OSHA Inspection: CPH ENTERPRISES INC.

Issued

Jan 7, 2013

Abate by

Feb 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · 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 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) Throughout the facility; The employees were exposed to hazards as the employer did not have an energy control program at the facility.

Issued

Jan 7, 2013

Abate by

Feb 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Throughout the facility; The employees were exposed to hazards as the employer did not have an energy control procedures for the equipment at the facility.

Issued

Jan 7, 2013

Abate by

Feb 25, 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) Throughout the facility; The employees were exposed to hazards as energy isolation devices were not affixed to energy sources prior to performing servicing, maintenance or cleaning on the equipment at the facility.

Issued

Jan 7, 2013

Abate by

Feb 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  a) In the facility; The employer did not provide an area for flushing of the eyes in the immediate area when working with the forklift battey.

Issued

Jan 7, 2013

Abate by

Feb 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 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:  a) At the facility; The employer did not provide powered industrial vehicle training to the employees prior to having them operate forklifts at the facility.

Issued

Jan 7, 2013

Abate by

Feb 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service:  a) At the facility; The employer did not ensure that the employees were inspecting the powered industrial vehicle prior to being placed in service.

Issued

Jan 7, 2013

Abate by

Feb 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 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) At the Durma Shear and the Wilton belt sander; The employees were exposed to hazards as the guarding on the shear was not adequate for the material hold downs and the belt sander did not have adequate ingoing nip point guarding.

Issued

Jan 7, 2013

Abate by

Feb 27, 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) At the Accurpress brake press; The employees were exposed to hazards as there was no point of operation guarding in place on the Accurpress brake press.