Building 6200A 1. Employees are exposed to repetitive motion hazards, in that the employer has not implemented controls or programs to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal disorders where production employees assemble guns, have suffered injury and are using self-purchased wrist braces to help relieve pain. 2. Employees
are exposed to repetitive motion hazards, in that the employer is not recording on the OSHA form 300 employee reports of repetitive motion trauma and musculoskeletal disorders where production employees assemble guns, have suffered injury and are using self-purchased wrist braces to help relieve pain. 3. Employees are exposed to noise hazards, in that the employer has not implemented engineering controls or provided adequate hearing protection for employees exposed to sound levels exceeding 150 dBA in the test firing booths. 4. Employees are exposed to respiratory hazards, in that the employer does not provide effective respiratory program training to employees required to wear respirators. 5. Employees are exposed to respiratory hazards, in that the employer falsifies respirator fit tests by passing employees who fail fit tests where employees are required to wear respirators. 6. Employees are exposed to respiratory hazards, in that employees throughout the campus who are required to wear tight-fitting respirators are permitted to have full beards preventing an adequate respirator seal. 7. Employees are exposed to trip hazards, in that the extension cords are lying on the floors in all departments. 8. Employees are exposed to fire and explosion hazards, in that the employer has not grounded the waste drum used to contain residual flammable liquids drained from aerosol spray cans in the RCRA area under the canopy between buildings 6200A and 6200B. The grounding wire was previously connected to a beam but has been reconnected to an ungrounded shelf. 9. Employees are exposed to hazards associated with the firing of guns, in that the employer has not implemented controls to ensure that when an employee enters the firing range and proceeds down range, shooters are prevented from entering the area and discharging weapons in test firing ranges 1 through 5. 10. Employees are exposed to struck-by hazards associated with powered industrial trucks, in that employees throughout the building have not completed the practical portion of forklift operator training or are beyond the three year due date for retraining or evaluation. 11. Employees are exposed to struck-by hazards associated with powered industrial trucks, in that forklifts are not inspected at least daily prior to initial use or prior to use of each shift if operated around the clock. 12. Employees are exposed to lead hazards, in that the loading dock walking surface, and boxes and crates in the area are contaminated with lead in the area outside of the trap room for test ranges 1 through 4 between buildings 6200A and 6200B. Employees access the area three times per week to dump the bullet trap lead pots. 13. Employees are exposed to lead hazards, in that lead blows onto employees while changing the air filters for test ranges 1 through 4 between buildings 6200A and 6200B. Employees change these filters every two days. 14. Employees are exposed to lead hazards, in that bulletproof vests in the security area are not decontaminated for lead and are used daily for firearms qualification then taken home by employees contaminating their personal vehicles and homes. 15. Employees are exposed to lead hazards, in that lead hazard training is ineffective being limited to a video during initial hire orientation and employees are permitted to sleep or play on their cell phones. 16. Employees are exposed to respiratory, eye and skin irritation hazards from chemicals, in that employees assigned to be on a COVID-19 disinfection team have not received chemical hazard communication training for chemicals they sp
Alleged Hazards: 38, Employees Exposed: 50
Source: Osha.gov | Receipt Date: 2020-08-17
Alleged Hazards: 38, Employees Exposed: 50
Source: Osha.gov | Receipt Date: 2020-08-17
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