OSHA Inspection: MAIN STREET FABRICATIONS AND MANUFACTURING, LLC

Issued

Jun 17, 2013

Abate by

Jul 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,040 · Current $1,224 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) For the metal fabrication facility at 21228 Powell Rd., Brooksville, FL 34604, as observed on or about 05/16/2013, a manual lathe was used at the facility daily without a guard to protect employees from rotating parts and flying metal shavings. Employees were exposed to burns from hot, flying metal shavings.

Issued

Jun 17, 2013

Abate by

Jun 25, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $816 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:  a) For the metal fabrication facility at 21228 Powell Rd., Brooksville, FL 34604, as observed on or about 5/16/2013, multiple abrasive wheel bench grinders were missing their tool rests at the establishment. The gap between abrasive wheels and the peripheral guard at the location of the missing tool rests was measured to be up to 2 inches.

Issued

Jun 17, 2013

Abate by

Jun 25, 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) For the metal fabrication facility at 21228 Powell Rd., Brooksville, FL 34604, as observed on or about 05/16/2013, multiple bench grinders throughout the facility were missing tongue guards resulting in gaps from the abrasive wheel periphery to the peripheral guard of up to 1.5 inches.

Issued

Jun 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $816 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:  a) For the metal fabrication facility at 21228 Powell Rd., Brooksville, FL 34604, as observed on or about 05/16/2013, compressed air was used to clean off metal chips and fragments at the TL2 Lathe/CnC machine at line and dead front pressures of 80 p.s.i.