OSHA Inspection: FRANKLIN MACHINE & GEAR CORPORATION

Issued

Jan 4, 2013

Abate by

Jan 16, 2013

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The employer does not furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from the recognized hazards of being struck-by, which are causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:      a. This violation was observed on or about December 6, 2012, in the CNC machine area of the  facility where employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when hoisting material using a Konecrane brand overhead crane without a functioning safety latch on the hoisting hook.      b. This violation was observed on or about December 6, 2012, in the manual lathe area of the facility where employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when hoisting material using a Konecrane brand overhead crane without a functioning safety latch on the hoisting hook.      Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation describing the actions it is taking to ensure that employees are not exposed to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Jan 4, 2013

Abate by

Jan 16, 2013

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(g)(1)(v): Pendant control box(es) were not clearly marked for identification of functions:    The employer does not ensure that the pendant control boxes on all overhead cranes used by employees are clearly marked to identify functions to prevent employee injury. This violation was observed on or about December 6, 2012, in the gear hobber area of the facility where employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while operating a Demag brand overhead crane that was without function identification markings on the pendant control.     Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that all material handling equipment used by employees are in safe condition before being put into service.

Issued

Jan 4, 2013

Abate by

Mar 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 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:    The employer does not guard all the rotating parts of machines whose operation exposes employees to injury.     a. This violation was observed on or about December 6, 2012, in the fabrication area where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-by hazards when operating a manual LeBlond brand metal lathe #103 without a guard that covered the rotating chuck.    b. This violation was observed on or about December 6, 2012, in the fabrication area where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-by hazards when operating a manual American Pacemaker brand metal lathe #104 without a guard that covered the rotating chuck.    c. This violation was observed on or about December 6, 2012, in the fabrication area where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-by hazards when operating a manual Reed-Prentice brand metal lathe #105 without a guard that covered the rotating chuck.     d. This violation was observed on or about December 6, 2012, in the fabrication area where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-by hazards when operating a manual Kopings brand metal lathe #106 without a guard that covered the rotating chuck.    e. This violation was observed on or about December 6, 2012, in the fabrication area where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-by hazards when operating a manual Axelson brand metal lathe #107 without guard that covered the rotating chuck.      f. This violation was observed on or about December 6, 2012, in the fabrication area where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-by hazards when operating a Mori Seiki brand CNC metal lathe #102 without interlocking door guards.    g. This violation was observed on or about December 6, 2012, in the fabrication area where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-by hazards when operating a Mori Seiki SL-35 CNC metal lathe #110 without interlocking door guards.    h. This violation was observed on or about December 6, 2012, in the fabrication area where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-by hazards when operating a Mori Seiki SL-4 CNC metal lathe #111 without interlocking door guards.     i. This violation was observed on or about December 6, 2012, in the fabrication area where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-by hazards when operating a Mori Seiki SL-35 CNC metal lathe #112 without interlocking door guards.    j. This violation was observed on or about December 6, 2012, in the fabrication area where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-by hazards when operating a Fadal VCM 2216 CNC vertical milling machine #401 without interlocking door guards.     k. This violation was observed on or about December 6, 2012, in the fabrication area where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-by hazards when operating a Fadal VCM 4020 CNC vertical milling machine #409 without interlocking door guards.     l. This violation was observed on or about December 6, 2012, in the fabrication area where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-by hazards when operating a Kuraki KV-1600 CNC vertical milling machine without interlocking door guards.     Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that all machines that have exposed rotating parts are guarded.

Issued

Jan 4, 2013

Abate by

Jan 16, 2013

Penalty

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

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):    The employer does not guard the point of operation on machines whose operation exposes employees to injury.     a. This violation was observed on or about December 6, 2012, in the fabrication area where employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard when operating a Lorenz brand vertical gear hobber #902 without a point of operation guard.    b. This violation was observed on or about December 6, 2012, in the fabrication area where employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard when operating a Gould & Eberhardt brand vertical gear hobber #904 without a point of operation guard.    c. This violation was observed on or about December 6, 2012, in the fabrication area where employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard when operating a Shibaura brand horizontal gear hobber #903 without a point of operation guard.    d. This violation was observed on or about December 6, 2012, in the fabrication area where employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard when operating a Gould & Eberhardt brand vertical gear hobber #905 without a point of operation guard.    e. This violation was observed on or about December 6, 2012, in the fabrication area where employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard when operating a Gould & Eberhardt brand vertical gear hobber #906 without a point of operation guard.    f. This violation was observed on or about December 6, 2012, in the fabrication area where employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard when operating a Barber-Colman brand horizontal gear hobber #907 without a point of operation guard.    g. This violation was observed on or about December 6, 2012, in the fabrication area where employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard when operating a Barber-Colman brand horizontal gear hobber #908 without a point of operation guard.    h. This violation was observed on or about December 6, 2012, in the fabrication area where employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard when operating a Barber-Colman brand horizontal gear hobber #909 without a point of operation guard.    i. This violation was observed on or about December 6, 2012, in the fabrication area where employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard when operating a Barber-Colman brand horizontal gear hobber #912 without a point of operation guard.    Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that all the point of operations on all machines are guarded.

Issued

Jan 4, 2013

Abate by

Apr 1, 2013

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(b)(1): Flywheel(s) with parts seven feet or less above floor(s) or platform(s) were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(b)(1)(i) through (b)(1)(iv):    The employer does not guard flywheels on machines with parts seven feet or less above floors whose operation exposes employees to injury.     a. This violation was observed on or about December 6, 2012, in the fabrication area where employees were exposed to a struck-by and caught-by hazards when operating a Nihonkikai vertical gear hobber without guarding over a flywheel.    b. This violation was observed on or about December 6, 2012, in the fabrication area where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-by hazards when operating a Shibaura horizontal gear hobber #903 without guarding over a flywheel.

Issued

Jan 4, 2013

Abate by

Apr 1, 2013

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform were not protected by stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s) enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting:    The employer does not guard horizontal shafting on machines with parts seven feet or less above floors whose operation exposes employees to injury. This violation was observed on or about December 6, 2012, in the fabrication area where employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-by hazards when operating a Gould & Eberhardt brand horizontal gear hobber #901 without guarding covering two rotating horizontal shafts.    Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that all machines are equipped with power transmission safeguards.

Issued

Jan 4, 2013

Abate by

Jan 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · 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):    The employer does not guard all pulleys seven (7) feet or less from the floor or working platform whose operation exposes employees to injury.  This violation was observed on or about December 6, 2012, in the fabrication area where employees were exposed to a caught-by hazard while operating a Hey brand gear tooth rounder that had five (5) pulleys that were not guarded.      Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that all machines are equipped with power transmission safeguards.

Issued

Jan 4, 2013

Abate by

Jan 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Horizontal belts which had both runs seven -7 feet or less from the floor level were not guarded with a guard that extended to at least fifteen inches above the belt:    The employer does not guard all belts seven (7) feet or less from the floor or working platform whose operation exposes employees to injury.  This violation was observed on or about December 6, 2012, in the fabrication area where employees were exposed to a caught-by hazard while operating a Hey brand gear tooth rounder that had three (3) belts that were not guarded.      Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that all machines are equipped with power transmission safeguards

Issued

Jan 4, 2013

Abate by

Jan 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 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.:    The employer does not ensure that compressed air used for cleaning is reduced to less than 30 p.s.i. to prevent employee injury. This violation was observed on or about December 6, 2012, throughout the facility where employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while blowing off equipment without reducing the air pressure below 30 p.s.i.     Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure the pressure of compressed air used for cleaning purposes is reduced below 30 p.s.i. and chip guarding is used.

Issued

Jan 4, 2013

Abate by

Jan 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace:    The employer does not ensure that employees required to operate forklifts are trained and evaluated to ensure they can operate them safely. This violation occurred on or about December 6, 2012, and at times prior thereto, when an employees in the facility were required to operate forklifts to move material without having been trained and evaluated to ensure they could do so safely.      Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that they provide the employees training consist of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace.

Issued

Jan 4, 2013

Abate by

Jan 16, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2): The items listed in subparagraphs (j)(2)(i)-(vii) were not inspected for defects at intervals as defined in paragraph (j)(1)(ii) of this section or as specifically indicated, and all deficiencies were not carefully examined and a determination made as to whether they constituted a safety hazard:   The employer does not ensure that overhead cranes used by employees are subjected to frequent inspections as defined by the standard to prevent employee injury.     a. This violation occurred on or about December 6, 2012, and at times prior thereto, in the CNC machine area of the facility where employees were operated a Konecrane brand overhead crane that had not been inspected at frequent intervals and safety deficiencies were present.      b. This violation occurred on or about December 6, 2012, and at times prior thereto, in the manual lathe area of the facility where employees operated a Konecrane brand overhead crane that had not been inspected at frequent intervals and safety deficiencies were present.    c. This violation occurred on or about December 6, 2012, and at times prior thereto, in the gear hobber area of the facility where employees operated a Demag brand overhead crane that had not been inspected at frequent intervals and safety deficiencies were present.    Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that all material handling equipment used by employees is inspected and determined to be in safe condition before being put into service.

Issued

Jan 4, 2013

Abate by

Jan 16, 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:    The employer has not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program that describes how they comply with this standard regarding labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training. This violation occurred on or about December 6, 2012, and at times prior thereto, when employees in the facility were required to handle hazardous chemicals before a written hazard communication program had been developed and implemented.       Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that a written hazard communication program is developed, implemented, and maintained that includes the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f-h).