Inspection Type |
Planned
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Scope |
Complete
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Safety/Health |
Safety
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Close Conference |
2014-08-18
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Emphasis |
N: DUSTEXPL, N: SSTARG14, P: SSTARG14
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Case Closed |
2015-03-05
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Violation Items
Citation ID |
01001 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
5A0001 |
Issuance Date |
2014-10-30 |
Abatement Due Date |
2014-11-19 |
Current Penalty |
1200.0 |
Initial Penalty |
2000.0 |
Final Order |
2014-11-17 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
3 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck by hazards of plastic shrapnel pieces from the rupture of PVC pipe used for compressed air: a) Maintenance shop - On or about August 18, 2014, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe was used along the wall for compressed air. Reference for PVC pipe -- American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASMS B31.3 - 2010, Section A323.4.2 (a),(3) |
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Citation ID |
01002A |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100212 A05 |
Issuance Date |
2014-10-30 |
Abatement Due Date |
2014-11-12 |
Current Penalty |
1200.0 |
Initial Penalty |
2000.0 |
Final Order |
2014-11-17 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
3 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(5): Fan blade guard(s) were not provided where the periphery of the blades was less than seven feet from the floor or working level: a) Maintenance shop - On or about August 18, 2014, a 4 foot by 4 foot box fan sitting on the floor did not have a guard on the back side. |
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Citation ID |
01002B |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100219 D01 |
Issuance Date |
2014-10-30 |
Abatement Due Date |
2014-11-19 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2014-11-17 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
3 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
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): a) Maintenance shop - On or about August 18, 2014, the pulleys on 4 foot by 4 foot box fan were not guarded. |
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Citation ID |
01002C |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100219 E03 I |
Issuance Date |
2014-10-30 |
Abatement Due Date |
2014-11-19 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2014-11-17 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
3 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i): Vertical or inclined belt(s) were not enclosed by guard(s) conforming to the requirements specified at 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o): a) Maintenance shop - On or about August 18, 2014, a 4 foot by 4 foot box fan sitting on the floor did not have a guard over the belts. |
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Citation ID |
01003 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100303 G02 I |
Issuance Date |
2014-10-30 |
Abatement Due Date |
2014-11-12 |
Current Penalty |
1200.0 |
Initial Penalty |
2000.0 |
Final Order |
2014-11-17 |
Nr Instances |
2 |
Nr Exposed |
2 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): a) Maintenance shop - On or about August 18, 2014, a circuit breaker panel was missing covers for some of the slots. b) Maintenance shop - On or about August 18, 2014, in the maintenance shop parts room, a 2 x 4 receptacle box was missing a cover plate. |
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Citation ID |
01004A |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100305 G02 II |
Issuance Date |
2014-10-30 |
Abatement Due Date |
2014-11-19 |
Current Penalty |
960.0 |
Initial Penalty |
1600.0 |
Final Order |
2014-11-17 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
3 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii): Flexible cords were not used in continuous lengths without splice or tap: a) Maintenance shop - On or about August 18, 2014, a 4 foot by 4 foot box fan sitting on the floor had a splice in the flexible cord going to the fan. The splice did not have equivalent outer insulation as the original flexible cord and the color coding of the wires were not consistent. |
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Citation ID |
01004B |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19100305 G02 III |
Issuance Date |
2014-10-30 |
Abatement Due Date |
2014-11-19 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2014-11-17 |
Nr Instances |
2 |
Nr Exposed |
3 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
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: a) Maintenance shop - On or about August 18, 2014, a 4 foot by 4 foot box fan sitting on the floor did not have any strain relief for the flexible cord going into the motor. b) Maintenance shop - On or about August 18, 2014, an extension cord for the electric welder did not have any strain relief for the flexible cord entering the receptacle end. |
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Citation ID |
01005 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19101200 E01 |
Issuance Date |
2014-10-30 |
Abatement Due Date |
2014-12-18 |
Current Penalty |
960.0 |
Initial Penalty |
1600.0 |
Final Order |
2014-11-17 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
25 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
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: a) Maintenance shop - On or about August 18, 2014, there was no written hazard communication program, MSDS (SDS), labeling of containers of hazardous chemicals, and employee training for chemicals such as but not limited to: battery acid, fuels and oils for vehicles, log handling equipment, welding materials, and etc. |
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Citation ID |
02001 |
Citaton Type |
Other |
Standard Cited |
19100303 F02 |
Issuance Date |
2014-10-30 |
Abatement Due Date |
2014-11-19 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2014-11-17 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
3 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident: a) Maintenance shop - On or about August 18, 2014, employees were exposed to electrical hazards and LO/TO hazards because a circuit breaker panel in the storage room and another one in the work room were not labeled as to its purpose. |
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Citation ID |
02002 |
Citaton Type |
Other |
Standard Cited |
19100303 G01 II |
Issuance Date |
2014-10-30 |
Abatement Due Date |
2014-11-19 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2014-11-17 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
3 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less was used for storage: a) Maintenance shop - On or about August 18, 2014, the circuit breaker panel in the work room had several gasoline powered equipment, a box and a bucket of materials stored in front of it. |
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