OSHA Inspection: O & G SPRING AND WIRE FORM SPECIALTY CO.

Issued

Dec 1, 2011

Abate by

Jan 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $2,695 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.Note: Exception: The employer need not document the required procedure for a particular machine or equipment, when all of the following elements exist: (1) The machine or equipment has no potential for stored or residual energy or reaccumulation of stored energy after shut down which could endanger employees; (2) the machine or equipment has a single energy source which can be readily identified and isolated; (3) the isolation and locking out of that energy source will completely deenergize and deactivate the machine or equipment; (4) the machine or equipment is isolated from that energy source and locked out during servicing or maintenance; (5) a single lockout device will achieve a locker-out condition; (6) the lockout device is under the exclusive control of the authorized employee performing the servicing or maintenance; (7) the servicing or maintenance does not create hazards for other employees; and (8) the employer, in utilizing this exception, has had no accidents involving the unexpected activation or reenergization of the machine or equipment during servicing or maintenance.    Throughout facility - On or about September 13, 2011, procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control  of potentially hazardous energy, thereby exposing employees to the unexpected re-energization of machinery.

Issued

Dec 1, 2011

Abate by

Jan 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.    Throughout facility - On or about September 13, 2011, the employer had not performed periodic inspections to ensure that documented lockout/tagout procedures were being followed by authorized employees.

Issued

Dec 1, 2011

Abate by

Dec 22, 2011

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $2,695 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 be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefore, 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.    a.  Throughout facility - On or about September 13, 2011, the employer had not installed guarding for the Verson press brake No. 204, thereby exposing employees to the point of operation and amputation injuries.    b.  Throughout facility - On or about September 13, 2011, the employer had not installed guarding for press brake No. 5, thereby exposing employees to the point of operation and amputation injuries.

Issued

Dec 1, 2011

Abate by

Dec 15, 2011

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $2,695 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(b)(4)(i): The pedal mechanism shall be protected to prevent unintended operation from falling or moving objects or by accidental stepping onto the pedal.    Throughout facility - On or about September 13, 2011, the pedal mechanisms on punch press # 2 were not guarded to prevent unintended operation, thereby exposing employees to crushing and/or amputation hazards.

Issued

Dec 1, 2011

Abate by

Dec 15, 2011

Penalty

Initial $770 · Current $385 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): What do I need to do to complete the OSHA 300 Log? You must enter information about your business at the top of the OSHA 300 Log, enter a one or two line description for each recordable injury or illness, and summarize this information on the OSHA 300-A at the end of the year.    Record keeping - On or about September 13, 2011, at the above located workplace, the employer's OSHA 300 forms for 2010 and 2009, was not completed in detail as required  by 1904.4 through 1904.12.  In that:      a.  The OSHA 300 log for 2010 did not include what directly injured or made the person ill.  b.  The OSHA 300 log for 2009 did not include what directly injured or made the person ill.

Issued

Dec 1, 2011

Abate by

Dec 15, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(b)(3): How do I certify the annual summary? A company executive must certify that he or she has examined the OSHA 300 Log and that he or she reasonably believes, based on his or her knowledge of the process by which the information was recorded, that the annual summary is correct and complete.    a.  Recordkeeping - On or about September 13, 2011, the employer's OSHA 300a Summary for 2010 were not certified for accuracy as required.      b.  Recordkeeping - On or about September 13, 2011, the employer's OSHA 300a Summary for 2009 were not certified for accuracy as required.