OSHA Inspection: CARBONE SHEET METAL CORP.

Issued

Jul 16, 2014

Abate by

Nov 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,900 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:    Location: Production floor    On or about 2/27/14, the employer did not establish an energy control program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training, and periodic inspections to the employees who perform servicing and cleaning to the following but not limited to machines;    1. Amada Promecam press brake #1  2. Amada Promecam press brake #2  3. Chicago press brake, model 1012-L  4. Small Amada press brake, model AMDN-028-K

Issued

Jul 16, 2014

Abate by

Sep 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:    Location:  Facility    On or about 2/27/14, the employer did not re-evaluate the powered industrial truck operators performance every three years.

Issued

Jul 16, 2014

Abate by

Nov 14, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,500 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:    Location: Production floor    On or about 2/27/14, the employer did not provide a guarding device and/or an adequate guarding device on the following machines to protect employees from in-going nip points;    1. Amada horizontal bandsaw  2. Small Pexto roller

Issued

Jul 16, 2014

Abate by

Sep 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):    Location: Press brake department    On or about 2/27/14, the employer did not provide an adequate guarding device and/or a guarding device on the following but not limited to machines to protect employees from the point of operation;    1. Small Amada press brake, model AMDN-028-K  2. Amada Promecam press brake #1  3. Chicago press brake, model # 1012-L

Issued

Jul 16, 2014

Abate by

Sep 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,400 Reduced

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:    Location:  Press brake department    On or about 2/27/14, electrical cabinets were not readily accessible to employees who turn on and off the breakers, due to a shelving unit with metal stored metal stock, a table, and a work bench stored in front of it.

Issued

Jul 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $595 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(a)(4): The employer did not post an OSHA 300A Form or equivalent by February 1 thru April 30.    Located at 240 Marginal Street Chelsea, MA:    On or about February 27, 2014, the employer did not post the OSHA 300a log for Calendar Year 2013 as required.