OSHA Inspection: BREVARD ROBOTICS, INC.

Issued

2012-11-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $2700.00 Reduced

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:      a) On or about 08-08-2012, in the shop area and tool room, machine guarding was not provided to safeguard employees from the rotating parts of the Haas TL -1 Lathe exposing employees to the hazard of being caught in the equipmant.    b) On or about 08-08-2012, in the shop area and tool room, machine guarding was not provided to safeguard employees from the rotating parts of the Clausing - Metosa Lathe model - 1337, exposing employees to the hazard of being caught in the equipmant.

Issued

2012-11-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $2700.00 Reduced

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) On or about 08-08-2012, in building #1 the point of operation guarding was not provided for the Accurpress Press Brake Model 7254, exposing employees to an amputation hazard.

Issued

2012-11-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2700.00 · Current $1620.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2): Abrasive wheel(s) used on grinding machinery were not provided with safety guard(s) which covered the spindle end, nut, flange projections:    a) On or about 08-08-2012, in the Sand/Rack Room, the spindle end, nut and flange projection were not guarded on the abrasive wheels of the Baldor Grinder-Buffer.

Issued

2012-11-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Grinding machinery was not used with work rest(s) to support offhand grinding work:      a) On or about 08-08-2012, in the Sand/Rack Room, work rests for the Baldor Grinder were not provided to support the offhand grinding that was being done by employees.

Issued

2012-11-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): Guard for abrasive wheel machine where the operator stands in front of the machine was not constructed so that the peripheral protecting member could be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel:      a) On or about 08-08-2012, in the Sand/Rack Room, tongue guards were missing from the Baldor Grinder (model 333B) exposing employees to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

2012-11-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2700.00 · Current $1620.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:      a) On or about 8-8-2012, throughout the manufacturing area, blow guns on compressed air hoses had pressures of 80, 100 and 120 PSI, exposing employees to being struck-by projectiles.

Issued

2012-11-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition.    a) On or about 08-08-2012 in the Blue room area, employees were exposed to tripping hazards, in that, wooden pallets, mops, buckets and a damaged phosphate conditioner container were stored in the passageways.

Issued

2012-11-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent:      a) On or about 08-08-2012 in various locations in the lathe machines area, the employer did not provide directional exit signs that were in line-of-sight for employees possibly exposed to fire hazards.