OSHA Inspection: HYPER TOOL COMPANY

Issued

2014-06-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $200.00 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:    On or about April 15, 2014, the company's Enco brand lathe did not have a chuck guard.

Issued

2014-06-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2): Abrasive wheel(s) used on grinding machinery were not provided with safety guard(s) which covered the spindle end, nut, flange projections:    a. On or about April 15, 2014, the spindle ends and nut projections of the companys Rockwell brand grinder were unguarded.    b. On or about April 15, 2014, the spindle ends and nut projections of the companys Jet 8 inch bench grinder were unguarded.     c. On or about April 15, 2014, the nut projection of the company's radius grinder was not guarded.

Issued

2014-06-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Grinding machinery was not used with work rest(s) to support offhand grinding work:     On or about April 15, 2014, the companys Rockwell brand grinder did not have a work rest.

Issued

2014-06-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:  On or about April 15, 2014, the companys Rockwell brand grinder did not have a tongue guard.

Issued

2014-06-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $134.00 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):    On or about April 14, 2014, a belt and pulley transmitting power on the vertical sander was not guarded.

Issued

2014-06-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $166.00 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.:    On or about April 15, 2014, employees utilized a compressed air nozzle for cleaning that had a dead end pressure greater than 30 psi.

Issued

2014-06-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $166.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour:    On or about April 15, 2014, oxygen was stored alongside acetylene and propane.

Issued

2014-06-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $134.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment.     On or about April 15, 2014, there was a knockout missing on an electrical outlet box in the abrasive blasting area.

Issued

2014-06-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  On or about April 15, 2014, the company did not have a written hazard communication program.

Issued

2014-06-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):   On or about April  15, 2014, the company did not maintain safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical used in the facility. Material safety data sheets were not readily accessible.

Issued

2014-06-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  On or about April 15, 2014, employees had not received training on the hazardous chemicals in their work area.