OSHA Inspection: INTERNATIONAL TOOL, INC.

Issued

Feb 28, 2013

Abate by

Apr 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:  (a) Throughout the facility; A written respiratory protection program was not developed or implemented before employees were required to N-95, filtering face piece respirators during manual polishing operations.

Issued

Feb 28, 2013

Abate by

Apr 2, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  (a) Polishing area; Medical evaluations were not performed before employee(s) were required to wear N-95, filtering face piece respirators during manual polishing operations.

Issued

Feb 28, 2013

Abate by

Apr 2, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  (a) Polishing area; Fit testing was not performed for employees required to wear N-95, filtering face piece respirators during manual polishing operations.

Issued

Feb 28, 2013

Abate by

Mar 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i): The employer permitted respirators with tight-fitting facepieces to be worn by employees who have facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or interfered with valve function: (a) Polishing area; Employee(s) required to wear a N-95, filtering face piece respirator during polishing operations were allowed to have full-face and neck beards.

Issued

Feb 28, 2013

Abate by

Apr 2, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace:  (a) Polishing area; Respirator training was not provided before employees were required to wear N-95, filtering face piece respirators during manual polishing operations.

Issued

Feb 28, 2013

Abate by

Apr 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 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 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:  (a) Throughout the facility; An energy control program (Lockout-Tagout) was not developed or implemented for servicing and maintenance activities such as, cleaning and setup on the following equipment:  i. Mazak, H-400- Horizontal machining centers  ii. Chevalier, FS6-3A1224- Horizontal surface grinders   iii. Chevalier, FS6-3A1224H- Horizontal surface grinders  iv. Haas, SL40- Turning centers  v. Haas, HL2- Turning centers  vi. Haas, VF2- CNC machining centers  vii. Haas, VF3- CNC machining centers  viii. OKK, PCH-600- CNC mill

Issued

Feb 28, 2013

Abate by

Apr 2, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees:  a) Production area; Energy isolation devices were not used during cleaning and setup operations on equipment such as, but not limited to;   i. Mazak, H-400- Horizontal machining centers  ii. Chevalier, FS6-3A1224- Horizontal surface grinders   iii. Chevalier, FS6-3A1224H- Horizontal surface grinders  iv. Haas, SL40- Turning centers  v. Haas, HL2- Turning centers  vi. Haas, VF2- CNC machining centers  vii. Haas, VF3- CNC machining centers  viii. OKK, PCH-600- CNC mill

Issued

Feb 28, 2013

Abate by

Apr 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not 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):  (a) Throughout the facility; Operator training was not conducted prior to employees operating LPG and electric forklifts.

Issued

Feb 28, 2013

Abate by

Mar 28, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 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) Production area, Chevalier vertical manual mill; Guarding was not provided for flying metal chips  (b) Production area, OKK CNC mill; Guarding was not provided for the out feed area of chip auger (rotating parts).  (c) Production area, Graziano manual lathe; A chuck guard (rotating parts) was not provided.

Issued

Feb 28, 2013

Abate by

Mar 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):  (a) Production area; Point of operation guarding was not provided for the unused portion of blade on a horizontal band saw.