OSHA Inspection: NORTHERN WISCONSIN MFG. CO.

Issued

Jan 19, 2012

Abate by

Mar 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(D): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the requirements for testing a machine or equipment to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices:  (a)  Administrative / Production Office:  The employer did not develop specific step for verifying the effectiveness of lockout devices on machinery such as but not limited to; Turret Lathe, #64 Butt Welder, # 19 Butt Welder, Pipe Punch, End Clip Bender, Wire Bender, Lane Shift in Paint Shop, #60 Quadrant Bender, #61 Double Head Bender, #67 U-Bolt Bender, Side Rail Bender, Welding Area Drill, Tightener, Riviter, Lift Arm Bender, #68 Shear, #A-2-B Shear, Tooth Shear, #63 Drill, Drill #6, Drill # 16-A.

Issued

Jan 19, 2012

Abate by

Mar 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:  (a) Throughout the facility;  The employer did not conduct lockout/tagout procedure periodic inspections at least annually and review the lockout/tagout procedures with authorized employees on all equipment in the facility that required lockout tagout procedures.

Issued

Jan 19, 2012

Abate by

Mar 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii): The employer did not certify that periodic inspections of the energy control procedures had been performed:  (a) Administrative / Production Office:  The employer did not certify in writing that the lockout/tagout period inspection had been performed at least annually.

Issued

Jan 19, 2012

Abate by

Mar 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3): All energy isolating devices that were needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment were not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s):  (a) The Forge Area; The employer did not ensure that lockout devices were properly affixed when employees were performing maintenance and servicing activities on mechanical power presses, such as, but not limited to:  (1) Forge area, HME shear, mechanical power press electrical energy source, and   (2) Forge area, HME shear, mechanical power press pneumatic energy source, and   (3) Forge area, Double Headed Shear, mechanical power press electrical energy source.

Issued

Jan 19, 2012

Abate by

Mar 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):  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 and sparks:  (a) Throughout the facility;  Employees were not protected from the point of operation and rotating parts hazards on metal fabrication machinery, such as, but not limited to:  (1) Bridgeport milling machine in maintenance area, and  (2) K. O. Lee Co Surface Grinder in maintenance area, and  (3) Victor 1660 metal lathe in maintenance area, and  (4) Kalamazoo Horizontal band saw in the main production area, and  (5) Heat & Glow Benders #1 and #2 in the main production area, and  (6) Illinois Cam Bender in the forge area, and  (7) The three drill presses in the maintenance area and main production area.

Issued

Jan 19, 2012

Abate by

Jan 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:  (a) Maintenance area; Employees were exposed to abrasive wheel hazards from the Delta Bench Grinder that had the work rest adjusted 5/8 of and inch from the abrasive wheel.

Issued

Jan 19, 2012

Abate by

Feb 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(b)(6)(i): Two-hand trip(s) on mechanical power press(es) using full revolution clutches did not have the individual operator's hand controls protected against unintentional operation:  (a) Main production area; Employees were exposed hazards on the Bliss mechanical power press because the buttons on the two hand control station were not protected from accidental contact.

Issued

Jan 19, 2012

Abate by

Mar 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(c)(1)(i):  The employer did not provide and ensure the usage of point of operation guards or properly applied point of operation devices on every operation performed on mechanical power press(es):  (a) Throughout the facility;  Employees were not protected from the point of operation hazards on mechanical power press metal fabrication machinery, such as, but not limited to:  (1) Niagara 5 ? mechanical power press pipe punch in the west end of the repair area, and  (2) Rock River mechanical power press metal shear in the main production area, and  (3) Wisconsin Forcemaster partial revolution mechanical press in the main production area.

Issued

Jan 19, 2012

Abate by

Feb 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(b)(1):  Flywheel(s) with parts seven feet or less above floor(s) or platform(s) were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(b)(1)(i) through (b)(1)(iv):  (a) Throughout the facility;  Employees were not protected from flywheels hazards, such as, but not limited to:  (1) Niagara 5  mechanical power press pipe punch in the west end of the repair had one side of the flywheel that was unguarded and the front side of the flywheel guard had a 2 by 6 inch hole in it, and  (2) Bliss full revolution mechanical power press in the main production area had a 4 by 8 inch hole in the flywheel guard.

Issued

Jan 19, 2012

Abate by

Feb 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform were not protected by stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s) enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting:  (a)  Forge area; Double Headed Shear, mechanical power press, had an unguarded rotating shaft on the back side of the press.

Issued

Jan 19, 2012

Abate by

Jan 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $1,260 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment:  (a) Throughout the facility; electrical boxes were missing a knockouts, such as, but not limited to:  (1) Forge area; The main electrical box on the HME mechanical power press metal shear, and   (2) Main Production Area; The main electrical box on the Wisconsin Forcemaster.

Issued

Jan 19, 2012

Abate by

Feb 2, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii):  An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:  (a) Throughout the facility; An evaluation of each power industrial vehicle operator was not conducted within the last three years.