OSHA Inspection: L&M MANUFACTURING INC.

Issued

2000-05-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2000-06-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2500.00 · Current $1750.00 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 the hazard of having their fingers/hands crushed
or amputated:
In the First Operations Area, employees were exposed to the hazard of
having their
fingers/hands caught in the point of operation on the Cincinnati 250 Ton
Press Brake, Press
No. B-131KC, due to the fact that the employer failed to establish and
follow a program of
periodic and regular inspection of the press brake and that employees were
not adequately
trained in the care, set-up and use of the press brake.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard
is to:
a)establish and follow a program of periodic and regular inspections of the
power press brake in accordance with ANSI B11.3-1982, American National
Standard for Machine Tools - Power Press Brakes - Safety Requirements for
Construction, Care, and Use, Section 5.1.4.
b)provide and require operators to be trained in the care, set-up, and use
of
power press brakes in individual piece-part bending operations in
accordance
with ANSI B11.3-1982, American National Standard for Machine Tools -
Power Press Brakes - Safety Requirements for Construction, Care, and Use,
Section 6.1.2.

Issued

2000-05-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2000-07-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1250.00 · Current $875.00 Reduced