OSHA Inspection: KISMET RUBBER PRODUCTS CORPORATION

Issued

Mar 7, 2014

Abate by

Apr 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,850 · Current $2,695 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)(A): The periodic inspection of the energy control procedure was not performed by an authorized employee other than the one utilizing the energy control procedure being inspected:    On or about September 23, 2013:    a) Employees were exposed to amputation and electrical hazards when the company failed to have an employee other than the one performing the lockout/tagout perform the audit of the program.

Issued

Mar 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $3,773 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):      On or about September 9, 2013:      a) An employee sustained an injury to his right thumb when the Denison punch press he was working on had the two hand control bypassed by tying down one hand control.

Issued

Mar 7, 2014

Abate by

Apr 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $15,400 · Current $7,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy.     On or about September 23, 2013:     A) The employer failed to properly create and maintain specific energy control procedures for the following equipment:      1) Extruders:   a) #1 -T20125 NRM   b) #3 -Davis Standard   c) #5 -T26145 NRM   d) #6 -Davis Standard U8983   e) #8 -T40645 NRM     f) Denison Punch     2)Guillotine Cutters:   g) Air Guillotines #1    h) Air Guillotines #2    i) Air Guillotines #3    j) Air Guillotines #4      Kismet Rubber Products Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR1910.147(c)(4)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314207523, citation number 1, item number 1a and was affirmed as a final order on 05/18/2011, with respect to a workplace located at 215 Industrial Blvd Blue Ridge, GA 30513.

Issued

Mar 7, 2014

Abate by

Apr 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(C): The energy control procedure did not clearly and specifically outline the steps for placement, removal and transfer of lockout devices or tagout devices and the responsibility for them.   On or about September 23, 2013:   A) Employees were exposed to amputation and electrical hazards while performing lock out tag out procedures on machinery in the facility, where the specific procedures did not include specific and clear procedures for attaching and securing lockout or tagout devices on the following machinery.   1) Extruders:  a) #1 - T20125 NRM   b) #3 - Davis Standard  c) #5 - T26145 NRM  d) #7 - Microwave - Davis Standard  e) #6 - Davis Standard U8983  f)  #8 - T40645 NRM      2) Samco Punches (3)  g) Samco Punch #1 -Samco G42528  h) Samco Punch #2 -Samco G40646  i) Samco Punch #3 -Samco G40755      j) Denison Punch     3) Autoclaves:   k) Auto Clave #1 -IMP    l) Auto Clave #2 -Harris Ent D1313  m) Auto Clave #3 -Butane Tank Co. 4192  n) Auto Clave #4 -Rapid Door 8038  o) Auto Clave #5 -Biggs Unlimited 5015  p) Auto Clave #6 -Biggs Unlimited   4) Boilers   q) Big Boiler -Cleaver Brooks -L84620  r) Small Boiler- Cleaver Brooks -L99129       5) Electro cut machines  s) Electrocut G15 - Mitchell - 11151187  t) Electrocut G17 - Mitchell - 111c511102       6) Mills  u) Blue mill - Boling Machine - 10-027-1  v) Grey mill - EEMCO - 64R-609   7) Grinders 1/2  w) Grinder G1 - Mitchell - 4826684  x) Grinder G2 - Cincinnati - 4823484     8) Guillotine Cutters   y) Air Guillotine #1  z) Air Guillotine #2  aa) Air Guillotine #3  bb) Air Guillotine #4   cc) Ingersoll Rand Compressor - JE7341401159       dd) Marlee cooling system - 148935      9) Post and final cure ovens  ee) Small oven - 55963 Despatch  ff)Final Cure Oven -12678 Despatch       10) Servo Cutters  gg) Servo Cutter - Davis Standard - 20755  hh) Servo Cutter - Davis Standard - 67131       ii) Splicing molds       jj) Thropp Cutters    11) Titan Choppers     kk) Titan Chopper - DSP418  ll) Titan Chopper - DSCT 1   Kismet Rubber Products Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314207523, citation number 1, item number 1a and was affirmed as a final order on 05/18/2011, with respect to a workplace located at 215 Industrial Blvd. Blue Ridge, GA 30513.

Issued

Mar 7, 2014

Abate by

Apr 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(D): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the requirements for testing a machine or equipment to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices, tag out devices, and other energy control   On or about September 23, 2013:   A) Employees were exposed to amputation and electrical hazards while performing lock out tag out procedures on equipment within the facility, where the specific procedures did not address specific steps to verify the effectiveness of the lock out tag out devices that were installed on the following equipment.   1) Samco Punches (3)   a) Samco Punch #1 - Samco G42528  b) Samco Punch #2 - Samco G40646  c) Samco Punch #3 - Samco G40755   2) Autoclaves  d) Autoclave #1 - IMP  e) Autoclave #2 - Harris Ent D1313  f) Autoclave #3 - Butane Tank Co. 4192  g) Autoclave #4 - Rapid Door 8038  h) Autoclave #5 - Biggs Unlimited 5015  i) Autoclave #6 - Biggs Unlimited  3) Boilers  j) Big Boiler - Cleaver Brooks -L84620  k) Small Boiler -Cleaver Brooks -L99129   4) Grinder  l) Grinder G1 - Mitchell - 4826684  m) Grinder G2 - Cincinnati - 4823484   n) Ingersoll Rand Compressor - JE7341401159   o) Injection mold #1-#12   p) Marlee cooling system - 148935   5) Servo cutter  q) Servo Cutter - Davis Standard - 20755  r) Servo Cutter - Davis Standard - 67131   s) Denison Punch   t) Centerless Grinder - Centerless G3 - Cincinnati - 2M2HLL1508   6) Electro cut machine  u) Electrocut G15 - Mitchell - 11151187  v) Electrocut G17 - Mitchell - 111c511102     Kismet Rubber Products Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314207523, citation number 1, item number 1a and was affirmed as a final order on 05/18/2011, with respect to a workplace located at 215 Industrial Blvd. Blue Ridge, GA 30513.