OSHA Inspection: OVERHEAD DOOR CORPORATION-WAYNE DALTON

Issued

Feb 6, 2014

Abate by

Mar 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): The procedures shall clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, the following:      29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B): Specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy;    a.  Located on the W-24 Spring Winder at Overhead Door in Mount Hope, Ohio, there were lockout/tag out procedures that did not include specific procedural steps on protecting the employees from stored pneumatic energy, how to verify de-energized sources, and how to properly shut down the equipment, thereby exposing the employees to the hazards associated with working on or around the W-24 Spring Winder and/or uncoiler payoff.

Issued

Feb 6, 2014

Abate by

Mar 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

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 on the W-24 Spring Winder at Overhead Door in Mount Hope, Ohio, employees cut metal wire under tension with hydraulic cutters between the measurement box and the cube shaped wire cage which enclosed the uncoiler, thereby exposing the employees to potential contact with moving metal wire.     b. Located on the W-24 Spring Winder at Overhead Door - Wayne Dalton in Mount Hope, Ohio, there were employees that were required to make adjustments by hand to a spring run out tray with a wing nut that was located inches from the drive wheels of the Spring Winder, thereby exposing the employees to the ingoing nip points of the drive wheels.

Issued

Feb 6, 2014

Abate by

Mar 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,500 · Current $5,500

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 on the W-24 Spring Winder at Overhead Door - Wayne Dalton in Mount Hope, Ohio, there were employees that were required to operate W-24 spring winder without a barrier guard that was affixed to its equipment.  The guard could be removed by hand by an employee, thereby exposing the employees to the ingoing nip points of the spring winders drive wheels.      b.  Located on the W-24 Spring Winder at Overhead Door in Mount Hope, Ohio, there were employees that were required to operate W-24 Spring Winder's wire counter without a barrier guard that was affixed to its equipment.  The guard was on hinges and could be removed by hand by an employee, thereby exposing the employees to the ingoing nip points of the v-guides and rollers of the wire counter.