OSHA Inspection: PHOENIX TOOL CORP.

Issued

2014-10-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1120.00 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) Injection Molding Department- The employer did not establish a lockout/tagout program that included an energy control procedure for employees to follow, training, and periodic inspections to ensure that employees performing maintenance, servicing, or cleaning of equipment were protected from injuries caused by the unexpected startup of equipment, such as the Niigata, Kawaguchi, Mitsubishi, Nissei, and Krauss Maffei injection molding machines.

Issued

2014-10-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace.       a) Shipping & Receiving- The employer did not ensure that all employee(s) who operate the powered industrial vehicles were properly trained to perform tasks in a safe manner.         The training that was provided to the operators did not include formal instruction or a documented evaluation of the employees performance while operating the powered industrial vehicle.

Issued

2014-10-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l), containing information including the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation:    a) Shipping & Receiving- The employer did not certify that all employees were trained and evaluated prior to operating powered industrial vehicles.

Issued

2014-10-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6): The employer did not ensure that all nameplates or markings were in place and maintained in a legible condition:       a) Shipping/Receiving- The employer did not ensure that markings and information on the nameplates of powered industrial vehicles, such as the 60 Nissan LPG sit-down forklift, were maintained in a legible condition to provide the operator with information on the operating capacities of the forklift, such as the truck weight, load center, and load capacity.