OSHA Inspection: STILLWATER METALS, LLC.

Issued

2012-07-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1800.00 · Current $1800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): Energy control program. The employer shall 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.    (a) Throughout facility; The employer did not establish an energy control program consisting of specific energy control procedures, employee training, and periodic inspections to ensure machinery or equipment was properly isolated from energy source(s).

Issued

2012-07-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3600.00 · Current $3600.00

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:     (a) The Nardini/Mascote MS1440  lathe (s/n D3JD0088) was operated without guarding the rotating chuck and dislodged flying part(s).

Issued

2012-07-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 , 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)  The Cincinnati 175 ton Press Brake (s/n 42260) was operated with a foot control without guarding the point of operation.    b) The Chicago Manufacturing Company Press Brake (s/n L1161) had no point of operation guarding.    c) The Di-Acro 167 Hydra Power Press Brake (s/n 65007735) had no point of operation guarding.    d) The Bridgeport Mill (s/n J281746) was operated without guarding at the point of operation.