OSHA Inspection: AREWAY ACQUISITION, INC.

Issued

Jul 3, 2013

Abate by

Aug 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $4,410 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:    At the time of inspection, the employer did not establish a program to protect employees involved with servicing and maintenance of machines and equipment from the unexpected energizing, start up, or release of stored energy.  Energy sources included, but are not limited to, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, etc.  The company maintains and services equipment such as, but not limited to, lathes, cnc machines, buffers, etc.

Issued

Jul 3, 2013

Abate by

Aug 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,700 · Current $1,890 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter:     The employer did not train employees on the use of portable fire extinguishers for those employees expected to fight incipient stage fires.      NOTE:  The employer may exercise one of the following options:      1)            Provide portable fire extinguishers as specified in 29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1), meet the distribution requirements per 29 CFR 1910.157(d) (75 to the nearest extinguisher for Class A fires and 50 to the nearest extinguisher for Class B fires), and provide training and education for all employees in the use of such equipment and the hazards associated with incipient stage fire fighting as required in 29 CFR 1910.157(g).  The other sections of 29 CFR 1910.157 also apply.      2)            Provide extinguishers as specified in 29 CFR 1910.157(c) (1), designate certain employees to be the only employees authorized to use such equipment and require all other employees to immediately evacuate upon the sounding of the fire alarm, establish this in writing in an emergency action plan as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.38(c) and train/educate designated employees per 1910.157(g).  Utilizing this option exempts the employer from distribution requirements of 29 CFR 1910.157(d).      3)              Establish a written fire safety policy which requires the immediate and total evacuation of employees from the workplace upon the sounding of a fire alarm signal.  This policy includes an emergency action plan and a fire prevention plan as specified in 29 CFR 1910.38(a) and (b).  Utilizing this option exempts the employer from the requirements of 1910.157 to include the need for providing portable fire equipment unless a specific standard requires that a portable fire extinguisher be provided (such as those requirements in 29 CFR 1910.106/107 relating to use/storage of flammable/combustible liquids).  If extinguishers are provided but not intended for employee use, 29 CFR 1910.157(a) and (f) are still applicable (inspection, maintenance and testing of equipment).

Issued

Jul 3, 2013

Abate by

Aug 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not provide training and evaluation for powered industrial truck operators:       At the time of inspection, operators were not trained in the safe use of powered industrial trucks.  Training shall consist of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, interactive computer learning, video tape, written maerial), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace.

Issued

Jul 3, 2013

Abate by

Aug 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $6,300

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 April 4, 2013 employees were not afforded guarding from the clamps when placing motor vehicle rims into the Kuomo CNC lathe machine. A foot pedal operates the clamp which secures the rim before the machine is operated allowing the operators hands to be caught in them.  b) At the time of inspection, the automated buffers located in individual buffer rooms did not have guarding in place over rotating shafts and rotating buffer wheels.  c) At the time of inspection, the interlocked doors on the VF 6Tr tool and die machine did not function. When the doors were opened, the machine continued to operate.

Issued

Jul 3, 2013

Abate by

Aug 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):   The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area:     At the time of inspection, the employer did not provide employees with information and training on hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to; buffing dust, oils, lubricants, and solvents.