OSHA Inspection: THE PLASTIC FORMING COMPANY, INC.

Issued

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard sections (A) through (D) are being followed.    WORKSHOP: The employer had not conducted an annual and/or periodic review of the hazardous energy control procedures in the machine specific, such as (but not limited to) the blow molding machines and the CNC machining centers.      ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.

Issued

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance shall be conducted at least once every three years.    WORKSHOP:  The employer did not evaluate the performance of the operator/train-the-trainer of the operators of the powered industrial truck (PIT) once in every three years.       ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.

Issued

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

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.    WORKSHOP:  The right-side unused portion of the Kalamazoo 33 horizontal bandsaw was unguarded.      ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.

Issued

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2): Guard design. The safety guard shall cover the spindle end, nut, and flange projections. The safety guard shall be mounted so as to maintain proper alignment with the wheel, and the strength of the fastenings shall exceed the strength of the guard, except:    WORKSHOP:  The spindle end and flange of the Boyar-Schultz, Chicago surface grinder were unguarded.      ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.

Issued

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rests. On offhand grinding machines, work rests shall be used to support the work. They shall be of rigid construction and designed to be adjustable to compensate for wheel wear. Work rests shall be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage. The work rest shall be securely clamped after each adjustment. The adjustment shall not be made with the wheel in motion.    WORKSHOP:  The left work rest of the  Dayton abrasive grinder was adjusted to the wheel with an opening more than one-eighth (1/8) of an inch.        ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.

Issued

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): Exposure adjustment. Safety guards of the types described in Subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b)(3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch.   WORKSHOP:  The following abrasive bench grinders were not equipped with tongue guards and/or tongue guards were adjusted to the wheels with openings more than one-quarter (1/4) of an inch:         1.  The two (2) Dayton 6-inch bench grinders; no tongue guards.      2.  The 6-inchStony Craft abrasive bench grinder; the tongue guard was puhed back on top of the housing.      ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.

Issued

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Services, feeders, and branch circuits. Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, shall be legibly marked to indicate its purpose, unless located and arranged so the purpose is evident.    WORKSHOP:  The following electrical panels in the Western portion of the Upper Production Department were not marked/labeled:     The electrical panels marked as No. 1, 5, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 2, 4, 6, 16, and 20.        ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.

Issued

2014-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer shall 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.  WORKSHOP:  The employer had not verified through a written certification that the workplace hazard assessment for personal protective equipment (PPE) had been performed as complete.    ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION.