OSHA Inspection: CANTEX INC.

Issued

Apr 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(e)(1): Standard railing(s) did not consist of top rail, intermediate rail and/or posts and/or did not have a vertical height of 42 inches (106.7 cm) nominal from upper surface of top rail to floor, platform runway, or ramp level:   a. At the establishment, employees were exposed to an 8 foot fall hazard, in that, there was no intermediate or mid rail on the hopper platforms, on or about 01/28/14.

Issued

Apr 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,700 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:   a. At the establishment employees were exposed to an amputation hazard, in that, while using the Balador Relance drill press no guard was present, on or about 01/28/2014     b. At the establishment, employees are exposed to an amputation hazard, in that, the drive rollers and gears on labeling machine were not guarded, on or about 01/28/2014.

Issued

Apr 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,295 · Current $1,377 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(b): Machine(s) designed for fixed location(s) were not securely anchored to prevent walking or moving:   a. At the establishment, employees were exposed to a struck by hazard, in that, the Balador Reliance drill press was not secured to the floor, on or about 01/28/2014.

Issued

Apr 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,295 · Current $1,377 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:   a. At the establishment, employees were exposed to an amputation hazard, in that, the work rest on the Wissota bench grinder was 1/2 inch from the wheel, on or about 01/28/2014.

Issued

Apr 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $540 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 over current device, shall be legibly marked to indicate its purpose, unless located and arranged so the purpose is evident.   a. At the establishment, breaker panel switches in BP1 and BP2 were not labeled, on or about 01/28/14.

Issued

Apr 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $540 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii): Flexible cords were not used only in continuous lengths without splice or tap:    a. At the establishment, employees were exposed to a electrocution hazard,in that, the flexible cord on the Baldor Reliance drill press, was spliced with electrical tape, on or about 01/28/14.   b. At the establishment, employees were exposed to a shock hazard, in that, the flexible cord on the labeling machine was spliced with caps, on or about 01/28/2014