OSHA Inspection: FEDERAL - MOGUL IGNITION COMPANY

Issued

Apr 16, 2014

Abate by

Apr 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,950 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2): General requirements for machine guards. Guards shall be affixed to the machine where possible and secured elsewhere if for any reason attachment to the machine is not possible. The guard shall be such that it does not offer an accident hazard in itself.  a. On the decorating machines, the employer did not ensure that the guards over the gears that advanced the conveyor were secured to the machine. The guards could be pulled off with any tools.

Issued

Apr 16, 2014

Abate by

May 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $15,000 · Current $9,750 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.    a. On the decorating machines, the employer did not ensure the ram on the front of the pin line was guarded. Employees would occasionally stand in front of the pin line to make sure spark plugs were moving down the line properly.    b. On the decorating machines, the employer did not ensure the moving arms that placed the spark plugs on the conveyor were guarded. The moving arms were on the pin line where employees would occasionally stand to ensure the spark plugs were placed on the conveyor up right.       The Federal Mogul Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.212 (a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 313133803, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on October 28, 2010, with respect to a workplace located at401 Industrial Dr, Waupun, WI 53963.

Issued

Apr 16, 2014

Abate by

Apr 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): If the workplace contains permit spaces, the employer shall inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces.  NOTE: A sign reading DANGER -- PERMIT-REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE, DO NOT ENTER or using other similar language would satisfy the requirement for a sign.  a. In the mill area, the employer did not post signs on the mills that were permit required confined space.  b. In the mill area, the employer did not post signs on or near the pits under the mills that were permit required confined space.