OSHA Inspection: KOSER IRON WORKS, INC.

Issued

May 3, 2013

Abate by

Sep 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 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 energization, 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) Throughout the production area; The employer did not establish an energy isolation program including adequate training, machine specific procedures and periodic inspections for die changes, blade changes, servicing and maintenance activities on machines and equipment; such as but not limited to the 65 ton Franklin Machine and Foundry Company press shear, 150 ton Cyril Bath punch press, 175 ton Master Fab press brake, Promecam press brake, Peddington channel shear, Verson press, Wysong shear, Johnson band saws, Hyd-Mech band saw, Southbend metal lathe, Boschert Notcher and the DoAll vertical band saw.

Issued

May 3, 2013

Abate by

Sep 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    a) Throughout the production area; The employer did not develop machine specific energy isolation procedures for machines and equipment; such as but not limited to the 65 ton Franklin Machine and Foundry Company press shear, 150 ton Cyril Bath punch press, 175 ton Master Fab press brake, Promecam press brake, Peddington channel shear, Verson press, Wysong shear, Johnson band saws, Hyd-Mech band saw, Southbend metal lathe, Boschert Notcher and the DoAll vertical band saw.

Issued

May 3, 2013

Abate by

Sep 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that employees acquired the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage and removal of energy control devices:    a) Throughout the production area; The employer did not provide adequate training to the employees regarding energy isolation for machines and equipment; such as but not limited to the 65 ton Franklin Machine and Foundry Company press shear, 150 ton Cyril Bath punch press, 175 ton Master Fab press brake, Promecam press brake, Peddington channel shear, Verson press, Wysong shear, Johnson band saws, Hyd-Mech band saw, Southbend metal lathe, Boschert Notcher and the DoAll vertical band saw.

Issued

May 3, 2013

Abate by

Sep 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees:    a) Throughout the production area; The employees would not affix energy isolating devices prior to performing servicing and maintenance activities on machines and equipment; such as but not limited to the 65 ton Franklin Machine and Foundry Company press shear, 150 ton Cyril Bath punch press, 175 ton Master Fab press brake, Promecam press brake, Peddington channel shear, Verson press, Wysong shear, Johnson band saws, Hyd-Mech band saw, Southbend metal lathe, Boschert Notcher and the DoAll vertical band saw.

Issued

May 3, 2013

Abate by

Sep 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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) Within the facility; Employees operating powered industrial vehicles; such as but not limited to the Kamatsu, the Lewis Shepard and the Northwestern Tow-Tractor, were not trained on safe operation including classroom training and hands on training under observation.

Issued

May 3, 2013

Abate by

Sep 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service:    a) Within the facility; Employees did not perform inspections prior to operating powered industrial vehicles; such as but not limited to the Kamatsu, the Lewis Shepard and the Northwestern Tow-Tractor.

Issued

May 3, 2013

Abate by

Aug 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $5,250 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) Throughout the facility; The employees were exposed to hazards as adequate ingoing nip point, flying chip and rotating part guarding was not available on equipment such as but not limited to the 65 ton Franklin Machine and Foundry Company press shear, the 150 ton Cyril Bath punch press and the Southbend metal lathe. An employee suffered an amputation as a result of inadequate guarding on the Franklin Machine and Foundry Company press shear.

Issued

May 3, 2013

Abate by

Sep 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 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) during operating cycle(s):    a) In the production area; The employees were exposed to hazards as point of operation guarding was not provided on equipment such as but not limited to the 175 ton Master Fab press brake and the 110 ton Promecam press brake.

Issued

May 3, 2013

Abate by

Jul 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Grinding machinery was not used with work rest(s) to support offhand grinding work:    a) In the maintenance area; The work rest on the bench grinder was not adjusted properly as the arm that the guard was affixed to was facing towards the floor rather than located up near the grinder.

Issued

May 3, 2013

Abate by

Aug 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(c)(1)(i): The employer did not provide and ensure the usage of point of operation guards or properly applied point of operation devices on every operation performed on mechanical power press(es);    a) In the production area; The employees were exposed to hazards as point of operation guarding was not on the mechanical power press including but not limited to the 65 ton Franklin Machine and Foundry Company mechanical press.

Issued

May 3, 2013

Abate by

Jul 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 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) In the production area; The Southbend lathe does not have a guard on the pulley.

Issued

May 3, 2013

Abate by

Jul 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Horizontal belts which had both runs 42 inches or less from the floor level were not fully enclosed by guards conforming to requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):    a) In the production area; The Southbend lathe does not have a guard on the drive belt.

Issued

May 3, 2013

Abate by

Jan 31, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1): When information indicated that any employee's exposure equaled or exceed the 8-hour time-weighted average of 85 decibels, the employer did not develop and implement a monitoring program:    a) Within the facility; The employer did not perform noise sampling at the facility to determine the noise levels that the employees were exposed to. Information indicated that noise levels of 100 decibels were reached near the Franklin Machine and Foundry press.

Issued

May 3, 2013

Abate by

Jul 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:    a) Above the Southbend lathe; The electrical box was missing a prepunched knockout and the opening was not effectively closed.