OSHA Inspection: NATIONAL MACHINE SPECIALTIES, INC.

Issued

Dec 16, 2011

Abate by

Dec 26, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2):     The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed through written certification that identified the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, identified the document as a certification of the hazard assessment    (a)  Employees were exposed to struck by hazards and the employer did not certify that a hazard assessment was done in the workplace.

Issued

Dec 16, 2011

Abate by

Jan 15, 2012

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 procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energing, 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)  Employees were exposed to caught-in/crushing hazards while servicing or maintianing equipment, such as but not limited to, CNC machines and robotic welding cells, and the employer did not establish and energy control procedure.

Issued

Dec 16, 2011

Abate by

Jan 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i):     The employer did not 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 are acquired by employees:      (a)  Employees were exposed to caught-in/crushing hazards while servicing or maintaining equipment, such as but not limited to, CNC machines and robotic welding cells, and the employer did not train the employees on the energy control program.

Issued

Dec 16, 2011

Abate by

Dec 31, 2011

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i):     The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l)    (a)  Employees were exposed to crushing hazards while operating powered industrial trucks (forklifts) and the employer did not ensure that forklift operators were competent.

Issued

Dec 16, 2011

Abate by

Dec 31, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7):     Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service:    (a)  Employees were exposed to crushing hazards while operating forklifts and the employer did not ensure that forklifts were examined before being used.

Issued

Dec 16, 2011

Abate by

Dec 31, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1):     Electrical equipment was not free from recognized hazards that were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:    (a)  Employees were exposed to electrical hazards while operating the Hitachi Seiki CNC machine, the electrical pendant hanging down on the CNC machine had live/exposed electrical, and the employer did not ensure that it was free from recognized electrical hazards.