OSHA Inspection: WARREN FABRICATING & MACHINING CORPORATION

Issued

Dec 14, 2011

Abate by

Jan 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii):     The procedures shall clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, the following:      Although the employer developed and implemented an energy control program for use at the facility, it was deficient and did not include specific machine procedures for all of the machinery used at the company.

Issued

Dec 14, 2011

Abate by

Jan 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i):     The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.            As of 06/15/2011, annual inspections or audits of the company's lockout procedures were not documented or certified as being completed. Subsequently the employer's lo/to program was deficient, in that specific procedures to test the effectiveness of the lock out device(s) and other energy measures were not included in the company's energy control program and training of affected employees and others who work in the area where lock out is utilized was not documented or certified as being completed.

Issued

Dec 14, 2011

Abate by

Jan 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i):     The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls area acquired by employees.          The employer failed to assure that employees were trained in the purpose and scope of the company's energy contorl program.

Issued

Dec 14, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1):     If at any time a powered industrial truck is found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe, the truck shall be taken out of service until it has been restored to safe operating condition.      The employer failed to ensure that the company's (Yale) fork-truck was removed from service until restored to safe operations. Defectis of the fork truck include, but are not limited to, the vehicle's warning lights not operational, the horn was damaged and not operational, and the vehicle's tires were extremely worn.

Issued

Dec 14, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(1):     Any power-operated industrial truck not in safe operating condition shall be removed from service. All repairs shall be made by authorized personnel.      Inspections of the company's powered industrial trucks (forklifts) were not completed by operator(s) prior to the truck being placed into service.  Deficient equipment includes, but is not limited to, the company's Yale forktruck (unit #99) which had a horn that was not operational, inoperable vehicle's warning lights, and the vehicle's tires were extremely worn.

Issued

Dec 14, 2011

Abate by

Jan 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(3):     Periodic inspection. Complete inspections of the crane were not performed at intervals as generally defined in paragraph (j)(1)(ii)(b) of this section, depending upon its activity, severity of service, and environment, or as specifically indicated below. These inspections shall include the requirements of paragraph (j)(2) of this section and in addition, the following items. Any deficiencies such as listed shall be carefully examined and determination made as to whether they constitute a safety hazard:      As of 06/15/2011,  the employer did not ensure that periodic inspections of the company's overhead bridge crane, gantry cranes (etc) were completed, as required.

Issued

Dec 14, 2011

Abate by

Jan 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):     Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips andsparks. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices,electronic safety devices, etc.    On or before 06/15/2011,  the employer did not ensure that various equipment or machinery used at the site was affectively guarded.  The unnguarded equipment includes,  but is not limited to,      a.    King Gray: CNC (CBM), 14 feet vertical boring mill , which exposing operators to hazards created by pionts of                    operation, rotating parts and flying parts or debris.    b,    Dorries: 20 feet vertical boring mill, which exposing operators to hazards created by pionts of                    operation, rotating parts and flying parts or debris.    c.      A suspended work platform, which is used to hoist equipment and personal inside the turbines and generators            during the construction phase, and exposed employees to crushing injury(ies) or amputation hazards from the             unguarded hatch.

Issued

Dec 14, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b):     Compressed air used for cleaning. Compressed air shall not be used for cleaning purposes except wherereduced to less than 30 p.s.i. and then only with effective chip guarding and personal protective equipment.      Compressed air used by employees when cleaning parts was set at 75-80 psi, and did not have appropriate safeguards (e.g. pressure relief valves) available for employee use.

Issued

Dec 14, 2011

Abate by

Jan 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $6,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.243(c)(1):     General requirements. Abrasive wheels shall be used only on machine provided with safety guards as defined in paragraph (c) (1) through (4) of this section.        Portable hand grinders used by employees throughout the facility at various stages of the construction of steam or gas turbines and generators, were unguarded.

Issued

Dec 14, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii):     Flexible cords and cables were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided that will prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws.        A lighting fixture used as task lighting by employees during the construction of steam and gas turbines or generators did not have adequate strain relief.