OSHA Inspection: BIG CITY MANUFACTURING, INC.

Issued

2021-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3121.00 · Current $1873.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.215(a)(1):  Abrasive wheel(s) used on grinding machinery were not used with safety guard(s):  a) At this facility, a Jett bench grinder lacked a spindle guard, exposing employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

2021-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.215(a)(4): Grinding machinery was not used with work rest(s) to support offhand grinding work:     a) At this facility, the Jett bench grinder lacked a work rest, exposing employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

2021-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2340.00 · Current $1404.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(g)(1)(i)(B):  For electric equipment operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, and likely to require examination, adjustment, servicing, or maintenance while energized, the width of the working space in front of electrical equipment was less than the width of the equipment or 762 mm (30 inches), whichever was greater :  a)  At the sound end of the building, the width of the working space in front of the electrical equipment was less than 30 inches, exposing employees to electrical hazards.  b) At the engraving room, the width of the working space in front of the electrical equipment was less than the width of the equipment, exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

2021-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2340.00 · Current $1404.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(b)(1)(ii):  Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:  a)  At the south end of the building, the unused openings to an electrical power switch were not effectively closed, exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

2021-08-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-09-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2340.00 · Current $1404.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(g)(2)(iii):  Flexible cords and cables were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief was provided that would prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  a)  At the sound end of the building strain relief was not provided to the male end of the electrical cord, exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

2021-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.29(a): The employer did not use an OSHA 300, 301 and 300A Form or equivalent:  a)  At this facility, OSHA Forms 300, 301 and 300A were not used to record injuries and illnesses.

Issued

2021-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $438.00 · Current $263.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:  a)  The employer did not establish and implement a worksite-specific procedures for ensuring employees voluntarily using a 3M half face respirator, #60921, were medically able to use that respirator.

Issued

2021-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:   a)  The employer did not provide a medical evaluation for employees voluntarily using a  3M half face respirator.