OSHA Inspection: FASTEEL PIERING SYSTEMS LLC

Issued

Dec 10, 2013

Abate by

Jan 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

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.  1. Throughout the production area, at the time of the inspection, the employer was operating several multiple energy source (electric and pneumatic) machines without a machine specific energy control (lockout/tagout) program in place.

Issued

Dec 10, 2013

Abate by

Dec 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): The employer shall provide portable fire extinguishers and shall mount, locate and identify them so that they are readily accessible to employees without subjecting the employees to possible injury.  1. Near the grinding area, there was a fire extinguisher situated on the floor that was exposed to physical damage.

Issued

Dec 10, 2013

Abate by

Jan 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).  1. At the time of the inspection, two (2) employees had been operating a fork truck without training and/or certification to drive a fork truck.

Issued

Dec 10, 2013

Abate by

Dec 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

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.  1. Inside of the machine press area, employees were operating two (2)Piranha machine presses with no guards in place.  2. Inside of the cutting area, employees were operating two (2) Fabrica Macchine Bergamo band saws with the unused portion(s) of the blade(s) unguarded.  3. Near the cutting area, employees were operating a Heltos AS drill press with no chuck (arbor) guard in place.

Issued

Dec 10, 2013

Abate by

Dec 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2): Pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers approved for the purpose: In completed installations each outlet box shall have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:  1. In the production area, on the side of the conveyor, there was a large junction box with the cover missing from the electrical installation.

Issued

Dec 10, 2013

Abate by

Dec 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:(a)(LOCATION)(IDENTIFY EQUIPMENT AND CONDITION(S))(STATE HAZARD(S) TO EMPLOYEE(S))  1. Inside of the grinding area, employees had a Makita angle grinder plugged into an extension cord. The flexible (extension) was extended fifty (50) feet across the building and plugged into a duplex outlet near the exit (bay) door.

Issued

Dec 10, 2013

Abate by

Dec 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords and cables shall be connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided that will prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws.  1. Inside of the grinding area, there was a fifty (50) feet extension (flexible) cord being use to energize a Makita angle grinder without strain relief. There were strain relief problems on both the male and female ends of the electrical cord.

Issued

Dec 10, 2013

Abate by

Dec 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i): Portable cord and plug connected equipment and flexible cord sets (extension cords) shall be visually inspected before use on any shift for external defects (such as loose parts, deformed and missing pins, or damage to outer jacket or insulation) and for evidence of possible internal damage (such as pinched or crushed outer jacket). Cord and plug connected equipment and flexible cord sets (extension cords) which remain connected once they are put in place and are not exposed to damage need not be visually inspected until they are relocated.  1. Inside of the grinding area, employees were using an extension (flexible) cord with damage to the outer insulation of the cord to energize a Makita angle grinder.