OSHA Inspection: STECK MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Sep 28, 2011

Abate by

Oct 20, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1):  The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    (a)  There was no program on energy control procedures, employee training, and periodic inspections.

Issued

Sep 28, 2011

Abate by

Oct 20, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i):  Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware shall be provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources.    (a)  Employees were not provided with locks or tags to attach to energy isolating devcies, prior to performing die changes on the mechanical power presses.

Issued

Sep 28, 2011

Abate by

Oct 20, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3):  All energy isolating devices that are needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment shall be physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s).    (a)  Employees changed the dies on the mechanical power presses, without first isolating the energy sources.

Issued

Sep 28, 2011

Abate by

Oct 20, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i):   Lockout or tagout devices shall be affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees.    (a)  Employees changed the dies on the mechanical power presses, without first attaching lockout devcies to the energy insolating devices.

Issued

Sep 28, 2011

Abate by

Nov 10, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):  Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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 and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.    (a)  There were 11 inches of unguarded blade on the Roll-In Vertical Band Saw.    (b)  There were 3-1/2 inches of unguarded blade on the Wells Horizontal Band Saw.    (c)  The Allen Multi-Spindle Drill press was unguarded.    (d)  The chuck on the Clausing Horizontal Band Saw was unguarded.

Issued

Sep 28, 2011

Abate by

Nov 10, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(b)(6)(i):  A two-hand trip shall have the individual operator's hand controls protected against unintentional operation and have the individual operator's hand controls arranged by design and construction and/or separation to require the use of both hands to trip the press and use a control arrangement requiring concurrent operation of the individual operator's hand controls.    (a)  The two-hand trip on the Minster Full Revolution Press, was not set up to require the concurrent use of both hands on the buttons when functioning the press.

Issued

Sep 28, 2011

Abate by

Nov 10, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(b)(7)(v)(a):  Each hand control shall be protected against unintended operation and arranged by design, construction, and/or separation so that the concurrent use of both hands is required to trip the press.    (a)  The two hand controls on the V&O Partial Revolution Press and the Bliss Partial Revolution Press did not require concurrent use of both hands to function the press.

Issued

Sep 28, 2011

Abate by

Nov 10, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(b)(3)(i):  Machines using full revolution clutches shall incorporate a single-stroke mechanism.    (a)  The L & J Full Revolution Press ran continuous when the palm buttons were held down.

Issued

Sep 28, 2011

Abate by

Nov 10, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(c)(5)(iii):  The control of air clutch machines shall be designed to prevent a significant increase in the normal stopping time due to a failure within the operating valve mechanism, and to inhibit further operation if such failure does occur, where a part revolution clutch is employed. The exception in paragraph (b)(7)(xi) of this section for controls manufactured and installed before August 31, 1971, is not applicable under this paragraph (c)(5).    (a)  The V&O Partial Revolution Press and the Bliss Partial Revolution Press did not have self-checking dual air valves.

Issued

Sep 28, 2011

Abate by

Oct 20, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(i):  It shall be the responsibility of the employer to establish and follow a program of periodic and regular inspections of his power presses to ensure that all their parts, auxiliary equipment, and safeguards are in a safe operating condition and adjustment.     (a)  There were no periodic inspections of the mechanical power presses.

Issued

Sep 28, 2011

Abate by

Oct 20, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(ii):  Each press shall be inspected and tested no less than weekly to determine the condition of the clutch/brake mechanism, antirepeat feature and single stroke mechanism. Necessary maintenance or repair or both shall be performed and completed before the press is operated.     (a)  The clutch/brake mechanism and antirepeat mechanism on the partial revolution mechanical power presses, were not inpsected and tested weekly, and the clutch/brake mechanism on the full revolution mechanical power presses were not inspected and tested weekly.

Issued

Sep 28, 2011

Abate by

Nov 10, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(b)(1):  Flywheels. Flywheels located so that any part is seven (7) feet or less above floor or platform shall be guarded in accordance with the requirements of this subparagraph:    (a)  The flywheel on the L&j Full Revolution Press was not guarded.