OSHA Inspection: MCNEIL GROUP, INC.

Issued

Dec 12, 2013

Abate by

Feb 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,850 · Current $3,850

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     a.  Located at Pinnacle Metal Products, employees were required to operate an Atlantic 250 ton press brake, model number HDE250X12, serial number 57624, which had a job-made die that was used to bend up to 5/8 inch diameter metal round stock in order to fabricate brackets for staircases.  The employees were at risk of a struck-by hazard from the job-made die, due to the maximum load rating not being known to ensure that the job-made press die components and welds were not overloaded.

Issued

Dec 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,850 · Current $3,850

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.  a.  Located in the fabrication shop, an employee was required to wear a loose-fitted hood powered air purifying respirator when painting in a paint booth without having a medical evaluation performed by a physician or other licensed health care professional , thereby exposing the employee to any medical issue that could be related to wearing a respirator.

Issued

Dec 12, 2013

Abate by

Feb 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $5,390

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs 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.  Located at Pinnacle Metal Products, there were employees removing the upper and lower dies on a 250 ton Atlantic hydraulic press brake, model number HDE250X12, serial number 57624, without utilizing energy control procedures in order to ensure that all energy located in the equipment was isolated, thereby exposing the employees to the hazards associated with the release of stored energy from a press brake.      b.  Located at Pinnacle Metal Products, there were employees changing the Scotchman cut-off wheel on a cold cut chop saw, model number CPO-275, serial number 30440103, without utilizing energy control procedures in order to ensure that all energy located in the equipment was isolated, thereby exposing the employees to the hazards associated with the release of stored energy from a cold cut chop saw.

Issued

Dec 12, 2013

Abate by

Feb 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees. The training shall include the following:    29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.    a.  Located in the fabrication shop, employees were required service equipment that needed to be locked out and tagged out in order to perform servicing to the equipment.  The employees required to perform the servicing were not adequately trained, thereby exposing the employee to the hazards associated with not controlling the energy of equipment while being serviced.

Issued

Dec 12, 2013

Abate by

Feb 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,850 · Current $3,850

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6): The user shall see that all nameplates and markings are in place and are maintained in a legible condition.     a.  Located at the site, there were employees required to operate an Allis Chalmers forklift that did not have its identification nameplate in order to indicate the forklift's weight and capacity, thereby exposing the employees to the hazards associated with forklift operation.

Issued

Dec 12, 2013

Abate by

Feb 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,850 · Current $3,850

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(1)(ii): Inspection procedure for cranes in regular service is divided into two general classifications based upon the intervals at which inspection should be performed. The intervals in turn are dependent upon the nature of the critical components of the crane and the degree of their exposure to wear, deterioration, or malfunction. The two general classifications are herein designated as "frequent" and "periodic" with respective intervals between inspections as defined below:     29 CFR 1910.179(j)(1)(ii)(a): Frequent inspection - Daily to monthly intervals.     a.  Located at Pinnacle Metal Products, there were eight overhead cranes that employees used to hoist material throughout the facility that were not being inspected daily and monthly, thereby exposing the employees to the hazards associated with the operation of an overhead crane.

Issued

Dec 12, 2013

Abate by

Feb 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(i)(1): Sling identification. Each sling shall be marked or coded to show the rated capacities for each type of hitch and type of synthetic web material.    a.  Located in the fabrication shop, there was a synthetic web sling that was used for hoisting materials that had an identification tag that was no longer legible, thereby exposing the employees to a struck-by and/or caught-between hazard.

Issued

Dec 12, 2013

Abate by

Jun 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $5,390

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2): General requirements for machine guards. Guards shall be affixed to the machine where possible and secured elsewhere if for any reason attachment to the machine is not possible. The guard shall be such that it does not offer an accident hazard in itself.      a.  Located in the fabrication shop, employees were required to operate a Van Dorn 10 inch ball bearing abrasive wheel pedestal grinder, serial number 194105, that had wing nuts used as fasteners to secure guarding of an Z36 grit abrasive belt, which could be removed by hand, thereby exposing the employees to the ingoing nip points of the drive wheels and its abrasive belt.       b.  Located in the fabrication shop, employees were required to operate a Do-All horizontal band saw, model number C-916M, serial number 470-90881, that had #9 tie-wire used to secure guarding of the drive wheels for where the band saw blade rotated, thereby exposing the employee to the ingoing nip point of the wheels and/or the saw's blade.       c.  Located in the fabrication shop, employees were required to operate a Whitney 700 series c-frame 90 ton portable hydraulic punch press that had a plexiglass guard that was not affixed and could be removed by sliding the plexiglass out by hand thereby, exposing the employees to the point of operation or from flying metal material.

Issued

Dec 12, 2013

Abate by

Jun 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.     a.  Located in the fabrication shop, employees were required to operate a Do-All horizontal band saw, model number C-916M, serial number 470-90881 to cut metal material without having the unused portion of the blade guarded, thereby exposing the employees to the point of operation.     b.  Located in the fabrication shop, employees were required to operate a Scotchman cold cut chop saw, model number    CPO-275, serial number 30440103, in order to cut metal material.  The cold cut saw's guard had a hinged bracket that was tack welded which prevented the guard from covering saw's blade, thereby exposing the employees to an amputation hazard.        c.  Located in the fabrication shop, employees were required to operate a 250 ton Atlantic press brake, model number HDE250x12, serial number 57624, in order to bend metal material without a safe means to prevent the employees from coming into contact with the point of operation, thereby exposing the employees to a struck-by, caught-between, and/or an amputation hazard.

Issued

Dec 12, 2013

Abate by

Feb 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,850 · Current $3,850

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rests. On offhand grinding machines, work rests shall be used to support the work. They shall be of rigid construction and designed to be adjustable to compensate for wheel wear. Work rests shall be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage. The work rest shall be securely clamped after each adjustment. The adjustment shall not be made with the wheel in motion.     a.  Located in the fabrication shop, there were employees operating a Van Dorn 10 inch ball bearing abrasive wheel pedestal grinder, serial number 194105 that had its lower bench rest set at a distance greater than one-eighth of an inch from the grinding wheel, thereby exposing the employees to the ingoing nip point between the grinding wheel and the work rest.

Issued

Dec 12, 2013

Abate by

Feb 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): Exposure adjustment. Safety guards of the types described in Subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b)(3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch. (See Figures O-18, O-19, O-20, O-21, O-22, and O-23.)    a.  Located in the fabrication shop, there were employees operating a Van Dorn 10 inch ball bearing abrasive wheel pedestal grinder, serial number 194105 that had its adjustable tongue set at a distance significantly greater than 1/4 of an inch from the grinding wheel, thereby exposing the employees to the ingoing nip point between the grinding wheel and the adjustable tongue.

Issued

Dec 12, 2013

Abate by

Feb 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Projecting shaft ends shall present a smooth edge and end and shall not project more than one-half the diameter of the shaft unless guarded by nonrotating caps or safety sleeves.    a. Located in the fabrication shop, there was a Van Dorn 10 inch ball bearing abrasive wheel pedestal grinder, serial number 194105, which was equipped with a belt sander on one side of the grinder. The belt sander had an exposed drive bolt and nut that protruded from the belt sander's drive wheel that was not smooth and projected more than one-half of the shaft's diameter, thereby exposing the employees to being caught-in the rotating shaft.

Issued

Dec 12, 2013

Abate by

Feb 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,850 · Current $3,850

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(i)(A): Helmets or hand shields shall be used during all arc welding or arc cutting operations, excluding submerged arc welding. Helpers or attendants shall be provided with proper eye protection.    a.  Located in the fabrication shop, there were employees performing mig welding operations without the use of a welding helmet or hand shield to reduce the ultraviolet light, thereby exposing the employees to temporary to permanent damage to the eyes.

Issued

Dec 12, 2013

Abate by

Feb 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,850 · Current $3,850

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.306(b)(1): Disconnecting means for runway conductors. A disconnecting means shall be provided between the runway contact conductors and the power supply. Such disconnecting means shall consist of a motor-circuit switch, circuit breaker, or molded case switch. The disconnecting means shall open all ungrounded conductors simultaneously and shall be:     29 CFR 1910.306(b)(1)(i): Readily accessible and operable from the ground or floor level;     a.  Located in the fabrication shop, there were two crane dock rail disconnects for crane 103 and crane 104 that were installed at a height of 7 feet, 3 inches from the walking surface which were not readily accessible to the employees working in the shop, thereby exposing the employees to additional hazards such as electrical shock if an incident were to occur with an overhead crane.

Issued

Dec 12, 2013

Abate by

Jun 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $46,200 · Current $23,110 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices,electronic safety devices, etc.     a.  Located in the fabrication shop, there was a 90 ton Whitney 700 series C-frame portable hydraulic power punch press that employees operated to punch holes into metal material that was not adequately guarded at the point of operation, thereby exposing the employee to the point of operation and to flying metal material.       b.  Located in the fabrication shop, there was a 75 ton Kingsland hydraulic steelworker press, model number 75xs, serial number 688394 that employees operated to punch holes into metal material that was not guarded at the point of operation, thereby exposing the employees to the point of operation and to flying metal material.

Issued

Dec 12, 2013

Abate by

Feb 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(d)(1): Each circular crosscut table saw shall be guarded by a hood which shall meet all the requirements of paragraph (c)(1) of this section for hoods for circular ripsaws.    a.  Located in the fabrication shop, employees operated a motorized Delta bench saw with a 10 inch blade, serial number K9434, without a guard over the blade in order to cut wood material that was used for cribbing products that were loaded onto delivery trucks, thereby exposing the employees to the ingoing nip point of the rotating saw blade.

Issued

Dec 12, 2013

Abate by

Feb 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $770 · Current $770

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3): How quickly must each injury or illness be recorded? You must enter each recordable injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log and 301 Incident Report within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occurred.    Located at McNeil Group, Inc. dba., Pinnacle Metal Products in Columbus, Ohio:    a.  The 2013 OSHA 300 log, the employer did not record a work-related injury that occurred on June 4, 2013 within seven calendar days.

Issued

Dec 3, 2013

Abate by

Feb 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $5,390

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer shall have each employee who is involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question. The training shall include the following topics, as applicable:    29 CFR 1926.454(b)(2): The correct procedures for erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, inspecting, and maintaining the type of scaffold in question;    a.  Located in the fabrication shop, employees were required to operate MEC ES series aerial work platform (scissor lift), model number 2647, serial number 9900518, in order to remove welds and paint as part of the construction of an overhead trolley system without being adequately trained to recognize the hazards associated with the operation of a scissor lift, thereby exposing the employees to the hazards associated with scissor lift operation.