OSHA Inspection: RAANI CORPORATION

Issued

Jul 10, 2012

Abate by

Jul 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,400 · Current $2,500 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.    Throughout facility - On or about February 16, 2012, the employer had not performed periodic inspections to ensure that documented lockout/tagout procedures were being followed by authorized employees.

Issued

Jul 10, 2012

Abate by

Aug 21, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i):     The employer shall 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. The training shall include the following:    Throughout facility - On or about February 16, 2012, the employer did not provide effective training to affected, and other (temporary) employees to include all of the elements in (a) through (c), thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with unexpected re-energization of equipment.

Issued

Jul 10, 2012

Abate by

Jul 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,400 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7):     Industrial trucks shall be examined before being placed in service, and shall not be placed in service if the examination shows any condition adversely affecting the safety of the vehicle. Such examination shall be made at least daily. Where industrial trucks are used on a round-the-clock basis, they shall be examined after each shift. Defects when found shall be immediately reported and corrected.    Throughout facility - On or about February 16, 2012, the employer did not perform an examination of the power industrial truck to check for defects after each shift, thereby exposing employees to serious struck by hazards.

Issued

Jul 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):     Types of guarding. 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.    a.  Maintenance Department - On or about February 16, 2012, machine guarding was not affixed to the Jet horizontal band saw, Serial # RF2929S, thereby exposing employees to the unused portion of the blade.      b.  Maintenance Department - On or about February 16, 2012, machine guarding was not affixed to the Powermatic vertical bandsaw, model # 143, serial  number 3-1026, thereby exposing employees to the unused portions of the blade at the top and bottom of the equipment.      c.  Packaging Department - On or about February 16, 2012, machine guarding was not affixed to the Jet horizontal bandsaw, Serial # WJ2626, thereby exposing employees to the unused portion of the blade.

Issued

Jul 10, 2012

Abate by

Jul 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,400 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(d)(1):     Each circular crosscut table saw shall be guarded by a hood which shall meet all the requirements of paragraph (c)(1) of this section for hoods for circular ripsaws.    Maintenance Department - On or about February 16, 2012, the employer failed to completely enclose the Delta Arbor Saw Model # 10T, thereby exposing employees to amputation type injuries.

Issued

Jul 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4):     Work rests. On offhand grinding machines, work rests shall be used to support the work. They shall be of rigid construction and designed to be adjustable to compensate for wheel wear. Work rests shall be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage. The work rest shall be securely clamped after each adjustment. The adjustment shall not be made with the wheel in motion.    Maintenance Department - On or about February 16, 2012, the distance between the abrasive wheel and the adjustable work rest on the Motor city 8 inch bench grinder, model # SBG 200tl, exceeded one-eighth inch, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with rotating abrasive wheels and wheel breakage.

Issued

Jul 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9):     Exposure adjustment. Safety guards of the types described in Subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b)(3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch. (See Figures O-18, O-19, O-20, O-21, O-22, and O-23.)    Maintenance Department - On or about February 16, 2012, the distance between the abrasive wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue at the top of the Motor city 8 inch grinder, model # SBG200tl, exceeded one-fourth inch, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with wheel breakage.

Issued

Jul 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1):     Guarding. Pulleys, any parts of which are seven (7) feet or less from the floor or working platform, shall be guarded in accordance with the standards specified in paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section. Pulleys serving as balance wheels (e.g., punch presses) on which the point of contact between belt and pulley is more than six feet six inches (6 ft. 6 in.) from the floor or platform may be guarded with a disk covering the spokes.    Maintenance Department - On or about February 16, 2012, the pulleys on the Delta sander, model # 31340 serial # P9320, were not guarded completely, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with moving parts.

Issued

Jul 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i):     Where both runs of horizontal belts are seven (7) feet or less from the floor level, the guard shall extend to at least fifteen (15) inches above the belt or to a standard height, except that where both runs of a horizontal belt are 42 inches or less from the floor, the belt shall be fully enclosed in accordance with paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section.    Maintenance Department - On or about February 16, 2012, the belts on the Delta sander, model # 31340 Serial # P9320, were not guarded completely, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with moving parts.

Issued

Jul 10, 2012

Abate by

Jul 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $900

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): A Log of all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses (OSHA Form 300 or equivalent), was not completed in detail as required by the regulation:    Recordkeeping - On or about February 16, 2012, at the above located workplace, the employer's OSHA 300 form for 2012, was not completed in detail as required by 1904.4 through 1904.12.  In that:    a.  The OSHA log for 2012 did not include what directly injured or made the person ill.