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OSHA Inspection: THE FREEMAN COMPANY

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of THE FREEMAN COMPANY in 719 WALNUT STREET, YANKTON, SD 57078 (NAICS 336413). OSHA activity number 314777707.

What this inspection record means

OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Establishment
THE FREEMAN COMPANY
Site address
719 WALNUT STREET
City
YANKTON
State
SD
ZIP
57078
Mailing
BOX 57, YANKTON, SD 57078
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (N)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
336413
SIC code (legacy)
3728
Employees
25
Ownership type
Private (A)

5 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 03 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Sep 24, 2010
Abate by
Oct 27, 2010
Penalty
Initial $750 · Current $375 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 struck-by, crushing, and/or amputation hazards:
(a) An employee working in the north bay area was observed operating the
Vasnag CNC
lathe, serial #306003-1-2, where the CNC lathe was not equipped with a
functional door
interlock device exposing employees to the potential hazard of being
struck by parts
expelled from the turning lathe or being caught in the moving machinery
inside the
turning lathe by opening the door during machine operating cycle.
(b) An employee working in the south bay area was observed operating the
Fryer Easy
Turn CNC lathe, serial #30429, where the CNC lathe was not equipped with a
functional
door interlock device exposing employees to the potential hazard of being
struck
by parts
expelled from the turning lathe or being caught in the moving machinery
inside the
turning lathe by opening the door during machine operating cycle.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazard would be to install a door interlock device on the CNC lathes as
required by
ANSI B11.2-2002 Safety Requirements for Turning Centers Automatic
Numerically
Controlled Turning Machines, paragraphs 6.21 Safeguarding and 6.21.1.2
Automatic
Mode which states:
1. Paragraph 6.21: Machines shall be safeguarded wherever practical by
fixed or
interlocked moveable guards.
2. Paragraph 6.21.1.2: Machine operation shall only be possible when the
guards are
closed and the safeguarding (protective) devices are active.  If it is
possible, in this
mode, to open an interlocked moveable guard, the hazardous movement shall
cease and
be inhibited.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see
enclosed "Sample
Abatement Certification Letter").tion
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $375.00
  • · Z (S) $750.00

1910.212 A01

Serious Gravity 03 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Sep 24, 2010
Abate by
Oct 27, 2010
Penalty
Initial $750 · Current $375 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $375.00
  • · Z (S) $750.00

1910.219 D01

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Sep 24, 2010
Abate by
Oct 27, 2010
Penalty
Initial $450 · Current $225 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $225.00
  • · Z (S) $450.00

1910.219 E01 I

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Sep 24, 2010
Abate by
Oct 27, 2010

1910.134 C01

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Sep 24, 2010
Abate by
Oct 27, 2010

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 314777707.

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