OSHA Inspection: LOWRANCE MACHINE SHOP, INC.

Issued

2013-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2940.00 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:    The employer does not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections for employees performing service or maintenance on machinery where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could cause injury. This violation occurred on or about January 8, 2013, where employees throughout the machine shop serviced industrial machinery without a program that established procedures, training and periodic inspections.    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 program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee perform any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury is established.

Issued

2013-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2940.00 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 provide one or more method of machine guarding to protect the operator and employees in the machine area.    a. This violation was observed on or about January 8, 2013, in the north machine shop area where employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard while operating a Monarch manual lathe, S/N 41810, to machine metal parts without a guard over the rotating chuck.    b. This violation was observed on or about January 8, 2013, in the north machine shop area where employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard while operating a Monarch manual lathe, S/N 44586AT, to machine metal parts without a guard over the rotating chuck.    c. This violation was observed on or about January 8, 2013, in the north machine shop area where employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard while operating a Monarch manual lathe, S/N 45899, to machine metal parts without a guard over the rotating chuck.    d. This violation was observed on or about January 8, 2013, in the north machine shop area where employees were exposed to struck-by hazard while operating a Warner & Swasey manual lathe, S/N 529050, to machine metal parts without a guard over the rotating chuck.    e. This violation was observed on or about January 8, 2013, in the north machine shop area where employees were exposed to struck-by hazard while operating a Summit manual lathe, Model #25, to machine metal parts without a guard over the rotating chuck.    f. This violation was observed on or about January 8, 2013, in the north machine shop area where employees were exposed to struck-by hazard while operating a 20" Standard Lodge & Shipley manual lathe, S/N 1180, to machine metal parts without a guard over the rotating chuck.    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 guards are installed on all machines to protect employees from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks.

Issued

2013-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(b): Anchoring fixed machinery. Machines designed for a fixed location shall be securely anchored to prevent walking or moving.    The employer does not securely anchor machinery to prevent walking or movement.     a. This violation was observed on or about January 8, 2013, in the CNC lathe area of the machine shop where employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard when operating a Baldor 1/2 HP bench grinder without the machine being securely anchored.      b. This violation was observed on or about January 8, 2013, in the CNC lathe area of the machine shop where employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard when operating a Baldor 1/3 HP bench grinder without the machine being securely anchored.    c. This violation was observed on or about January 8, 2013, in the manual lathe area of the machine shop along the south wall where employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard when operating a Jet bench grinder without the machine being securely anchored.    d. This violation was observed on or about January 8, 2013, in the manual lathe area of the machine shop where employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard when operating a vertical belt sander without the machine being securely anchored.    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 machinery designed for fixed locations are securely anchored to prevent walking or moving.

Issued

2013-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(p)(4): Belt sanding machinery was not provided with a guard at each nip point where the sanding belt ran onto a pulley, to prevent the operator's hands or fingers from coming into contact with nip points:    The employer does not guard belts on sanding machines. This violation was occurred on or about January 8, 2013, in the north machine shop area along the south wall where employees were exposed to a caught-in hazard while operating a vertical sander without a guard over the rotating belt.    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 belt sanding machinery is provided with a guard at each nip point where the sanding belt ran onto a pulley, to prevent the operator's hands or fingers from coming into contact with nip point.

Issued

2013-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1260.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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:    The employer does not guard abrasive wheels machines with adjustable tongue guards.     a. This violation was occurred on or about January 8, 2013, in the CNC lathe area of the machine shop by the west exit door where employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard while operating a Baldor 1/3 HP bench grinder without tongue guards being installed.     b. This violation was occurred on or about January 8, 2013,  in the CNC lathe area of the machine shop by the west exit door where employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard while operating a Baldor 1/2 HP bench grinder without a tongue guard installed on the right side.    c. This violation was occurred on or about January 8, 2013, in the machine shop manual lathe area along the south wall where employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard while operating a Jet bench grinder without tongue guards being installed.    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 adjustable tongue are installed on machines with abrasive wheels and adjusted to a maximum of 1/4 inch.