OSHA Inspection: MASON MACHINE AND FAB, LLC

Issued

2013-11-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section while changing a band saw blade on the band saw in the south side of the machine shop.   On or about 10/29/2013, the employer allowed an employee to change a saw blade on the band saw with two sources of energy (electric and pneumatic) on the south side of the machine shop without utilizing written procedures for the control of potentially hazardous energy.

Issued

2013-11-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $1020.00 Reduced

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, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:  1) On or about 10/29/13, on the south side of the machine shop, the employer allowed an employee to operate a band saw to cut steel stock without a guard for the exposed and unused portion of the blade.  2) On or about 10/29/13, on the south side of the machine shop, the employer allowed an employee to operate a double-chuck lathe with one unguarded chuck while machining 4140 steel parts.