OSHA Inspection: ACCUDYNE CORPORATION

Issued

May 23, 1989

Abate by

Jun 30, 1989

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were
free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death
or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to:
Machine operators, engineering technicians and maintenance workers
not protected from exposure to unaticipated machine movement.
Among other methods, one feasible nd acceptable abatement method to
correct these hazards is to establish and enforce an adequate lockout/
tagout of energy sources in accordance with ANSI Z244.1-1-1982,
"American National Standard for Personnel Protection - Lockout/Tagout
of Energy Sources-Minimum Safety Requirements".  Essential elements of
this lockout/tagout procedure would include:
1) Require lockout before any maintenance, inspection, clearing,
adjusting or servicing that requires employees to enter or be in
close contact with moving machinery or equipment.
2) Require that each exposed employee lockout the energy isolating
device with his/her personal lock.
3) Maintain available operation and maintenance manuals on all machinery
or equipment to be serviced. Assure that these manuals and other
appropriate are provided to employees before work is begun.
4) Establish and use a documented work order system for machinery
maintenance and repairs which includes Supervisors' approval to
reactivate machinery or equipment after servicing.
5) Disconnect or isolate machinery or equipment by positioning the
switch, valve or other energy isolating device so that energy sources
(e.g. electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, etc.) are deactivated.
Stored energy such as that in capacitors, springs, relevated machine
members, rotating flywheels, hydraulic systems, and gas, air, steam
or water pressure, etc., must be dissipated or restrained by methods
such as grounding, repositioning, blocking, bleeding down, etc.
6) Test machinery or equipment to ensure that the energy sources have
been effectively disconnected or isolated. As a precautionary measure
return the operating controls to the "Off" position after the test
has been completed.
NOTE:
The test shall only be performed after ensuring that no employees are
exposed in the machine or equipment area.
7) Remove locks only after ensuring the safety of all exposed employees.
8) Train employees responsible for machinery or equipment lockout in all
elements of the program. This training shall be repeated as
frequently as necessary to maintain management and work proficiency,
and compliance with the procedure.
9) Evaluate the program periodically to ensure continued use and
adequacy.
10) Enforce all provisions of the program.

Issued

May 23, 1989

Abate by

Jun 30, 1989

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $250 Reduced

Issued

May 23, 1989

Abate by

Jun 30, 1989

Issued

May 23, 1989

Abate by

Jul 15, 1989

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $350 Reduced

Issued

May 23, 1989

Abate by

Jun 30, 1989

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $900 Reduced

Issued

May 23, 1989

Abate by

May 31, 1989

Issued

May 23, 1989

Abate by

May 31, 1989

Issued

May 23, 1989

Abate by

May 31, 1989

Issued

May 23, 1989

Abate by

May 31, 1989

Issued

May 23, 1989

Abate by

Jul 15, 1989