OSHA Inspection: MACHINE PRODUCTS CO., INC.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

Jun 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $800 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) On or about 11/08/12 - Machine Shop, an energy control program has not been established or implemented for employees performing servicing and/or maintenance of machine shop equipment including, but not limited to, CNC machines, lathes, milling machines, and burning machines.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

Apr 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $800 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.178(e)(1): High Lift Rider trucks were not fitted with overhead guards:      (a) on or about 11/08/12 - Machine Shop, Hyster 8000 Forklift, the forklift was not equipped with overhead guards.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

Apr 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $500 Reduced

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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) On or about 11/08/12 - Machine Shop, forklift operators had not been trained and evaluated.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

Apr 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $500 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.179(j)(3): A complete periodic inspection of crane(s) had not been conducted in the past 12 months:      (a) On or about 11/08/12 - Main Shop, five overhead cranes had not been inspected for several years.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

Apr 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(i)(9)(iii): Synthetic web sling(s) with snags, punctures, tears, or cuts were not immediately removed from service:      (a) On or about 11/08/12 - Machine Shop, Mill Section, several synthetic web slings were defective and had not been removed from service.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

Apr 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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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 11/08/12 - Machine Shop, a Yamazaki milling and drilling machine did not have a chuck guard installed.    (b) On or about 11/08/12 - Machine Shop, a Birmingham horizontal lathe did not have a chuck guard installed.    (c) On or about 11/08/12 - Machine Shop, a Bullard vertical lathe did not have a guard for rotating parts.    (d) On or about 11/08/12 - Machine Shop, two Yamazaki Mazak horizontal lathes did not have chuck guards installed.    (e) On or about 11/08/12 - Machine Shop, a Walker-Turner pedestal drill press did not have a chuck guard installed.    (f) On or about 11/08/12 - Machine Shop, a DoAll horizontal band saw did not have the unused portions of blade guarded.    (g) On or about 11/08/12 - Machine Shop, a vertical belt sander did not have a side guard installed.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(i)(1): Non-working portion(s) of the blade of bandsaw(s) were not enclosed or guarded:      (a) On or about 11/08/12 - Machine Shop, Armstrong Blum Band Saw, the unused portion of the blade was not guarded.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $800 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Grinding machinery was not used with work rest(s) to support offhand grinding work:      (a) On or about 11/08/12 - Machine Shop, a Hammond of Kalamazoo pedestal bench grinder did not have a work rest installed.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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 11/08/12 - Machine Shop, a Hammond of Kalamazoo pedestal bench grinder did not have the adjustable tongue guard installed.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

Apr 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):      (a) On or about 11/08/12 - Main Shop, the little lathe had a belt pulley that was not guarded.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

Apr 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i): Vertical or inclined belt(s) were not enclosed by guard(s) conforming to the requirements specified at 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):      (a) On or about 11/08/12 - Machine Shop, the Bullard vertical lathe did not have a guard installed on the vertical belt drive on the west side.    (b) On or about 11/08/12 - Machine Shop, the little lathe did not have a guard installed on the vertical belt drive.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

Apr 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $500 Reduced

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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 11/08/12 - Machine Shop, a shop-made compressed air nozzle with an output of 100 p.s.i. was used for cleaning.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour:      (a) On or about 11/08/12 - Machine Shop (West Outside Wall), oxygen and acetylene cylinders were stored together.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:      (a) On or about 11/08/12 - Machine Shop, the 480 volt electrical power main was blocked by steel racks, metal parts, steel shafts and other metal scrap materials.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":      (a) On or about 11/08/12 - Machine Shop, the exit doors for the building were not marked.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

Apr 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(g)(1)(v): Pendant control box(es) were not clearly marked for identification of functions:      (a) On or about 11/08/12 - Machine Shop, 2nd Bay, a pendant control for a 3-ton overhead crane was not marked.

Issued

Mar 27, 2013

Abate by

Jun 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:      (a) on or about 11/08/12 - Machine Shop, a written hazard communication program had not been developed and implemented for employees working with hazardous chemicals such as, but no limited to, oxygen, acetylene, welding rods, oil, grease, paint, etc.