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b):  Compressed air shall not be used for cleaning purposes except where reduced to less than 30 p.s.i. and then only with effective chip guarding and personal protective equipment:    At a facility located at 610 Baeten Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, the employer did not ensure compressed air used for cleaning purposed was reduced to less than 30 p.s.i. A compressed air gun, used to remove metal chips and coolant from work pieces and the inside of the Samsung CNC lathe, did not have "dead ending" protection and was operating over 80 p.s.i.

Issued

2020-04-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5205.00 · Current $2603.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1):  Each employer who has a workplace or work operation covered by this section shall determine the 8-hour TWA exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI). This determination shall be made in accordance with either paragraph (d)(2) or paragraph (d)(3) of this section.    At a facility located at 610 Baeten Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, the employer did not determine the 8-hour TWA exposure for Welder employees who were exposed to chromium (VI) during MIG and TIG welding on stainless steel.

Issued

2020-04-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1)(iii):  Employers shall include chromium (VI) in the hazard communication program established to comply with the HCS (� 1910.1200). Employers shall ensure that each employee has access to labels on containers of chromium (VI) and to safety data sheets, and is trained in accordance with the requirements of HCS and paragraph (l)(2) of this section:    At a facility located at 610 Baeten Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, the employer did not include chromium (VI) in their hazard communication program and did not train or inform employees of the hazards of exposure to chromium (VI). Welder employees MIG and TIG welding on stainless steel were not informed of the presence, sources or hazards of chromium (VI) in their work areas.

Issued

2020-04-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-05-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6):  The employer shall certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l). The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation:  At a facility located at 610 Baeten Road, Green Bay, WI 54304, the employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated to operate powered industrial vehicles such as forklifts.