OSHA Inspection: DOVER HIGH PERFORMANCE PLASTICS

Issued

2014-07-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $49000.00 · Current $3500.00 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.  Located at Dover High Performance Plastics, employees operated Number 7 Miyano Machinery USA CNC automatic lathe, model number BNC-34, serial number BN30982L, without adequate guarding to protect the employees from the moving parts of the lathe, thereby exposing the employees to an amputation hazard.    b.  Located at Dover High Performance Plastics, employees operated Number 15 Miyano Machinery USA CNC automatic lathe, model number BNC-34, serial number BN30989C, without adequate guarding to protect the employees from the moving parts of the lathe, thereby exposing the employees to an amputation hazard.    c.  Located at Dover High Performance Plastics, employees operated number 19 Miyano Machinery USA CNC automatic lathe, model number BNC-34, serial number BN32101C, without adequate guarding to protect the employees from the moving parts of the lathe, thereby exposing the employees to an amputation hazard.       d.  Located at Dover High Performance Plastics, employees operated Number 37 Miyano Machinery USA CNC automatic lathe, model number BNC-20S, serial number BN202765, without adequate guarding to protect the employees from the moving parts of the lathe, thereby exposing the employees to an amputation hazard.   e.  Located at Dover High Performance Plastics, employees operated Number 38 Miyano Machinery USA CNC automatic lathe, model number BNC-34S, serial number BD10356, without adequate guarding to protect the employees from the moving parts of the lathe, thereby exposing the employees to an amputation hazard.    f. Located at Dover High Performance Plastics, employees operated an Excell 510 CNC Mill, model number XL-510, serial number ES78829, without adequate guarding to protect the employees from the moving parts of the lathe, thereby exposing the employees to an amputation hazard.    g. Located at Dover High Performance Plastics, employees operated an EXcell 810 CNC Mill, model number XL-810, serial number ES81726, without adequate guarding to protect the employees from the moving parts of the lathe, thereby exposing the employees to an amputation hazard.