OSHA Inspection: B & D PRECISION TOOLS, INC.

Issued

Jul 2, 2012

Abate by

Jul 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Every open-sided floor or platform 4 feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level shall be guarded by a standard railing (or the equivalent as specified in paragraph (e)(3) of this section) on all open sides except where there is entrance to a ramp, stairway, or fixed ladder:    a.  On or about 6/1/2012, at the production area, B & D Precision Tools Inc., Hialeah, FL.  Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of 8'-8" while working in an elevated storage area which was surrounded by a guardrail that lacked a midrail.      Note:  Certification of abatement must be submitted for this citation item.

Issued

Jul 2, 2012

Abate by

Jul 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1):  The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energing, 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.  On or about 6/1/2012, at B & D Precision Tools Inc., Hialeah, FL.  The employer had not developed and implemented an Energy Control Program in order to protect employees who performed servicing and/or changing of dies of injection molding machines from a caught by hazard.     Note:  Certification of abatement must be submitted for this citation item.

Issued

Jul 2, 2012

Abate by

Jul 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i): Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware shall be provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources.    a.  On or about 6/1/2012, at B & D Precision Tools Inc., Hialeah, FL.  The employer had not provided locks and/or any other hardware for preventing sudden re-eenergization of injection molding machines while work is being performed (i.e. servicing and/or changing of dies), exposing employees who performed such work to a caught by hazard.     Note:  Certification of abatement must be submitted for this citation item.

Issued

Jul 2, 2012

Abate by

Jul 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:    a.  On or about 6/1/2012, at B & D Precision Tools Inc., Hialeah, FL.  An employee operated a powered industrial truck without being evaluated every three years, which exposed the employee to caught and struck by hazards.      Note:  Certification of abatement must be submitted for this citation item.

Issued

Jul 2, 2012

Abate by

Jul 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):  Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazard(s) created by: rotating parts.    On or about 6/13/2012, at the tool room, B & D Precision Tools Inc., Hialeah, FL.      a.  An employee was exposed to a caught by hazard while working with a milling machine (Bridgeport #J39930) that lacked a guard on its point of operation.       b.  An employee was exposed to a caught by hazard while working with a milling machine (Bridgeport #J146285) that lacked a guard on its point of operation.      c.  An employee was exposed to a caught by hazard while working with a lathe (Summit, no model available) that lacked a guard on its point of operation.        Note:  Certification of abatement must be submitted for this citation item.

Issued

Jul 2, 2012

Abate by

Jul 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(1): Abrasive wheels were not used only on machines provided with safety guards as defined in the following paragraphs of this section:     On or about 6/13/2012, at the tool room, B & D Precision Tools Inc., Hialeah, FL.      a.  An employee was exposed to a struck by hazard while working with a bench grinder (no info) that lacked side guards.      b.  An employee was exposed to a struck by hazard while working with a bench grinder (United, Model 675) that lacked a side guard on its right side.        Note:  Certification of abatement must be submitted for this citation item.

Issued

Jul 2, 2012

Abate by

Jul 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Grinding machinery was not used with work rest(s) to support offhand grinding work:      On or about 6/13/2012, at the tool room, B & D Precision Tools Inc., Hialeah, FL.      a.  An employee was exposed to a struck by hazard while working with a bench grinder (no info) that lacked work rests.      b.  An employee was exposed to a struck by hazard while working with a bench grinder (United, Model 675) that lacked a work rest on its right side.        Note:  Certification of abatement must be submitted for this citation item.

Issued

Jul 2, 2012

Abate by

Jul 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9):  The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:      On or about 6/13/2012, at the tool room, B & D Precision Tools Inc., Hialeah, FL.      a.  An employee was exposed to a struck by hazard while working with a bench grinder (no info) that its right and left side tongue guards placed at 1-1/4" and 1" from the wheel periphery, respectively.      b.  An employee was exposed to a struck by hazard while working with a bench grinder (United, Model 675) that had its right side tongue guard not placed within 1/4" from the wheel periphery.        Note:  Certification of abatement must be submitted for this citation item.

Issued

Jul 2, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:    a.  On or about 6/13/2012, at the tool room, B & D Precision Tools Inc., Hialeah, FL.  An employee was exposed to an electrical hazard while operating circuit breakers inside an electrical panelboard or cabinet that had an unused opening not effectively enclosed.

Issued

Jul 2, 2012

Abate by

Jul 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): In every building or other structure, or part thereof, used for mercantile, business, industrial, or storage purposes, the loads approved by the building official shall be marked on plates of approved design which shall be supplied and securely affixed by the owner of the building, or his duly authorized agent, in a conspicuous place in each space to which they relate. Such plates shall not be removed or defaced but, if lost, removed, or defaced, shall be replaced by the owner or his agent.    a.  On or about 6/1/2012, at the production area, B & D Precission Tools Inc., Hialeah, FL.  An elevated storage area did not have load limits posted, which exposed employee working on and/or near the storage area to fall and struck by hazards.      Note:  Certification of abatement must be submitted for this citation item.