OSHA Inspection: COBB TOOL, INC.

Issued

Sep 3, 2014

Abate by

Sep 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(a): The employer did not establish a written emergency evacuation plan for employees expected to evacuate in the event of a fire or other emergency.    1) Production Area - The employer did not have a written emergency action plan (EAP) for the 15 non-union employees working in the facility.  The employer failed to communicate procedures to the employees in an event of a fire or other emergency evacuation.

Issued

Sep 3, 2014

Abate by

Sep 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 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:    1) Production Area - The employer did not implement a lockout/tagout program to protect employees performing maintenance and changing blades on equipment such as, but not limited to grinders, lathe machine, hoist, band saw and other equipment in the production area.

Issued

Sep 3, 2014

Abate by

Sep 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l)    1) Production Area - The employer did not train or certify the employees operating the Hyster Forklift truck (model number S50XL and serial number C187V10018R) before allowing them to operate the equipment.  Employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

Sep 3, 2014

Abate by

Sep 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iii): Monthly inspections of hooks, with a certification record which includes the date of inspection, the signature of the person who performed the inspection and the serial number, or other identifier, of the hook inspected, were not performed:     1) Assembly Area - The employer had not conducted annual or monthly crane inspections on the (4) 2-ton Man-guard Bridgit that employees used on a daily basis to hoist steel.  A Man-guard Bridgit 2-ton crane where the safety latch was missing off the hook.  Employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard.        2) Assembly Area - The employer had not conducted annual or monthly crane inspections on the (1) 1-ton Jet hoist that employees used on a daily basis to hoist steel.  A Jet 1-ton crane where the safety latch attached to the hook was broken.  Employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

Sep 3, 2014

Abate by

Nov 1, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazards created by in-going nip points, rotating parts, and/or flying chips and sparks:    1) Assembly Area - Employees were using a Manhattan drill press (model number 951235 and serial 173037) that was not equipped with a guard, exposing employees to a serious laceration hazard from rotating bit and chuck.    2) Milling Area - Employees were using a drill press (model number 79312887155 and serial number 098949) that was not equipped with a guard, exposing employees to a serious laceration hazard from rotating bit and chuck.    3) Milling Area - An employee was operating a Clausing Colchester Lathe machine with the guard up, exposing himself to a serious laceration hazard from rotating bit and chuck.    4) Milling Area - Employees were using a 18' Lathe Lodge & Shipley lathe machine that was not equipped with a guard, exposing employees to a serious laceration hazard from rotating bit and chuck.    5) Milling Area - Employees were using a 21' Clausing Colchester lathe machine that was not equipped with a guard, exposing employees to a serious laceration hazard from rotating bit and chuck.

Issued

Sep 3, 2014

Abate by

Nov 1, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(iv)(e): Employee(s) were using milling machines without point of operation guarding in place.    1) Milling Area - Employees were using a Bridgeport Milling machine (model number 2275291 and serial number 2831237) that was not equipped with a guard, exposing employees to a serious laceration hazard from rotating bit and chuck.    2. Milling Area - Employees were using a Trak- DPM3 Milling machine (model number Trak-DPMSX3 and serial number 084CF62171) that was not equipped with a guard, exposing employees to a serious laceration hazard from rotating bit and chuck.    3. Milling Area - Employees were using a Bridgeport Milling machine (serial number 2839095) that was not equipped with a guard, exposing employees to a serious laceration hazard from rotating bit and chuck.    4. Milling Area - Employees were using a Bridgeport Milling machine (serial number J-54959) that was not equipped with a guard, exposing employees to a serious laceration hazard from rotating bit and chuck.

Issued

Sep 3, 2014

Abate by

Sep 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,440 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): On offhand grinding machines, work rests were not used to support the work and/or were not kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage.     1) Production Area - Employees were operating the bench grinding machine without a work rest, and were exposed to contact with the unguarded part of the equipment.

Issued

Sep 3, 2014

Abate by

Sep 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  1) Production Area - Employees were operating the bench grinding machine without a tongue guard, and were exposed to contact with the unguarded part of the equipment and/or amputation hazards.

Issued

Sep 3, 2014

Abate by

Sep 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b) (7)(i): Unused opening in electrical cabinets were not effectively closed provide substantially equivalent protection to the equipment:    1) Milling Area, Electrical Panel Box L #4 - Employees were exposed to shock hazards from live parts exposed, due to missing blank on the 120 volts circuit breaker.

Issued

Sep 3, 2014

Abate by

Sep 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:(a)     1) Milling Area - The electrical panel box #1 were not properly identified, in that, each circuit was not legibly and durably marked at the point or origin to indicate its purposes.  All circuit breakers on the 240Y/120 volt voltages panel box were not marked for their intended purposes.  Employees were exposed to a shock and/or burn hazards.     2) Milling Area - The electrical panel box #6 were not properly identified, in that, each circuit was not legibly and durably marked at the point or origin to indicate its purposes.  All circuit breakers on the 240Y/120 volt voltages panel box were not marked for their intended purposes.  Employees were exposed to a shock and/or burn hazards.

Issued

Sep 3, 2014

Abate by

Sep 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement and maintain at the workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g) and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met:    1) Production Area - Employer did not develop a written hazard communication program including listing and documenting all the chemicals employees are required to use on a daily basis that including but not limited to Mineral Spirit, Butane, Dimethyl, Xylene, Toluene, Acetone, Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Naphtha Petroleum and Propane.

Issued

Sep 3, 2014

Abate by

Sep 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)  1) Production Area - The employer did not provide or make available safety data sheet (SDS) for hazardous chemicals employees were using at the site, including but not limited to Mineral Spirit, Butane, Dimethyl, Xylene, Toluene, Acetone, Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Naphtha Petroleum and Propane.

Issued

Sep 3, 2014

Abate by

Sep 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1919.1200(h)(1):  Employees were not provided information and training as specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2) and (3) on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced into their work area:  1) Production Area - The employer did not provide any training to the employees on the hazardous chemicals used on a daily basis that, including but not limited to Mineral Spirit, Butane, Dimethyl, Xylene, Toluene, Acetone, Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Naphtha Petroleum and Propane.

Issued

Sep 3, 2014

Abate by

Sep 29, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv): The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, did not include an explanation of the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employee could obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:  1) Production Area - The employer did not provide training to employees on the new hazard communication standard Global Harmonized System (GHS) that took effective December 1, 2013. Employees were not familiar with the new hazard communication standard.  Employees are using hazardous chemicals such as but limited to Mineral Spirit, Butane, Dimethyl, Xylene, Toluene, Acetone, Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Naphtha Petroleum and Propane.