OSHA Inspection: MIFAB

Issued

Jul 11, 2012

Abate by

Aug 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1):     Employees must be able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge. A device such as a panic bar that locks only from the outside is permitted on exit discharge doors.    Entire Facility - On or about April 19, 2012, the following exit doors did not provide free egress/escape from the building in that the doors were locked with padlocks, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with fires and other emergencies.     1.  Northeast emergency exit door  2.  Southeast emergency exit door  3.  Southwest emergency exit door

Issued

Jul 11, 2012

Abate by

Aug 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

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.    Production area - On or about April 19, 2012, a written hazardous energy controlprogram (lockout/tagout considting of specific  procedures and training was not available for employees exposed to the hazards of moving parts when performing services changing blades on the Marvel metal cutting bandsaw, changing dies on the Amada press brakes and Rouselle power press, and other operating equipment.

Issued

Jul 11, 2012

Abate by

Aug 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i):     The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).    Entire Facility - On or about April 19, 2012, the employer did not conduct formal instructions, such as but not limited to lectures and training videos on how to operate reach trucks and sit downs, and practical training, such as, but not limited to, exercises on reach trucks and sit downs, as well as performance evaluations of all employeees who operate reach trucks and sitdowns.

Issued

Jul 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 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.    Production area - On or about April 19, 2012, the blade on the Marvel Mark II bandsaw was not completely guarded, in that the lower panel was missing, thereby exposing employees to the hazard associated with contacting a rotating saw blade.

Issued

Jul 11, 2012

Abate by

Jan 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 therefor, 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. Production area - on or about April 19, 2012, the following press brakes were not provided with guards to protect employees from the hazards associated with unguarded points of operations.    1. Amada #HFB-2204  2. Amada Promeoam #HFB-1253  3. Amada (small)    b. Production area - On or about April 19, 2012, the ends on the following  press brakes were not completely guarded, thereby employees were not protected from reaching into hazardous areas.    !. Amada #HEB-2204  2. Amada Promeoam #HFB-1253  3. Amada (small)

Issued

Jul 11, 2012

Abate by

Aug 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 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.    Production area - On or about April 19, 2012, the following grinders did not have workrest the wheels, thereby exposing the employees to the hazards associated with rotating abrasive wheels.    1. pedestal grinder left side (welding area)   2. Dayton pedestal (leftside)

Issued

Jul 11, 2012

Abate by

Aug 22, 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.)    Production area - On or about April 19, 2012, the following pedestal grinders did not have a tongue guards on the grinding wheels, thereby exposing employees to the hazards of flying particles in the event the grinding shattered.    1. Pedestal right & leftsides (welding area)  2. Dayton pedestal leftside

Issued

Jul 11, 2012

Abate by

Aug 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,550 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(c)(2)(i)(a):     It shall prevent entry of hands or fingers into the point of operation by reaching through, over, under or around the guard;    Production area - On and about April 19, 2012, the Rouselle 80 ton (ser. #18940) part revolution power press was not provided with point of operation guard to prevent employeess from reaching through the rear and sides of the press into the dies area. Employees were thereby exposed to hazards associated with unguarded die openings.

Issued

Jul 11, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(ii):     Inside of buildings, cylinders shall be stored in a well-protected, well-ventilated, dry location, at least 20 (6.1 m) feet from highly combustible materials such as oil or excelsior. Cylinders should be stored in definitely assigned places away from elevators, stairs, or gangways. Assigned storage spaces shall be located where cylinders will not be knocked over or damaged by passing or falling objects, or subject to tampering by unauthorized persons. Cylinders shall not be kept in unventilated enclosures such as lockers and cupboards.    Dock door#2 - On or about April 19, 2012, one argon clinder was not in a secured enclosure., thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with unsecured cylinders.