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OSHA Inspection: DIERZEN-KEWANEE HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD.

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of DIERZEN-KEWANEE HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. in 101 FRANKLIN STREET, KEWANEE, IL 61433 (NAICS 336212). OSHA activity number 308566363.

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Site address
101 FRANKLIN STREET
City
KEWANEE
State
IL
ZIP
61433
Mailing
P.O. BOX 524, KEWANEE, IL 61433
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
336212
SIC code (legacy)
3715
Employees
16
Ownership type
A

12 citations on file for this inspection.

1903.19 C01

Other-than-serious Gravity 03 1 instance 16 exposed
Issued
Jun 15, 2006
Abate by
Aug 2, 2006
Penalty
Initial $400
Recent events (2)
  • — F (O)
  • — Z (O) $400.00

1903.19 D01

Other-than-serious Gravity 03 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jun 15, 2006
Abate by
Aug 2, 2006
Penalty
Initial $400
Recent events (2)
  • — F (O)
  • — Z (O) $400.00

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jun 7, 2005
Abate by
Jul 25, 2005
Penalty
Initial $750 · Current $250 Reduced
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 caught in hazards:
In the Fabrication Area, employees are exposed to the hazard of being
caught in the point of
operation on the Cincinnati 225 ton press brake, due to the fact that the
foot pedal used to
initiate the stroke of the machine is not guarded to prevent unintended
actuation and springs
used in the clutch brake mechanism are not compression springs guided on a
rod or in a
hole.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard
is to operate the press brake in accordance with ANSI B11.3-2002, American
National
Standard For Machine Tools - Safety Requirements for Power Press Brakes
which
states the
following:
Brakes and clutches of mechanical press brakes shall be actuated in a
coordinated
manner.  The clutch shall not fail to disengage and the brake shall not
fail to engage
upon release of the actuating force.
Friction brakes shall be engaged by compression spring(s), guided on a rod
or in a
hole and be prevented from interleaving.  A disengaging force shall be
required to
release the brake.  Brake capacity shall be sufficient to stop the motion
of the ram
when the disengaging force is removed and to hold the ram and its
attachments at any
point in the ram's travel.
When provided, foot controls shall be protected to prevent actuation from
falling or
moving objects, or from unintended actuation.
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $250.00
  • — Z (S) $750.00

1910.23 C01

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jun 7, 2005
Abate by
Jul 1, 2005
Penalty
Initial $450 · Current $250 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $250.00
  • — Z (S) $450.00

1910.147 C04 I

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jun 7, 2005
Abate by
Jul 25, 2005
Penalty
Initial $450 · Current $250 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $250.00
  • — Z (S) $450.00

1910.147 C05 IID

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jun 7, 2005
Abate by
Jul 1, 2005
Penalty
Initial $450 · Current $250 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $250.00
  • — Z (S) $450.00

1910.147 C06 I

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jun 7, 2005
Abate by
Jul 25, 2005
Penalty
Initial $450 · Current $250 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $250.00
  • — Z (S) $450.00

1910.147 C07 I

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jun 7, 2005
Abate by
Jul 25, 2005
Penalty
Initial $450 · Current $250 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $250.00
  • — Z (S) $450.00

1910.212 A01

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jun 7, 2005
Abate by
Jun 17, 2005
Penalty
Initial $750 · Current $250 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $250.00
  • — Z (S) $750.00

1910.212 A03 II

Serious Gravity 10 3 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Jun 7, 2005
Abate by
Jul 25, 2005
Penalty
Initial $1,500 · Current $250 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $250.00
  • — Z (S) $1500.00

1910.179 J02 III

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Jun 7, 2005
Abate by
Jul 1, 2005
Recent events (2)
  • — F (O)
  • — Z (O)

1910.179 M01

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Jun 7, 2005
Abate by
Jul 1, 2005
Recent events (2)
  • — F (O)
  • — Z (O)

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