OSHA Inspection: KING RACING ENTERPRISES INC.

Issued

Apr 2, 2013

Abate by

May 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $900 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) Facility, 300 C South 1st Street, Connellsville, PA:  On or about 03/04/13 the employer did not establish an energy control program consisting of procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before an employee performed servicing or maintenance the equipment or machine was isolated from the energy source.  Employees maintain equipment such as the Eagle CNC and Amada band saw and the employer does not have an energy control program to provide a procedure to follow to isolate energy sources nor was any employee training provided.

Issued

Apr 2, 2013

Abate by

Apr 12, 2013

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1): Openings through which conductors enter boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:    (a) Facility, 300 C South 1st Street, Connellsville, PA:  On or about 03/04/13 the openings on the electrical panel box located near the garage door were not effectively closed.    (b) Facility, 300 C South 1st Street, Connellsville, PA:  On or about 03/04/13 there was no cover on the electrical panel box located near the garage door exposing the electrical components.    (c) Facility, 300 C South 1st Street, Connellsville, PA:  On or about 03/04/13 there was no cover on the General Electric panel box located on the wall near the Bullard supplied air compressor exposing the electrical components.    (d) Facility, 300 C South 1st Street, Connellsville, PA:  On or about 03/04/13 there was no cover on the Square D electrical panel box located on the wall in the welding area exposing the electrical components.

Issued

Apr 2, 2013

Abate by

Apr 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2): Pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers approved for the purpose:    (a) Facility, 300 C South 1st Street, Connellsville, PA:  On or about 03/04/13 a junction box on the wall in the sandblasting room, near the door to the oven area did not have a cover.    (b) Facility, 300 C South 1st Street, Connellsville, PA:  On or about 03/04/13 a junction box located on the wall behind the shot hoppers did not have a cover in place.    (c) Facility, 300 C South 1st Street, Connellsville, PA:  On or about 03/04/13 a junction box located on the wall in the fabrication room behind the CNC machine did not have a cover.

Issued

Apr 2, 2013

Abate by

Apr 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(c)(4): Snap switches mounted in boxes did not have faceplates installed so as to completely cover the opening and seat against the finished surface:    (a) Facility, 300 C South 1st Street, Connellsville, PA:  On or about 03/04/13 there was no faceplate cover on the snap switch used to power on/off the lights in the sandblasting area.    (b) Facility, 300 C South 1st Street, Connellsville, PA:  On or about 03/04/13 there was no faceplate cover of the snap switch used to power on/off the lights in the product storage room in the sandblasting area.

Issued

Apr 2, 2013

Abate by

Apr 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees from not inspecting the hoists to ensure they were in safe operation:    (a) Facility, 300 C South 1st Street, Connellsville, PA:  On or about 03/04/13 the employer did not perform frequent or periodic inspections of the Budgit 1/2 ton hoist to ensure the mechanisms, upper limit device, brakes, latches, etc. were in proper working order.  Employees use the hoist daily to move parts and products into the blasting room.    (b) Facility, 300 C South 1st Street, Connellsville, PA:  On or about 03/04/13 the employer did not perform frequent or periodic inspections of the Chicago hoist, lifting capacity 500 lbs., to ensure the mechanisms, upper limit device, brakes, latches, etc. were in proper working order.   The latch on the hook was twisted and did not function.  The employees use the hoist to move parts onto the plasma cutter.

Issued

Apr 2, 2013

Abate by

May 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Facility, 300 C South 1st Street, Connellsville, PA:  On or about 03/4/13 the employer did not ensure that employees who use the TCM propane powered industrial truck had successfully completed training and evaluation in the safe operation of the vehicle.

Issued

Apr 2, 2013

Abate by

Apr 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(iii)(C): A fitting was not provided on each end of the raceway to protect the cable from abrasion, and the fittings remain accessible after installation:    (a) Facility, 300 C South 1st Street, Connellsville, PA:  On or about 03/04/13 a fitting was not provided at the end of the raceway on the junction box located on the wall near the door to the oven area.  In addition, the cover for the box was not closed exposing the electrical wiring.