OSHA Inspection: POLY SYSTEMS INC.

Issued

Dec 17, 2013

Abate by

Feb 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $1,540 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):   Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  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 employee(s) in that employee(s) were exposed to the hazard of caught-by:  Inside of the Production Area, employee(s) were exposed to an amputation/laceration hazard due to a possible machine process malfunction on the following equipment:  a/  JET Lathe, m/n 1440-3PGH, unknown s/n.  One method of abatement to correct this apparent hazard is to install emergency stop devices as required by ANSI B11.6-2001, paragraph 6.12.3.  DISCLAIMER:  a/  The employer is not limited to the abatement method(s) suggested by OSHA. b/  The employer is responsible for selecting and implementing an effective abatement method.

Issued

Dec 17, 2013

Abate by

Feb 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  a/  Inside of the Production Area, the chuck belonging to a JET Lathe, m/n 1440-3PGH, unknown s/n, was unguarded.

Issued

Dec 17, 2013

Abate by

Feb 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:  a/  The workplace hazard assessment was not certified.

Issued

Dec 17, 2013

Abate by

Feb 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energing, 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/  A written lockout/tagout program was not developed in writing.

Issued

Dec 17, 2013

Abate by

Feb 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:  a/  Inside of the Production Area, the circuit breaker panel boxes were not labeled to identify the amount of voltage each system contained.