OSHA Inspection: DOUGLAS PRESS, INC.

Issued

2013-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3825.00 · Current $2678.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tag-out devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees:     a) Press Room - Employee(s) did not use a lockout device(s) when placing an electrical panel out of service.  The electrical panel had a plastic tie on the disconnect switch with a tag only.

Issued

2013-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3825.00 · Current $2678.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct an annual or more frequent inspection of the energy control procedure to ensure that the procedures and the requirements of this standard are being followed:     a) Douglas Press, Inc. did not conduct periodic inspections of their energy control procedures to ensure that the procedures and the requirements of their energy control program were being followed by employees.

Issued

2013-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3825.00 · Current $2678.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding were 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) Maintenance Department - The employer had a Carolina horizontal metal cutting band saw model #HD10, that did not have the unused portion of the blade guarded on the left hand side facing the saw.

Issued

2013-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3825.00 · Current $2678.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1): Circular handfed ripsaw(s) were not completely guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut:      a) Maintenance Department - The point of operation on the Delta table saw serial #96 C 98760, catalog#34-802, was not adequately guarded.

Issued

2013-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(i)(1): Nonworking portion(s) of the blade of bandsaw(s) were not enclosed or guarded.      a) Maintenance Department - The employer had a Edco vertical band saw model #199-9003, that did not have a guard on the unused portion of the blade.