OSHA Inspection: REBA MACHINE CORP.

Issued

Jul 30, 2013

Abate by

Sep 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,760 · Current $1,760

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:  (a) Production department. On or about May 30, 2013, employer did not establish and implement lockout/tagout program for employees to receive training and utilize formal lockout/tagout procedures for energy isolation on the machines where the hazard of unexpected energization could occur and injure employees during servicing and maintenance tasks.  Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Jul 30, 2013

Abate by

Sep 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $2,200

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 and unused portion of the running blade.  (a) Production, east wall. On or about May 30, 2013, employees cutting variety of metal stock with Kalamazoo 155 horizontal band saw were exposed to amputation hazards where unused portion of the running blade was not guarded.  (b) Production east wall. On or about May 30, 2013, employees cutting variety of metal stock with Roll-In vertical band saw were exposed to amputation hazards where unused portion of the running blade was not guarded.  Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Jul 30, 2013

Abate by

Sep 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,760 · Current $1,760

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point of operation guards were not designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of their body in the danger zone during the operating cycle:  a) Production Dept. West wall. On or about May 30, 2013, an employee operating Milltronics VM30IL CNC was exposed to laceration, struck-by, caught-in/on hazards when reaching into the danger zone to take-out/place-in parts, and clean, where the safety interlock was not affixed as constructed and disabled during normal production operation.  b) Production Dept. West wall. On or about May 30, 2013, employees operating Milltronics VM24 CNC were exposed to laceration, struck-by, caught-in/on hazards when reaching into the danger zone to take-out/place-in parts, and clean, where the safety interlock was not functioning as constructed and designed during normal production operation.  c) Production Dept. North-west wall. On or about May 30, 2013, an employee operating Milltronics VM16 CNC was exposed to laceration, struck-by, caught-in/on hazards when reaching into the danger zone to take-out/place-in parts without sufficient safeguarding provided during normal production operation.  Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 1903.19(d).