OSHA Inspection: CONQUEST INDUSTRIES INC.

Issued

Mar 29, 2012

Abate by

May 31, 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 energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs 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         On or before 10/05/2012, the employers failed to establish, implement or maintain a program for the control  of hazardous energy at the facility.  Employees complete lock-out on equipment such as, but not limited to, the Bullard vertical turret lathe (VTL), the Webster Bennett boring mill, and the Devlieg boring machine.         NOTE: A COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY CONTROL PROGRAM NEEDS TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:      a.  A written program outlining the purpose, scope, rules, and techniques utilized to control        Hazardous energy.     b.  Specific procedural steps for isolating, blocking, and securing machines or equipment to        control hazardous energy.     c.  Individual lockout devices or tag out devices (e.g.: the placement, removal, transfer of       locks).    d. Documented employee training (both for authorized employees and affected employees).

Issued

Mar 29, 2012

Abate by

Apr 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2): The items listed in subparagraphs (j)(2)(i)-(vii) were not inspected for defects at intervals as defined in paragraph (j)(1)(ii) of this section or as specifically indicated, and all deficiencies were not carefully examined and a determination made as to whether they constituted a safety hazard       Frequent inspections (daily to monthly intervals) of the company's overhead bridge cranes, located in production areas of the shop, and were not being completed.

Issued

Mar 29, 2012

Abate by

Apr 18, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(m)(1)(vi): Monthly inspections to identify severe kinking, crushing, cutting, or unstranding were not completed as required.            As of 10/05/2011, the employer failed to ensure that monthly inspections of the wire ropes on the company cranes were completed, as required. Equipment includes, but is not limited to; the Ohio Mechanical 10 ton overhead bridge crane, which had a wire rope that was extremely kinked.

Issued

Mar 29, 2012

Abate by

Jul 2, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · 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:        On or before 10 /05/2011, the employer did not ensure that various equipment or machinery used at the site was affectively guarded.  The unguarded equipment includes, but is not  limit to the following:      a.  Gidding and Lewis: mill cutter and milling bed, and the Webster Bennett mill cutter and milling bed, both, located in the        main production area.      b.   The 3 jaw chuck of the Bullard: 48" inch, vertical turret lathe (VTL) with reciprocating bed/table, located in the main         production  area of the;

Issued

Mar 29, 2012

Abate by

May 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2):  The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter:    The employer did not train employees on the use of portable fire extinguishers for those employees expected to fight incipient stage fires.    NOTE:  The employer may exercise one of the following options:    1)     Provide portable fire extinguishers as specified in 29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1), meet the distribution requirements per 29 CFR           1910.157(d) (75 to the nearest extinguisher for Class A fires and 50 to the nearest extinguisher for Class B fires), and           provide training and education for all employees in the use of such equipment and the hazards associated with incipient             stage fire fighting as required in 29 CFR 1910.157(g).  The other sections of 29 CFR 1910.157 also apply.    2)     Provide extinguishers as specified in 29 CFR 1910.157(c) (1), designate certain employees to be the only employees           authorized to use such equipment and require all other employees to immediately evacuate upon the sounding of the fire           alarm, establish this in writing in an emergency action plan as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.38(c) and train/educate designated           employees per 1910.157(g).  Utilizing this option exempts the employer from distribution requirements of           29 CFR 1910.157(d).    3)     Establish a written fire safety policy which requires the immediate and total evacuation of employees from the workplace           upon the sounding of a fire alarm signal.  This policy includes an emergency action plan and a fire prevention plan as           specified in 29 CFR 1910.38(a) and (b).  Utilizing this option exempts the employer from the requirements of            1910.157 include the need for providing portable fire equipment unless a specific standard requires that a portable fire          extinguisher be provided (such as those requirements in 29 CFR 1910.106/107 relating to use/storage of           flammable/combustible liquids).  If extinguishers are provided but not intended for employee use, 29 CFR 1910.157(a)             and (f) are still applicable (inspection, maintenance and testing of equipment).