OSHA Inspection: WILSON MACHINE & WELDING, INC. OF DECATUR

Issued

Mar 20, 2013

Abate by

Apr 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:      (a)  On or about 01/24/2013 - Main Plant, the storage area above the restrooms/breakroom was not guarded with standard railing to protect employees from falling to the concrete floor below.

Issued

Mar 20, 2013

Abate by

Apr 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1): Flights of stairs having four or more risers were not equipped with a standard railing as specified in paragraphs (d)(1)(i) through (v) of this section:      (a)  On or about 01/24/2013 - Main Plant, the stairs leading up to the storage area above the restrooms/breakroom were not equipped with standard railing.

Issued

Mar 20, 2013

Abate by

Apr 24, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,700 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:      (a)  On or about 01/24/2013 - Facility, an energy control program that included lockout/tagout procedures, employee training and periodic inspections had not been established for employees performing servicing and maintenance activities on equipment such as but not limited to, CNC machines, lathes, and the Hyd-Mech 20-inch horizontal band saw.

Issued

Mar 20, 2013

Abate by

Apr 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,700 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)  On or about 01/24/2013 - Main Plant and Welding Shop, the Hyd-Mech 20 inch horizontal bandsaw was not guarded.      (b) On or about 01/24/2013 - Main Plant and Welding Shop, the LeBlond Makino, Hercules Ajax, Cincinnati (#17), American, Monarch (#20) and Landis lathes were not guarded.

Issued

Mar 20, 2013

Abate by

Apr 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $2,160 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 or work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch:      (a)  On or about 01/24/2013 - Main Shop, the Delta grinder was adjusted to 1/2 inch.    (b)  On or about 01/24/2013 - Main Shop, the Westward 8-inch grinder was adjusted to 1/2 inch.     (c)  On or about 01/24/2013 - Main Shop, one unidentified (no markings) grinder did not have a work rest.    (d)  On or about 01/24/2013 - Main Shop, one unidentified (no markings) was adjusted to 2 inches.

Issued

Mar 20, 2013

Abate by

Apr 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 or 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)  On or about 01/24/2013 - Main Shop, the Delta grinder did not have a tongue guard.     (b)  On or about 01/24/2013 - Main Shop, the Westward 8-inch grinder was adjusted to 1/2 inch.     (c)  On or about 01/24/2013 - Main Shop, one unidentified (no markings) grinder did not have a tongue guard.    (d)  On or about 01/24/2013 - Main Shop, one unidentified (no markings) grinder did not have a tongue guard.