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BBM-CPG Technology Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Laurens, South Carolina · Machine Shops · NAICS 332710

1inspections
6citation items
$1,474current penalties
Dec 15, 2016last inspection

BBM-CPG Technology Inc has one OSHA inspection on record in South Carolina.

OSHA opened it on Dec 15, 2016 as a planned inspection, in Laurens.

From that inspection OSHA issued 6 citation items: 6 serious.

OSHA proposed $2,950 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $1,474, down 50%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.304, grounding and circuit protection (2 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. BBM-CPG Technology Inc averages $1,474 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

BBM-CPG Technology Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342132818 OPENED DEC 15, 2016Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 54 employees at the site · Closed Oct 17, 2017

1239 Vern Cora Rd, Laurens, SC 29360 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.107(c)(6) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$875$437Apr 13, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.107(d)(3) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$875$437Apr 13, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$300$150Apr 13, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.254(b)(4)(iv) · Arc welding and cutting
 Serious$300$150Apr 13, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.304(g)(6)(vi)(c)(3) · Grounding and circuit protection
 Serious$300$150Apr 13, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.304(g)(6)(vi)(c)(5) · Grounding and circuit protection
 Serious$300$150Apr 13, 2017Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.107 · Spray painting and finishing

29 CFR 1910.107(c)(6)

(6) Wiring type approved. Electrical wiring and equipment not subject to deposits of combustible residues but located in a spraying area as herein defined shall be of explosion-proof type approved for Class I, group D locations and shall otherwise conform to the provisions of subpart S of this part, for Class I, Division 1, Hazardous Locations. Electrical wiring, motors, and other equipment outside of but within twenty (20) feet of any spraying area, and not separated therefrom by partitions, shall not produce sparks under normal operating conditions and shall otherwise conform to the provisions of subpart S of this part for Class I, Division 2 Hazardous Locations.

29 CFR 1910.107(d)(3)

(3) Independent exhaust. Each spray booth shall have an independent exhaust duct system discharging to the exterior of the building, except that multiple cabinet spray booths in which identical spray finishing material is used with a combined frontal area of not more than 18 square feet may have a common exhaust. If more than one fan serves one booth, all fans shall be so interconnected that one fan cannot operate without all fans being operated.

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9)

(9) Exposure adjustment. Safety guards of the types described in subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b) (3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch. (See Figures O-18, O-19, O-20, O-21, O-22, and O-23.)

29 CFR 1910.254 · Arc welding and cutting

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

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