OSHA Inspection: TAL-MAR CUSTOM METAL FABRICATORS, INC.

Issued

2013-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3150.00 · Current $100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i):     Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.   Note: Exception: The employer need not document the required procedure for a particular machine or equipment, when all of the following elements exist: (1) The machine or equipment has no potential for stored or residual energy or reaccumulation of stored energy after shut down which could endanger employees; (2) the machine or equipment has a single energy source which can be readily identified and isolated; (3) the isolation and locking out of that energy source will completely deenergize and deactivate the machine or equipment; (4) the machine or equipment is isolated from that energy source and locked out during servicing or maintenance; (5) a single lockout device will achieve a locker-out condition; (6) the lockout device is under the exclusive control of the authorized employee performing the servicing or maintenance; (7) the servicing or maintenance does not create hazards for other employees; and (8) the employer, in utilizing this exception, has had no accidents involving the unexpected activation or reenergization of the machine or equipment during servicing or maintenance.    Throughout facility - On or about January 24, 2013, the written energy control procedures did not include step-by-step lockout procedures for the Cincinnati and Di-acro press brakes, Accur shear, notcher, and other equipment. Employee(s) were thereby exposed to the hazards associated with inadvertant start-up of the equipment.

Issued

2013-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3150.00 · Current $100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i):     The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.    Throughout facility - on or about January 24, 2013, the employer had not documented through a written certification that a periodic inspection had been performed on the energy control procedures.

Issued

2013-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4410.00 · Current $2205.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices,electronic safety devices, etc.  Shop area - On or about March 12, 2013, the Roundo AB, Enco and Niagara roll-forming machines were not provided with one or more methods of machine guarding to protect employee(s) from hazards associated with ingoing nip points.

Issued

2013-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-08-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii):   The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.  a. Press brake area - On or about January 24, 2013, the Cincinnati and Di-acro press brakes were not provided with a guard to protect employee(s) from the hazards associated with unguarded points-of-operation.