OSHA Inspection: BAE SYSTEMS

Issued

Feb 11, 2013

Abate by

Mar 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:    (a)  BAE Systems, York - Employees performed corrective maintenance on the Ingersol VLR 6.0 milling center that had electrical and pneumatic energy sources where the employer did not develop, document or utilize machine specific lockout tagout procedures, thereby exposing employees to various injuries, on or about October 4, 2012.      Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Feb 11, 2013

Abate by

Mar 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees. The training shall include the following:    (a)  BAE Systems, York - Employees performed corrective maintenance on the Ingersol VLR 6.0 milling center that had electrical and pneumatic energy sources where the employer did not provide training for machine specific lockout tagout procedures, thereby exposing employees to various injuries, on or about October 4, 2012.      Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Feb 11, 2013

Abate by

Mar 8, 2013

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)  BAE Systems, York - The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedures for the Ingersol VLR 6.0 milling center at least annually. Employees performed maintenance and repairs to the machine which required the machine to be locked out including but not limited to repairs to the C axis clamping dogs, thereby exposing employees to various injuries, on or about October 4, 2012.      Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Feb 11, 2013

Abate by

Mar 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): A log of all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses (OSHA Form 300 or equivalent), was not completed in detail as required by the regulation.    (a) BAE York case number IN001356 - The employer did not list the object or substance that directly injured or made the person ill, in column (F) of the Fiscal Year 2012 OSHA 300 log dated August 2, 2012.    (b) BAE York case number IN001541 - The employer did not list the object or substance that directly injured or made the person ill, in column (F) of the Fiscal Year 2012 OSHA 300 log dated August 31, 2012.    (c) BAE York case number IN001541 - The employer entered 41 days on job transfer / restriction in column (L) but checked the box in column (J) for other recordable cases instead of (I) for job restriction transfer on the Fiscal Year 2012 OSHA 300 log dated August 31, 2012.    (d) BAE York case number IN001592 - The employer did not list the object or substance that directly injured or made the person ill, in column (F) of the Fiscal Year 2012 OSHA 300 log dated September 11, 2012.    (e) BAE York case number IN001592 - The employer listed the injury as contusion/bruise in column (F) but checked the block M(6) all other illnesses instead of M(1) injury on the Fiscal Year 2012 OSHA 300 log dated September 11, 2012.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.