OSHA Inspection: FAURECIA

Issued

Mar 28, 2012

Abate by

May 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000

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:    Inside of the maintenance shop, the chucks and unused bits belonging to the following machines were unguarded:    a/  Bridgeport Milling Machine, s/n B014A1.  b/  Bridgeport Milling Machine, s/n B00422.  c/  Plagun Milling Machine, s/n 500607.  d/  Clausing Drill Press, s/n 21023.  e/  South Bend Drill, m/n A-40, s/n 29398.

Issued

Mar 28, 2012

Abate by

May 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(b)(1): Machine component(s) of mechanical power press(es) were not designed, secured, or covered to minimize hazards caused by breakage, or loosening and falling, or release of mechanical energy:    a/  Inside of the press area, the black motor belonging to the Minster 200T Mechanical Punch Press, #19124, press line 114, was not secured to prevent falling.

Issued

Mar 28, 2012

Abate by

May 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(b)(7)(iii): Fixing of the selection was not by means capable of supervision by the employer:    Inside of the press area, keys were inserted in the off-inch-single stroke-continuous mode control panel for the following mechanical punch presses:    a/  Federal 100T Mechanical Punch Press, #20722, press line 100.    b/  Minster 150T Mechanical Punch Press, press line 105.    c/  Federal 300T Mechanical Punch Press, #20608, press line 106.    d/  Minster 250T Mechanical Punch Press, #22380, press line 104.    e/  Federal 300T Mechanical Punch Press, #20612, press line 103.    f/  Federal 250T Mechanical Punch Press, #20616, press line 102.    g/  Minster 200T Mechanical Punch Press, #19124, press line 114.

Issued

Mar 28, 2012

Abate by

May 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(d)(6)(i): Tonnage and stroke requirements were neither stamped on die(s) nor recorded on records readily available to the die setter:    a/  Inside of the press area, the tonnage and stroke requirements were neither stamped or recorded for 109 dies.

Issued

Mar 28, 2012

Abate by

May 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(d)(6)(ii): Die(s) were not stamped to indicate upper die weight when it was necessary for air counter balance pressure adjustment:      a/  Inside of the press area, the upper die weight was neither stamped or recorded for 109 dies.

Issued

Mar 28, 2012

Abate by

May 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(d)(6)(iii): Dies were not stamped to indicate die weight where handling equipment could become overloaded:    a/  Inside of the press area, 109 dies were not stamped to indicate their weight.

Issued

Mar 28, 2012

Abate by

May 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed through written certification that identified the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, identified the document as a certification of the hazard assessment:    a/  The workplace hazard assessment was not certified.

Issued

Mar 28, 2012

Abate by

May 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:    a/  The specific lockout/tagout procedures for machinery such as the mechanical punch presses were not inspected on at least an annual basis.

Issued

Mar 28, 2012

Abate by

May 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iv): The employer had not certified that employee training had been accomplished and kept up to date:    a/  Employee training was not certified.