OSHA Inspection: CUSTOM COMPONENTS & LOGISTICS

Issued

Jun 9, 2014

Abate by

Aug 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · 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:       On or about April 23, 2014, and at times prior thereto, employees were allowed to operate machines that were found not having guards provided, including but not limited to the following instances:       1) At the press brake area in the fabrication building, press brake was being operated via foot pedal control without guards provided to protect operator and other employees from the point-of-operation while in operation.       2) At the Piranha iron worker in the special products building, an iron worker was being operated without guards provided for the shear and the press to protect employees from contacting the point-of-operation while in use.      3) In the machine shop area, three CNC lathe machines were found being operated without interlock devices provided to prevent the doors to be opened during operation.     Employees were exposed to possible amputation hazards.

Issued

Jun 9, 2014

Abate by

Jul 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.217(c)(1)(i): The employer did not provide and ensure the usage of point of operation guards or properly applied point of operation devices on every operation performed on mechanical power press(es):       On or about April 23, 2014, and at times prior thereto, in the stamping building employees were operating a mechanical power presses which did not have adequate "point of operation" guards provided.  Employees were exposed to an amputation caused by the presses while in operation.

Issued

Jun 9, 2014

Abate by

Jun 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(b)(2): Outlet devices had an ampere rating less than the load being served:       On or about April 23, 2014, or at times prior thereto, in the machine shop break areas a microwave oven and a coffee maker were plugged into the same outlet device which had a current rating less than the load being served.  This exposed employees to fire hazards.