OSHA Inspection: TJAR INNOVATIONS L.L.C

Issued

2014-01-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 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.  On or about November 27, 2013 in the Production Area, a machinist was exposed to a amputation hazard from the unguarded six inch saw blade on both sides of the vise of a Johnson horizontal bandsaw, SN 6958, Model J during operation.

Issued

2014-01-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii): Flexible cords may be used only in continuous lengths without splice or tap. Hard-service cord and junior hard-service cord No. 14 and larger may be repaired if spliced so that the splice retains the insulation, outer sheath properties, and usage characteristics of the cord being spliced.   In the Production Area, the flexible 230 Volt AC power cord on the Johnson Horizontal Bandsaw had been electrically taped in four areas identifiying cuts, splicing, and the taping did not retain the insulation of the cord being cut, spliced.

Issued

2014-01-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $280.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.4(a): Basic requirement. Each employer required by this Part to keep records of fatalities, injuries, and illnesses must record each fatality, injury and illness that:  The company did not keep a record of a recordable injury which occurred in July 2013 on the OSHA 300 Log for 2013.

Issued

2014-01-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks shall be examined before being placed in service, and shall not be placed in service if the examination shows any condition adversely affecting the safety of the vehicle. Such examination shall be made at least daily. Where industrial trucks are used on a round-the-clock basis, they shall be examined after each shift. Defects when found shall be immediately reported and corrected.  On or about December 13, 2013, a daily examination of the Doosan/Daewoo sit down electric fork lift truck had not been conducted.