OSHA Inspection: QUEEN SCREW & MANUFACTURING, INC

Issued

May 15, 2014

Abate by

Aug 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,400 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) Location - Production:  On or about 3/10/14, employees were exposed to amputation hazards when the employer failed to properly guard Brown & Sharp OG screw machine 542-0-1588.    (b) Location - Production:  On or about 3/10/14, employees were exposed to amputation hazards when the employer failed to properly guard Brown & Sharp OG screw machine 542-0-1520.    (c)  Location - Production:  On or about 3/10/14, employees were exposed to amputation hazards when the employer failed to properly guard screw machine 12853-2G     (d)  Location - Production:  On or about 3/10/14, employees were exposed to amputation hazards when the employer failed to properly guard screw machine 12158-2G    (e) Location - Production:  On or about 3/10/14, employees were exposed to amputation hazards when the employer failed to properly guard Enco belt sander.    (f)  Location - Production:  On or about 3/10/14, employees were exposed to amputation hazards when the employer failed to properly guard Takisawa CNC turning lathe model TC-200 TBFN3788    (g) Location - Production:  On or about 3/10/14, employees were exposed to amputation hazards when the employer failed to properly guard Takisawa CNC turning lathe model TC-200 THRDV5902    (h)Location - Production:  On or about 3/10/14, employees were exposed to amputation hazards when the employer failed to properly guard Rododrill CNC vertical milling d-T10c    (I) Location - Production:  On or about 3/10/14, employees were exposed to amputation hazards when the employer failed to properly guard Rododrill CNC vertical milling d-T142A    (j)Location - Production:  On or about 3/10/14, employees were exposed to amputation hazards when the employer failed to properly guard Rododrill CNC vertical milling d-T10c    (k) Location - Production:  On or about 3/10/14, employees were exposed to amputation hazards when the employer failed to properly guard Hardinge hand screw with Omniturn CNC attachments machine number 1 through 7.     (l)Location - Production:  On or about 3/10/14, employees were exposed to amputation hazards when the employer failed to properly guard Cininnati centerless Grinder    (m)Location - Production:  On or about 3/10/14, employees were exposed to amputation hazards when the employer failed to properly guard Star SE-12 model #081093 CNC turning lathe.

Issued

May 15, 2014

Abate by

Jul 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):    (a) Location - Production:  On or about 3/10/14, employees were exposed to laceration and amputation hazards when the employer failed to guard around belt driven machinery and motors.

Issued

May 15, 2014

Abate by

Jun 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,300 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) Location - Production:  On or about 3/10/14, employees were exposed to struck by hazards when operating a bench grinder with a work rest that was not adjusted properly.

Issued

May 15, 2014

Abate by

Jun 19, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(d)(3): The contact surface(s) of wheel(s), blotter(s) or flange(s) on grinding machine(s) were not flat and free or foreign matter:  (a) Location - Production: On or about 3/10/14, employees were exposed to struck by hazards when working with a defective wheel when the employer failed to ensure an abrasive wheel was flat.

Issued

May 15, 2014

Abate by

Jun 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 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) Location - Production:  On or about 4/1/14, employees were cleaning with compressed air and the pressure was not reduced below 30 P.S. I. Employees were cleaning debris from CNC machines.

Issued

May 15, 2014

Abate by

Jun 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i): The dimension of the working space in the direction of access to live parts operating at 600 volts or less and likely to require examination, adjustment, servicing, or maintenance while alive was less than indicated in Table S1:    (a) Location - Production:  On or about 4/3/14, the employer failed to maintain 30 wide in front of an electrical box. The electrical panel was block by vibrating parts cleaner.

Issued

May 15, 2014

Abate by

Aug 2, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,400 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) Location - Production   On or about 4/2/14, the employer failed to establish an adequate energy control program that included procedures for cleaning a Robodrill d-T10C/d-T142A CNC vertical milling machine.