OSHA Inspection: HERITAGE MACHINE & WELDING, INC.

Issued

Feb 20, 2013

Abate by

Apr 8, 2013

Penalty

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

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:    Employees are exposed to the unexpected energization of equipment while performing service and maintenance operations and the employer has not established a program to ensure the energy is controlled during this and other service and maintenance operations at the facility.

Issued

Feb 20, 2013

Abate by

Apr 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii):     The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, including, but not limited to Items of this section:    Employees are exposed to the unexpected energization of equipment while performing service and maintenance operations and the employer has not established machine specific procedures to ensure the energy is controlled during this and other service and maintenance operations at the facility.

Issued

Feb 20, 2013

Abate by

Apr 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i):     The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees:    Employees were exposed to the hazard of contact with stored energy and adequate training, to provide the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of energy controls, was not provided.

Issued

Feb 20, 2013

Abate by

Apr 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 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)  Employees were exposed to flying chips and rotating parts from an unguarded Ellis Mfg. Co. drill press.    b)  Employees were exposed to flying chips and rotating parts from an unguarded Delta Mfg. Co. drill press.    c)  Employees were exposed to an unguarded saw blade because the unused portion of the blade was not guarded, on a horizontal band saw in the machine shop.

Issued

Feb 20, 2013

Abate by

Sep 2, 2013

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii):     The  point of operation of machines whose operation exposed an employee to injury, was not guarded:    a)  Employees are exposed to caught-in/amputation hazards while operating a hydraulic press in the weld shop without appropriate guarding for the point of operation.    b)  Employees are exposed to caught-in/amputation hazards while operating a hydraulic shear in the weld shop without appropriate guarding for the point of operation.    c)  Employees are exposed to caught-in/amputation hazards while operating a hydraulic press brake in the weld shop without appropriate guarding for the point of operation.    d) Employees are exposed to caught-in/ amplutation hazards while operating a slip roll forming machine in the weld shop without appropriate guarding for the point of operation.    e)  Employees are exposed to caught-in/amputation hazards while operating a hydraulic U-bolt bender in the spring shop without appropriate guarding for the point of operation.    f)  Employees are exposed to caught-in/ amplutation hazards while operating a hydraulic press in the spring shop without appropriate guarding for the point of operation.

Issued

Feb 20, 2013

Abate by

Apr 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2):     Abrasive wheel(s) used on grinding machinery were not provided with safety guard(s) which covered the spindle end, nut, flange projections:    Employees were exposed to injuries while operating the cut-off saw because the guard did not cover the spindle end and nut.

Issued

Feb 20, 2013

Abate by

Mar 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4):     Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:    Employees are exposed to injuries while using the Dewalt stand grinder because the workrest was not properly adjusted.

Issued

Feb 20, 2013

Abate by

Mar 11, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9):     The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:    a)  Employees were exposed to struck-by injuries because the tongue guards on the stand grinder in the weld shop were not properly adjusted.    b)  Employees were exposed to struck-by injuries because the tongue guards on the stand grinder in the spring shop were missing.    c)  Employees were exposed to struck-by injuries because the tongue guard on the bench grinder in the spring shop was missing.

Issued

Feb 20, 2013

Abate by

Apr 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:    Employees were exposed to hazardous energy when performing servicing and maintenance tasks on the employers equipment and periodic inspections of each energy control procedure had not been conducted at least annually, during servicing and maintenance tasks.