OSHA Inspection: SUPREME MANUFACTURING COMPANY DBA C&L SUPREME

Issued

Oct 23, 2008

Abate by

Nov 26, 2008

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $900

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 an amputation hazard from the rotating/moving
blade:
a) Production Area - Provision was not made to prevent the Amada
horizontal metal cutting
band saw model #HA 250W from automatically restarting upon restoration of
power after a
power source failure.
b) Production Area - Provision was not made to prevent the Do-All
horizontal metal cutting
band saw model #C-916A from automatically restarting upon restoration of
power after a
power source failure.
Among others methods, one feasible and acceptable means of abatement in an
event of
interruption in the electrical supply to the saw would be to provide an
electrical device that is
designed to prevent the saw from restarting automatically when power is
restored, such as a
magnetic restart or similar device as prescribed by the American National
Standard Institute
for Metal Sawing Machines, ANSI B11.10-2003, Section 6.11.
In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required
for this
violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition,
documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included
with your
certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to,
evidence of the
purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of
abatement, or
other written records.

Issued

Oct 23, 2008

Abate by

Nov 26, 2008

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $900