OSHA Inspection: KFF SUPPLY, INC.

Issued

May 28, 2013

Abate by

Jun 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 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 energing, 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 did not establish an energy control procedure for the protection of employees from automatic startup hazards when performing service and maintenance on the Amada horizontal band saw, S/N 40600629, located in the shop area of KFF Supply, Centralia, IL.

Issued

May 28, 2013

Abate by

May 28, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices shall be affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees.      The employer did not insure that employees were protected from accidental startup when they did not use an isolating blocking device to lock out the breaker switch for the Amada horizontal band saw, S/N 40600629, when doing servicing and maintenance on the saw, located in the shop area of KFF Supply, Centralia, IL.

Issued

May 28, 2013

Abate by

May 28, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.243(c)(4): The top half of the wheel of portable grinding machine(s) was not enclosed:    Two Milwaukee portable angle grinders, 7.5 amp capacity, located in the shop area of KFF Supply in Centralia, IL, used to knock off slag from piping, did not have guards covering 180 degrees of the 4-1/2 inch abrasive disk, exposing employees to cuts and caught-in hazards during use.

Issued

May 28, 2013

Abate by

May 28, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords and cables shall be connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided that will prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws.     Yellow extension cord used to power the Milwaukee grinders showed insulation strain at the plug end, exposing employees to electric shock hazards.