OSHA Inspection: GEO. T. SCHMIDT, INC.

Issued

Apr 19, 2013

Abate by

May 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,925 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, 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:  (a) Facility Wide - The employer did not have a lock out tag out program that consisted of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections for employees performing servicing or maintenance on machines such as the milling machines, press machines, and CNC machines.   In accordance with 29CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Apr 19, 2013

Abate by

May 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,925 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): The employer did not ensure  that an evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was being conducted at least once every three years:    a) Facility Wide - Each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not conducted at least once in the past three years.     In accordance with 29CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Apr 19, 2013

Abate by

May 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,925 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) CNC / Milling Area - The sliding barrirer on the CNC latheTakisawa TW-30 (774) and the Nakamura-Tome Precision turning machine would not prevent entry of hands into the point of operation.  The machines were not equipped with interlock devices to stop the machines from operating while the door was opened.  (b) Lathe Area - The Republic metal lathe and the Mazak-Ace metal lathe was not equipped with an enclosure guard for the rotating chuck and a chip guard to contain flying chips or sparks.    (c) Shop Area - Stock Material/Fabrication Area - The Delta horizontal belt sander was not provided with guards at each nip point where the sanding belt ran onto a pulley to prevent the operator(s) hands or fingers from coming in contact with nip points.   (d) Shop Area - The Jet vertical belt sander (machine number 600) was not provided with guards at each nip point where the sanding belt runs onto a pulley to prevent the operator(s) hands or fingers from coming in contact with the nip points.   (e) Shop Area/Tool Shop Area - (immediately to the side of the Chicago Power Tool Company bench grinder) - The no name vertical belt sander was not provided with guards at each nip point where the sanding belt runs onto a pulley to prevent the operator(s) hands or fingers from coming in contact with the nip points.    In accordance with 29CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Apr 19, 2013

Abate by

May 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,925 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2): Abrasive wheel(s) used on grinding machinery were not provided with safety guard(s) which covered the spindle end, nut, flange projections:  (a) Tool Shop Area - The Chicago Power Tool Company bench grinder (S/N - c16772) did not have safety guards that covered the spindle end, nut, and flange projections.     In accordance with 29CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Apr 19, 2013

Abate by

May 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:  (a) Tool Shop Area - The Chicago Power Tool Company grinder ( S/N - c16772) had a work rest that was not adjusted to the wheel with a maximum opening within one eigth inch.    In accordance with 29CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Apr 19, 2013

Abate by

May 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): 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) Tool Shop area -  The Chicago Power Tool Company (s/n - c16772) did not have an adjustable tongue guard adjusted to a distance of no more than one fourth inch from the abrasive wheel.   In accordance with 29CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Apr 19, 2013

Abate by

May 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,925 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1): Employees were not trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertained to their respective job assignments:   (a) Facility Wide - A maintenance employees was not trained in and familiar with the electrical safety-related work practices.  In accordance with 29CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Apr 19, 2013

Abate by

May 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(i): The employer did not maintain a written copy of the procedures outlined in paragraph (b)(2) of 29 CFR 1910.333 and did not make it available for inspection by the Assistant Secretary of Labor and his or her authorized representatives:  (a) Facility Wide - A written copy of the electrical safety work related practices was not maintained by the employer and made available for inspection.   In accordance with 29CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Apr 19, 2013

Abate by

May 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:  (a) Assembly Area - The electrical panel labeled PP-6A, 208 volts, was blocked by a table used for storage.    In accordance with 29CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.