OSHA Inspection: CB MANUFACTURING & SALES COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Nov 23, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,636 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i):     Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardousenergy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.    Specific energy control procedures developed by the Company for the Hurco and Johnford Barney CNC Vertical Milling Machines did not include pneumatic energy sources.

Issued

Nov 23, 2011

Abate by

Dec 22, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,633 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.    Periodic inspections on the Company energy control procedures had not been conducted on at least an annual basis.

Issued

Nov 23, 2011

Abate by

Dec 8, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,633 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3):     Machine or equipment isolation. All energy isolating devices that are needed to control the energyto the machine or equipment shall be physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energysource(s).    On or about October 5, 2011, in the Production Area, an employee had replaced the saw blade on the Jet Horizontal Bandsaw without first unplugging the plug from the 220 Volts AC electrical outlet.

Issued

Nov 23, 2011

Abate by

Dec 15, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,633 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(ii)(D):     Each authorized employee shall affix a personal lockout or tagout device to the group lockoutdevice, group lockbox, or comparable mechanism when he or she begins work, and shall remove those devices when he or she stops working on the machineor equipment being serviced or maintained.    a.  On or about September 23, 2011, in the Production Area, two employees and a supervisor working as a crew were removing the hydraulic cylinder shaft on the Mattison 168, Precision Surface Grinder, and two of the employees did not affix their lock to the 480 Volt AC electrical disconnect switch.    b. On or about September 28, 2011, in the Production Area, two employees and a supervisor working as a crew were removing the hydraulic cylinder shaft on the "Bill Hill" Surface Grinder, and two of the employees did not affix their lock to the 480 Volt AC electrical disconnect switch.

Issued

Nov 23, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,633 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):     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.    In the Production Area an employee was exposed to a six inch unused portion of the saw blade on an Amada Horizontal Bandsaw Machine during its operation.

Issued

Nov 23, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,633 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii):     The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall beguarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.    In the Production Area an employee was exposed to the point of operation on the Johnford Barney Mill Machine during the marking of the part prior to machining due to a inoperative limit switch on the sliding door.

Issued

Nov 23, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,633 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 where reduced to less than 30 p.s.i. and then only with effective chip guarding and personal protective equipment.    In the Production Area employees were using compressed air nozzles to clean off parts which if deadended would exceed 30 psi.

Issued

Nov 23, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,633 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(ii):     Inside of buildings, cylinders shall be stored in a well-protected, well-ventilated, dry location, at least 20 (6.1 m) feet from highly combustible materials such as oil or excelsior. Cylinders should be stored in definitely assigned places away from elevators, stairs, or gangways. Assigned storage spaces shall be located where cylinders will not be knocked over or damaged by passing or falling objects, or subject to tampering by unauthorized persons. Cylinders shall not be kept in unventilated enclosures such as lockers and cupboards.    In the Production Area next to the roll up door and in the marked employee walkway two acetylene cylinders, one without a cap on its valve, were not located to prevent them from being knocked over and struck by a forklift.

Issued

Nov 23, 2011

Abate by

Jan 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $1,633 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1):     Employees shall be trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertain to their respective job assignments.    Employees performing energized electrical work had not received training on what and when to wear the appropriate personal protective equipment to protect themselves against electric shock and arc flash.

Issued

Nov 23, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii):     Lockout devices and tagout devices shall be singularly identified; shall be the only devices(s)used for controlling energy; shall not be used for other purposes; and shall meet the following requirements:    An Engineer had placed a lockout lock on a Samsung CNC Lathe to control its use and not to perform servicing and maintenance on the machine.