OSHA Inspection: C AND D AUTOMATION & MACHINE CO., INC.

Issued

2014-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

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 energizing, 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) On or about 01/23/2014 - Shop floor, a lockout / tagout program had not been established for employees that perform servicing, maintenance, or cleaning on equipment such as, but no limited to, the FADAL 40/20 CNC machines.

Issued

2014-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  a) On or about 01/23/2014 - Shop floor, employees operating a Jet Pit powered industrial truck had not been trained and evaluated.

Issued

2014-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 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:  a) On or about 01/23/2014 - Vertical milling machine department, a Clausing vertical milling machine, Model FV-1, S/N# U-539 was being operated with unguarded rotating parts.   b) On or about 01/23/2014 - Vertical milling machine department, a Clausing vertical milling machine, Model FV-1, S/N# U5-40 was being operated with unguarded rotating parts,   c) On or about 01/23/2014 - Lathe department, a Birmingham horizontal lathe, Model TX-170 was being operated with unguarded rotating parts.   d) On or about 01/23/2014 - Lathe department, a Victor lathe (No Model# or S/N# could be identified) was being operated with unguarded rotating parts.   e) On or about 01/23/2014 - Lathe department, MSC 18-80G Gap lathe, S/N#2JPOL48 was being operated with unguarded rotating parts.   f) On or about 01/23/2014 - Cutting department, an ENCO-450 band saw was being operated with the unused portion of the blade unguarded.

Issued

2014-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Horizontal belts which had both runs seven feet or less from the floor level were not guarded with a guard that extended to at least fifteen inches above the belt:  a) On or about 01/23/2014 - Vertical milling department, a Clausing Kondin Model FV-1, S/N U-539 had a horizontal belt that was not guarded.   b) On or about 01/23/2014 - Vertical milling department, a Clausing Kondin Model FV-1, S/N U-540 had a horizontal belt that was not guarded.

Issued

2014-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $960.00 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) On or about 01/23/2014 - Shop floor, the Rockwell abrasive wheel, Model#23-750, the work rest exceeded the requirement by 11/16 inch.

Issued

2014-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one-fourth inch:   a) On or about 01/23/2014 - Shop floor, the Rockwell abrasive wheel, Model#23-750, the tongue guard exceeded the requirement by 3/8 inch.

Issued

2014-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $720.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:  a) On or about 01/23/2014 - Shop floor, compressed air was used with an output of 50 p.s.i. while cleaning.

Issued

2014-03-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:   a) On or about 01/23/2014 - Shop floor, an air compressor, manual lathe, and miscellaneous material were being stored in front of electrical panels.    b) On or about 01/23/2014 - Shop floor, a pile of miscellaneous equipment and materials was being stored in front of an electrical panel.