OSHA Inspection: LOW COMPLEXITY MANUFACTURING GROUP INC.

Issued

Nov 29, 2001

Abate by

Dec 10, 2001

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employmnent 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 contact with rotating parts and ingoing nip
points:
a)Production Dept., Lakes Xero Graphic Module line, on or about 11/21/01:
Ingoing nip points and rotating parts at the take-up pulley and idler
pulley
on a New London Engineering conveyor, Serial #99-53855, were not guarded.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct
these
hazards are to install barrier guards over the pulleys and/or install an
emergency
trip wire along the conveyor, in accordance with ANSI B20.1, 1993, Safety
Standard
for Conveyors and Related Equipment.
Abatement documentation must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Nov 29, 2001

Abate by

Dec 4, 2001

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,700 Reduced

Issued

Nov 29, 2001

Abate by

Dec 10, 2001