OSHA Inspection: SHANKER INDUSTRIES

Issued

2014-09-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1300.00 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) Workplace, production area- There was no energy control program for employees performing cleaning, adjustments, die changes, maintenance or repair to the Peck, Stow & Wilcox Metal Shear,Niagara Metal Shear, Serial #571659, Sutherland 600 ton Hydraulic Press, Serial #10012401001 and,  Bliss Mechanical Press, Model #312; on or about 3/10/14.    Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2014-09-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:    a) Workplace, production area- The employer did not provide documented procedures to control hazardous energy for employees performing cleaning, adjustments, maintenance or repair to the Peck, Stow & Wilcox Shear; on or about 3/10/14.     b) Workplace, production area-  The employer did not provide documented procedures to control hazardous energy for employees performing cleaning, adjustments, maintenance or repair to the Niagara Metal Shear, Serial #571659.    c) Workplace, production area-  The employer did not provide documented procedures to control hazardous energy for employees performing cleaning, adjustments, maintenance, die changes or repair to the Sutherland 600 ton Hydraulic Press, Serial #10012401001     d) Workplace, production area-  The employer did not provide documented procedures to control hazardous energy for employees performing cleaning, adjustments, maintenance, die changes or repair to the Bliss 600 ton mechanical press, Model #312 ; on or about 3/10/14.       Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2014-09-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i): Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware were not provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources:    Instance a) Workplace, Production Area- There were no devices for isolating machines or equipment from energy source when employees performed servicing, maintenance, repair or die changes to the Peck, Stow & Wilcox Shear, on or about 3/10/14.    Instance b) Workplace, Production Area- There were no devices for isolating machines or equipment from energy source when employees performed servicing, maintenance, repair or die changes to the Niagara Metal Shear, Serial #571659; on or about 3/10/14.    Instance c) Workplace, Production Area- There were no devices for isolating machines or equipment from energy source when employees performed servicing, maintenance, repair or die changes to the Bliss 600 ton Mechanical Press, Model #312; on or about 3/10/14.    Instance d)   Workplace, Production Area- There were no devices for isolating machines or equipment from energy source when employees performed servicing, maintenance, repair or die changes to the Sutherland Hydraulic Press, Serial #10012401001; on or about 3/10/14.       Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2014-09-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that: 1. the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and, 2. that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees:    a) Workplace, production area- Employees whose duties require periodic servicing, adjustment, die changes, maintenance and minor repair of machines such as but not limited to the Peck, Stow & Wilcox Shear, Niagara Metal Shear, Serial #57165, Bliss 600 ton Mechanical Press, Model #312 and Sutherland 600 ton Hydraulic Press, Serial #10012401001 were not provided with all the Lock Out/Tag Out training elements listed in this section; on or about 3/10/14.       Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2014-09-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.    a) Workplace, production area- Employees were operating a Peck, Stow and Wilcox electric powered shear and the guard was not adequate to protect employees from point of operation; on or about 3/10/14.     Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2014-09-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(b)(7)(v)(a): Each two-hand control for single stroke operations on mechanical power press(es) using part revolution clutches was not protected against unintended operation:    a) Workplace, production area- buttons on the two hand control were not protected from unintentional operation on the Bliss 600 ton Mechanical Press, Model #312; on or about 3/10/14.                                Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2014-09-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(c)(5)(i): Mechanical power press where the operator feeds or removes parts by placing one or both hands in the point of operation, and a two hand control is used, was not guarded; on or about 3/10/14.    a) Workplace, production area- The Bliss 600 ton Mechanical Press, Model #312, was being operated by employee feeding part by hands into the die without use of control reliability and brake monitor. There was no guard at point of operation; on or about 3/14/14.    Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2014-09-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(e)(3): Original and continuing competence of personnel maintaining mechanical power press(es) was not insured:    a) Workplace, production area- Power press maintenance personnel were not trained in safety procedures involving the removal and setting up of dies, the maintenance point-of-operation guards and power press inspections such as the Bliss 600 ton Mechanical Power Press, Model #312, no serial number visible on machine; on or about 3/10/14.    Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2014-09-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(f)(2): Operator(s) were not trained and instructed in the safe method of work before starting work on mechanical power press:     Workplace, production area- Power Press operators were not trained in safety procedures involving the removal and setting up of dies, the maintenance point-of-operation guards and power press inspections such as the Bliss 600 ton Mechanical Power Press, Model #312, no serial number visible on machine; on or about 3/10/14.    Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.