OSHA Inspection: PARASON MACHINE, INC.

Issued

2012-10-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2): Guard design. The safety guard shall cover the spindle end, nut, and flange projections. The safety guard shall be mounted so as to maintain proper alignment with the wheel, and the strength of the fastenings shall exceed the strength of the guard, except:    WORKSHOP:  The flanges of following grinders were unguarded.    1.  Grinding Room:    Acathon Solothurn Schweiz both diamond wheel flanges were unguarded.    2.  Tool Room:    Acathon Solothurn Schweiz diamond grinder; left flange unguarded.

Issued

2012-10-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:    WORKSHOP:  The work rests of the Rockwell  pedestal abrasive grinder were not adjusted to one-eighth of an inch (1/8).

Issued

2012-10-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.)    WORKSHOP:  The tongue guards of the following abrasive grinders were not adjusted to one-quarter of an inch (1/4).        1.  Swiss Department:    Rockwell abrasive pedestal grinder; tongue guards on both abrasive wheels not adjusted.    2.  Tool Room:    Craftsman pedestal grinder; left tongue guard on the abrasive wheel was not adjusted.

Issued

2012-10-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(f)(1)(iv): Overcurrent devices shall be readily accessible to each employee or authorized building management personnel. These overcurrent devices may not be located where they will be exposed to physical damage or in the vicinity of easily ignitable material.    WORKSHOP:  Overcurrent devices were not readily accessible to each employee or authorized building management.    ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.

Issued

2012-10-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not assessed the workplace to determine the necessitate and appropriate types of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the employees.

Issued

2012-10-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of this section, shall be provided by the employer in any written or oral format, to employees who wear respirators when such use is not required by this section or by the employer.    WORKSHOP:  The employer did not provide the employees,l who were wearing half facepiece filtering respirators on a voluntary basis with the Appendix D of hte OSHA respiratory protection standard.

Issued

2012-10-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:    WORKSHOP:  The employer had not established and implemented a written hazard communication program where employees were required to work with chemicals, such as (but not limited to) the oil and degreaser.